Glossary list
Glossaries
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| specs¹ | Spec: A commercial speculation or venture (Stock Exchange Usage): [OED]
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| speered(1) | Enquired [On-line Scottish Dictionary gives the spelling ‘speir’ to mean question or enquire]
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| spicy¹ | Full of spirit, smartness, or ‘go’.[OED]
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| spout¹ | To engage in declamation or recitation; to make a speech or speeches, esp. at great length or without much matter. [OED]
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| Spree(1) | a lively or boisterous frolic; an occasion or spell of somewhat disorderly or noisy enjoyment frequently accompanied by drinking” (O.E.D.).
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Drunk. During the 19th c the word spree was often used to mean a drunken carousal
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| sprite¹ | A spirit or ghost
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| sproach¹ | The Dictionary of the Scots Language says that 'spoach' can mean 'to look for or to seek'. The OED says it can mean to 'to hunt or rummage for something' and that the word is Scottish (chiefly southern) and English regional (Northumberland). 'sproach' may be a variant meaning to travel for a purpose.
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| spruce¹ | Trim, neat, dapper; smart in appearance [OED]
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| St. Monday | The practice of taking Monday off work with or without the employers agreement.
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| Staff(1) | Probably a level-staff; a graduated rod, used to determine differences in elevation.
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| staff² | A stick carried in the hand as an aid in walking or climbing [OED]
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| stagged(2) | stag as a verb = To observe; to take particular notice of; to watch; also, to find out or discover by observation, to detect
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| stagging¹ | To behave in the manner of a stock market Stag i.e. A person who applies for an allocation of shares in a joint-stock concern solely with a view to selling immediately at a profit. ((Stock Exchange Usage) [OED].
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| stag¹ | A person who applies for an allocation of shares in a joint-stock concern solely with a view to selling immediately at a profit. [(Stock Exchange Usage): OED].
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| staith(1) | A landing-stage, wharf; esp. a waterside depôt for coals brought from the collieries for shipment, furnished with staging and shoots for loading vessels.
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| stanes(1) | Stones (Scottish)
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| stave¹ | A 'verse' or stanza of a poem, song, etc. [OED]
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| Stay(1) | To cease going forward; to stop, halt; to arrest one's course and stand still. The OED
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