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Paicks A thrashing (e.g. “Thoo deserves thi paicks!“)
Parlish Wonderful, remarkable, extraordinary, noteworthy.
Partles The individual, globular droppings of sheep
Peet/Peed Blind in one eye
Plash (1) To trim and lay a hedge (“dyke“)
Plash (2) Splash
Ploat Pluck (as in pluck a chicken)
Plodge To wade through water
Plook A pimple, especially if on the face
Poddish Porridge
Poof A small, soft footstool
Poss(er) (stick) A stick (sometimes with fittings) to agitate clothing that was being washed
Pounder ? A task sometimes listed as “Pounders and Hedge Lookers,” possibly also. as “Impounders.” Does anyone know what it was? (Eskdale 1680s-1850s) -. A question from Pamela Baines.
Putt To butt, strike with the head or horns, from which:
Putty-coo A cow that’s known for butting
Q
Quey A heifer or young cow
Quilt To beat (as in strike) – Old Norse & Anglo-Saxon origins: to kill
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