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Forgotten Folk Sayings and Terms
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Across
  • 2. Yeast foam used in brewing; also a northern English bread starter.
  • 3. An old term for a set of paper sheets; dialectally used for a small quantity.
  • 5. Old dialect variation for 'deer' or 'stag'.
  • 7. A Scottish term meaning to sprawl or spread out.
  • 8. Nonsense talk, often used in Scottish dialect.
  • 12. A valley or dell, often found in Northern English dialects.
  • 13. Scottish word for a small coin or trivial amount of money.
  • 14. Northern English adjective for someone sensitive to cold.
  • 17. To pull or drag, commonly used in Northern English dialects.
  • 20. To shout or scream loudly, with a raw edge.
Down
  • 1. To throw or toss; common in rural English dialects.
  • 4. Scottish term for a sudden heavy rain shower.
  • 6. Scottish term meaning to hesitate or be nervous.
  • 9. Dialect term for a narrow path or lane.
  • 10. A house, especially in northern and Irish dialects.
  • 11. A strange or confusing jumble; archaic dialect usage.
  • 15. Fine, good, or handsome, especially in Scots dialect.
  • 16. Northern English slang for 'testicle'.
  • 18. To endure or suffer, especially in Scottish usage.
  • 19. Cornish dialect word for a narrow passage or alley.

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