Sluck'-a-bed, \ Sluck'-a-trice,
} _s._ A slug-a-bed; a sluggard.
Slock'-a-trice. /
Smash. _s._ A blow or fall, by which any thing is broken.
_All to smash_, all to pieces.
Smeech. _s._ Fine dust raised in the air.
To Smoor. _v. a._ To smooth; to pat.
Snags. _s._ Small sloes: _prunus spinosa_.
Snag, \ Snagn. / _s._ A tooth.
Snaggle'tooth. _s._ A tooth growing irregularly.
Snarl. _s._ A tangle; a quarrel. There is also the verb _to
snarl_, to entangle.
Sneäd. _s._ The crooked handle of a mowing scythe.
Snip'py. _adj._ Mean, parsimonious.
Snock. _s._ A knock; a smart blow.
Snowl. _s._ The head.
Soce. _s. pl._ Vocative case. Friends! Companions! Most
probably derived from the Latin _socius_.
To Soss. _v. a._ To throw a liquid from one vessel to
another.
Sour-dock. _s._ Sorrel: _rumex aceiosa_.
Souse. _s. pl. Sousen._ The ears. _Pigs sousen_, pig's
ears.
Spar. _s._ The pointed sticks, doubled and twisted in the
middle, and used for fixing the thatch of a roof, are called
_spars:_ they are commonly made of split willow rods.
Spar'kid. _adj._ Speckled.
Spar'ticles. _s. pl._ Spectacles: glasses to assist the
sight.
Spawl. _s._ A chip from a stone.
Spill. _s._ A stalk; particularly that which is long and
straight. _To run to spill_, is to run to seed; it sometimes
also means to be unproductive.
Spill. _s. See_ WORRA.
To Spit. _v. a._ To dig with a spade; to cut up with a
spitter. _See_ the next word.
Spitter. _s._ A small tool with a long handle, used for
cutting up weeds, thistles, &c.
To Spit'tle. _v. a._ To move the earth lightly with a spade
or spitter.
Spit'tle. _adj._ Spiteful; disposed to spit in anger.
To Spring. _v. a._ To moisten; to sprinkle.
To Spry. _v. n._ To become chapped by cold.
Spry. _adj._ Nimble; active.
To Squall. _v. a._ To fling a stick at a cock, or other bird.
_See_ COCK-SQUAILLING.
To Squitter. _v. n._ To Squirt.
To Squot. _v. n._ To bruise; to compress. _v. n._ To
squat.
Squot. _s._ A. bruise, by some blow or compression; a
squeeze.
Stad'dle. _s._ The wooden frame, or logs, &c., with stone or
other support on which ricks of corn are usually placed.
Stake-Hang. _s._ Sometimes called only a _hang_. A kind
of circular hedge, made of stakes, forced into the sea-shore, and
standing about 6 feet above it, for the purpose of catching
salmon, and other fish.
Stang. _s._ A long pole.
Stay'ers. _s. pl._ Stairs.
Steän. _s._ A large jar made of stone ware.
Steänin. _s._ A ford made with stones at the bottom of a
river.
Steeple. _s._ Invariably means a spire.
Steert. _s._ A point.
Stem. _s._ A long round shaft, used as a handle for various
tools.
Stick'le. _adj. Steep_, applied to hills; _rapid_,
applied to water: a _stickle_ path, is a steep path; a
_stickle_ stream, a rapid stream.
Stick'ler. _s._ A person who presides at backsword or
singlestick, to regulate the game; an umpire: a person who settles
disputes.
Stitch. _s._ Ten sheaves of corn set up on end in the field
after it is cut; a shock of corn.
To Stive. _v. a._ To close and warm.
To Stiv'er. _v. n._ To stand up in a wild manner like hair;
to tremble.
Stodge. _s._ Any very thick liquid mixture.
Stonen, Stwonen. _adj._ Made of stone; consisting of stone.
Stom'achy. _adj._ Obstinate, proud; haughty.
Stook. _s._ A sort of stile beneath which water is
discharged.
To Stoor. _v. a._ and _v. n._ To stir.
Stout. _s._ A gnat.
Strad. _s._ A piece of leather tied round the leg to defend
it from thorns, &c. A _pair_ of strads, is two such pieces of
leather.
Stritch. A strickle: a piece of wood used for striking off the
surplus from a corn measure.
To Strout. _v. n._ To strut.
Strouter. _s._ Any thing which projects; a strutter.
To Stud. _v. n._ To study.
Su'ent. _adj._ Even, smooth, plain.
Su'ently. _adj._ Evenly, smoothly, plainly.
To Sulsh. _v. a._ To soil; to dirty.
Sulsh. _s._ A spot; a stain.
Sum. _s._ A question in arithmetic.
Sum'min. _s._ (Summing) Arithmetic.