made use of by Shepherds in driving collecting & managing their
flocks, i.e. Ho hó--ho-hó
=Hop a bouts= a term applied to small apple Dumplings made of
one apple enclosd in a Paste of flour & boild
=Hudgy=--thick Clumsey
=Kitch=--to Kitch or Ketch--to congeal--oils animal fat &c. are
said to catch or kitch when they grow cold enough to congeal
=Kerfs= Laminæ--Layers or cleavings of Earth Turf Hay &c.
=Lear=--empty--a Lear Stomach, a Stomach wanting food
=Lew=--To get in the Lew--is to get in a place Sheltered from
the wind--(perhaps derivd from the Sea Phrase--Lee--)
=Lewth= warmth--"this Coat has no Lewth in it," i.e. it has no
warmth
=Limp= a thing is said to be Limp when it has Lost its
accustomed Stiffness
=Limber=--Slender--or Rather a thing Long & bending