[42] "Riggin'" or ridging. The hills which divide the counties of York
and Lancaster are sometimes called "th' riggin'," from their being the
highest land between the two seas forming part of what is called the
backbone of England. An individual residing at a place named "The
Summit," from its situation, was asked where he lived. "I live at th'
riggin' o' th' warld, I reckon," says he; "for th' water fro' t' one
side o' th' roof fa's to th' east sea, an' t' other to th' west sea."