Part 52

MINNIE, mother.

MOOLS, earth or soil.

MORT-CLOTH, funeral pall.

MOU', mouth.

MUIR-ILL, a disease specially affecting black cattle.

NAIG, riding-horse or nag.

NAPPLE-ROOTS, heath peas.

NEERS, kidneys.

NEIST, nearest or next.

NETTLE-STINGERS, nettle leaves.

NIEVE, hand or fist.

NOB, nose, also boat's prow.

NOOL-SHEARINGS, horn parings.

NOWT, oxen (a corrupt form is noat).

O'ERSWAK, sound of breakers.

ONSTEAD, home or farm-steading.

PADDOCK, a frog.

PAWKY, shrewd and crafty.

PAWT, movement of foot, kick.

PHILIBEG, a pouch worn in front of a kilt.

PICKLE, small quantity.

PIG, an earthenware vessel.

PINGLE, a small pan.

PIRN, a reel.

PIZION, poison.

PLOTCOCK, the Devil.

POULDER, gun-powder.

POYNTIS, points.