skirl: (v) In Scots and Northern Dialect: 1. To scream, shriek, cry out shrilly.
2. Of the bagpipe (or its music): To produce the shrill sounds by which it is characterized; to sound shrilly. Also, of other inanimate things.
3. To play the bagpipe.
4. To sing, utter, play, etc., in loud and shrill tones.
5. To cause (the bagpipe) to sound shrilly.
6. To fly with a sweeping or whirling motion.
riddle: (n) 1. A coarse-meshed sieve, used for separating chaff from corn, sand from gravel, ashes from cinders, etc.; the most usual form has a circular wooden rim with a bottom formed of strong wires crossing each other at right-angles. Also applied to those parts of some machines which serve for similar purposes.
2. In Scots and Northern Dialect: "to turn (or cast) the riddle (and shears)": to practise a mode of divination mainly employed for the discovery of theft.
ofrenda: (n) Spanish for "offering", the ofrenda is a home altar decorated for the Day of the Dead celebration to honor and please the returning souls. The altar is decorated with pictures, candles, and foods such as tamales, chicken in mole and day of the dead candies as an offering to the returning souls. These are all things which the souls enjoyed in their earthly existence.
shea: (n) A sapotaceous tree of tropical Africa, Bassia Parkii, from the kernels of which is obtained shea butter (also called galam butter), a substance resembling butter, used as food by the natives and in Europe for the manufacture of soap, etc.
sapotaceous: (adj) Of or pertaining to, or characteristic of the Sapotaceæ, a N.O. of gamopetalous plants typified by the Achras (formerly Sapota).
gamopetalous: (adj) In Botany: Having the petals united.
pannier: (n) A waiter at table in the Inner Temple.
coff: (v) 1. To buy, purchase.
2. To acquire, get (otherwise than by buying).
loosome/lovesome: In Scots, Irish, and Northern Dialect: (adj) 1. Worthy of love; having qualities that inspire love; lovable.
2. Friendly; affectionate.
3. Inspiring love on account of beauty; lovely, beautiful.
4. Amorous
puddock/paddock: In Scots, Irish, and Northern Dialect: (n) 1. A frog.
2. A toad.
3. A contemptible, mean, or spiteful person.
4. A wooden, usually triangular, sledge for transporting heavy goods.
siccar/sicker: In Scots and Northern Dialect: (adj) 1. Free from danger or harm; secure, safe.
2. Associated or attended with safety or security from danger, etc.
3. That may be depended on; in which one can put reliance, confidence, or trust; certain, sure.
4. Having a firm foundation or support; firm, unshaken, fast.
5. Not liable to be disturbed or unsettled; stable, assured, certain.
6. Of number: Fixed, definite.
7. Prudent, careful, especially with regard to money matters; wary, cautious.
8. That cannot be doubted; indubitable; absolutely certain.
9. Genuine, good.
10. Certain of its effect; effective, sure.
11. Securely fastened or held.
12. Having assured possession or prospect of something.
13. Having sure mastery of an art.
14. Having confident or certain knowledge; fully assured or convinced.
15. Assured of its object; confident, certain.
16. Having a sense of security; confident.
fleg: In Scots: (v) To frighten, scare.
warstle/warsle: (v) 1. To wrestle (together, with an antagonist), to struggle (against an adversary). Also figuratively.
2. To wrestle with (an adversary).
3. To struggle, to move with struggle or effort (against, through, over, out of, up);
4. To get (something out, up, on) with a struggle.
stramash: In Scots: (n) 1. An uproar, state of noise and confusion; a ‘row’.
2. A state of ruin, a smash. "to go (to) stramash": to be ruined.
limmer: In Scots and Northern Dialect: 1. A rogue, scoundrel.
2. Applied to a woman: a light woman; a strumpet. In weaker sense: A jade, hussy, minx.
fettle: In Scots and Northern Dialect: 1. A girdle, belt.
2. A bandage.
3. A handle in the side of a large basket, etc.
4. Condition, state, trim.
5. In plural: the points, ‘ins and outs’ (of anything).
6. The material used for ‘fettling’ a furnace.
fettle: (v) 1. To make ready, put in order, arrange; to put to rights, ‘tidy up’, scour; also, to groom (a horse), attend to (cattle).
2. To line (a puddling furnace, etc.); to scour (rough castings).
3. To ‘do for’ (a person), to beat.
4. To mull (ale or porter);
5. To get (oneself) ready; to prepare; to address oneself to battle.
6. To busy oneself; to fuss.
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