angishore a weak, miserable person
arn any
ballyrag to abuse
bannikin a small tin cup
barrisway a lagoon at a rivermouth
bedlamer a one year old seal
chucklehead a stupid person
chinch to stow tightly
clout to hit an opponent hard
clobber an untidy state of things
come-from-away a tourist
doter an old seal
douse to give a quick blow
drung a narrow, rocky lane
drook a valley with steep wooded slopes
duff pudding of flour, fat pork and molasses
dulse a kind a seaweed
dudeen a pipe
faddle a bundle of firewood, fardel
flipper a seal's forepaw
floaters men who fished from the schooners
using cod traps rather than jiggers.
frape a rope with blocks to moor a boat
funk smoke or vapor of evil odour
gandy a pancake
gulvin the stomach of a codfish
gowdy awkward
heft to weigh in the hand
huffed vexed
hummock a small hill
jinker one who brings bad luck
lashins plenty
lolly soft ice beginning to form in harbour
longers rails for a fence
lops small breaking seas
mauzy misty
mush porridge
narn none
nish tender, easily injured
planchen the floor
prise a lever
prog food
puddock stomach
rawny very thin, bony
scrawb to tear with the nails
scut a dirty, mean person
scruff the back of the neck
sish ice broken into particles by surf
slob ice newly frozen
shule to move away backwards
smidge a stain
sloo to get out of the way
slieveen a deceitful person
squabby soft as jelly
squish sound of waters exuding from boots
spile a peg for a hole in the cask
swatch to shoot seals in pools amid icefloes
swig to drink from a bottle
switchel cold tea
teeveen a patch on a boat
titivate to adorn exceedingly fine
tole to entice with bait
traipse to walk around unnecessarily
truck payment for fish by merchandise
tuckamore a low clump of trees
twig to catch a meaning
wattle a small slim fir
yarry rising early, alert
yaffle an armful of dried fish
yer here
yap to retort angrily
