Kirk-garth, C, church-yard.
“They tak meear pastime e what they see i’ th’ kirk-garth nor what they hear i’ th’ kirk.”—Mrs. Wheeler. Dialogues.
Kit, C, a small tub or bucket.
“A riddlin’—a riddlin’, an oald wife striddlin’,
An’ a kit full o’ cunning things in a coald morning.”
An ancient conundrum.
Kimmer, S, a familiar designation for woman—something like gossip. The young women who assist at christenings are called “maiden kimmers.”
“How do ye, kimmer?
An’ how do ye thrive—
A how monie bairns ha’e ye?