Grain and Chaff from an English Manor

by Arthur Herbert Savory

LOFFE—laugh; Midsummer Night's Dream, Act II., Scene 1.

LEATHERN—(bats); cf. "leatherun bats," as distinguished from "bats"—beetles; Midsummer Night's Dream, Act II., Scene 3.

EANING TIME—lambing time; Merchant of Venice, Act I., Scene 3.

SPET—spit; cf. set—sit, sperit—spirit, etc.; Merchant of Venice,
Act I., Scene 3.

FILL-HORSE—shaft horse; cf. "filler" and "thiller"; Merchant of
Venice, Act II., Scene 2.

PROUD ON—proud of; Much Ado, Act IV., Scene 1

ODDS—difference; cf. "wide odds"; As you Like It, Act I., Scene 2.

COME YOUR WAYS—come on; As You Like It, Act I., Scene 2.

TO SAUCE—to be impertinent; As You Like It, Act III., Scene 5.

THE MOTION—the usual form; Winter's Tale, Act IV., Scene 2.