GUTTER—A water course. Mind whar ye lowp, an’ durt fo’ i’ t’ gutter.
GUTTERAN—Repairing the roads or dike drains. He’s gutteran an’ menden t’ rooads, an’ seck like wark.
GYE—Crooked. Thi necktie’s o’ gye.
GYE-MOOTH—Gye-mooth, an’ gye-neck, an’ gye-nooas, they’re ther awn explainers—they’ll git nin frae me.
HACKEN AN’ COUGHEN—A bad do at t’ neet time when ye’ve a cauld.
HAUVES AN’ HAILES—Halves and wholes. And this reminds me of the old Lakelander whose money was all threepences and three-ho’pences (pints and gills), and to give a penny away spoiled a set.
HACK—A pick axe.
HACK-UP—To tear up with a pick axe.
HACKT—Chipt, crackt. Mi hands is o’ hackt wi’ t’ frost wind.
HAGSTOCK—A block to chop wood on.