MOSKER, MOULDER—To crumble away through the action of weather, &c. It mosker’d away.

MOTHERS—Roots. Ah kent a chap ’at was a famish gurt mower, an’ he gat a job o’ mowen fer a auld fellow ’at was varra pertickler. T’ first day ’at he was agiat, t’ auld chap went ta see hoo he was gaan on. “By goy,” he sez, “thoo’s gaan wi’ t’ mudders, thoo’l deea fer yance.”

MOTHER-WIT—Ther’s nowt mich better ta fiase a rough world wi’ ner a bit o’ mudder-wit, ’at liuks at things at ther warst, un’ maks t’ best on ’t withoot gitten soor, an’ oot o’ patience, an’ laughs an’ does as they deea at Culgaith.

MOTHER—Yeast.

MOTTY—T’ hauld, when ye laik at ducky, tiggy, an’ seea on.

MOUNGE—An idle habit o’ body. Moungen aboot.

MOITHED—Tormented; teased.

“Git oot wid thi Johnny, thoo’s nowt bet a fash,

Thoo cums till thoo raises a desperate clash;

Thoo cums ivvery neet just to put yan aboot,