ON—Employed. We’re on at t’ hay.
ON—Thick. Yon tweea’s on, thoo can see that wi’ hauf a ee.
ON-LIG—A burden; a weight cast upon others.
ON-STEAD—Same as on-set.
ON-SET—Hoose, an’ o’ t’ beeldens aboot a farm.
ON AND OFF—With slight intermission. He leev’d at yah spot, on an’ off, o’ his life varra nar.
ON-AN’-EN’WAS—Continually. He’s yan o’ this mack; owt he tacks up he’s at it on-an’-en’was.
OOT-HOUSE—A shade, penthouse, or porch. The idea is something added, or outside of a recognised building or house.
OOT’ARD—Outward; evil-disposed. As oot’ard a fellow as ivver ye met.
OPPEN-BUTTERY—Free run of a public hoose or a larder. We’d oppen buttery; iv’ry thing ta gah at as we liked.