Lakeland Words / A Collection of Dialect Words and Phrases as Used in Cumberland and Westmorland, with Illustrative Sentences in the North Westmorland Dialect

by Bryham Kirkby

SOOPLE—T’ business end of a flail.

SPINKY—Yellowhammer.

“The spinky an’ the sparrow

Are the Devil’s bow an’ arrow,

But the robin an’ the wren

Are God’s own cock an’ hen.”

An’ for that reason lads ’ll rob t’ spinky er t’ sparrow, without fear.

SPARRABLE—A nail for the boot sole.

SPELL—Round of a stee or a ladder.

SPILLOE, SHILLOE—Sand and gravel at t’ beck side.