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

STRINGS—They hev ta deea wi’ kye aboot cauven time, but ass t’ coo docter.

STINT—A common right, but bless ye ther’s neea commons noo. They’re o’ gian up lang sen.

STUMP AN’ RUMP—Iv’ry rism. She set him a quart o’ poddish, some breed an’ cheese, an’ he felt t’ lot stump an’ rump. When fooak gits inta difficulties t’ bum bailiff sells ’em up stump an’ rump, stick an’ stane.

STAND—A stall at a fair.

STRETCH—Distance. It’s a gay lang stretch ta walk.

STIRRINGS—Aboot t’ fair an’ tierm times thers bits o’ stirrins.

STITCH-A severe pain in the side from over exertion.

STOUR—See Dyke-stour.

STRAKE—A piece of horn to scrape t’ churn doon wi’, or t’ cream pot, or bowl.

STRAKE—A piece of wood with a perfectly straight edge to strake a measure of grain and so test it and remove that which is over and above measure.