Stench, to stanch. Used of soaking a boat or barrel to make the wood swell or ‘take up.’
Stetchy, vide Tetchy.
Suthen, something. Widely used as an adverb of emphasis—e.g., ‘That blowed suthen hard last night.’
Tempest, thunderstorm. (Not used of wind.)
Ter, it. Used in such phrases as ’as ter was’ for ’as it was.’ A fisherman examining a dead bird on the shore was heard to say, ‘That’s a watery bird be ter whether ter may’—i.e., ‘That’s a sea-bird whatever it may be.’
Tetchy, treacherous. Used of the wind when it flies about from one point of the compass to another. Also Stetchy.
That. Universally used throughout Essex, as in all East Anglia, for ‘it.’ People say, ‘That’s a goin’ to rain,’ ‘I doubt that’ll turn to wind,’ ‘That’ll be a rum ’un [i.e., a strange thing] if he comes,’ and so on. This is probably a relic of the old Anglo-Saxon neuter.
Thrashel, vide Threscal.
Threddle, vide Thriddle.
Threscal, threshold, door-sill. Also Thrashel.