A Glossary of Words used in the Country of Wiltshire

by George Edward Dartnell; E. H. Goddard

Not-cow. A cow without horns (A.). A.S. hnot, clipped, shorn.—N. & S.W.

Noust. See Aneoust.

Nummet. The 'noon-meat' or noon-day meal (A.). Nammet in S. Wilts.—N. & S.W.

Numpinole. The Pimpernel.—N.W. (Clyffe Pypard.)

Nuncheon, Nunchin. The noon-meal (A.S.). Nunch (Wilts Tales, p. 117).—N.W.

Nunchin-bag. The little bag in which ploughmen carry their meals (A.).—N.W.

Nunny-fudging. Nonsense. 'That's all nunny-fudgen.'—N.W., now nearly obsolete.

Nunny-fudgy. 'A nunny-fudgy chap,' a poor sort of a fellow with no go in him: now used only by old people.—N.W.

Nur. See Nor.

*Nurk. The worst pig of a litter. See Rinnick.—N.W.