Unthaw. To thaw (S.Wr.).—N. & S.W.
Up-along. A little way up the street or road (S.). See Down-along.—N. & S.W.
Upping-stock. A horse-block (A.B.).—N.W.
Upsides. 'I'll be upzides wi' un!' I'll be even with him (S)., or a match for him.—N. & S.W.
V. Many words, as Voreright, usually pronounced with a V, will be found under F.
Vag. To reap in the modern style, with a broad 'rip-hook' and a crooked stick, chopping the straw off close to the ground, so as to leave little or no stubble (Walks in the Wheatfields). True reaping should be done with the hand instead of the crooked stick.—N. & S.W.
Vagging-hook. The hook used in vagging.—N. & S.W.
Vagging-stick. The crooked stick, usually hazel, with which the corn is drawn towards the reaper in vagging (Amateur Poacher, ch. iv).—N. & S.W.
*Valiant Sparrow. Yunx torquilla, the Wryneck (Birds of Wilts, p. 257).