Stang. A pole. Only used in eel-stang, a long pole with iron prongs at the end, thrust into the mud to catch eels; and in “riding the stang,” in the old custom of “rantanning,” to serenade with beaten tins and kettles the wife-beater, when a figure was carried disguised as the offender, sitting astride of a long pole.
Stilted. Daubed with dirt (stockings, &c.)
Struttle. A runnel, small stream between stepping stones.
Suthering. Sighing, as the wind in the trees.
Swads. Bean pods.
Swail. Shade. “Left in the swail,” away from the sun.
Teem, to. To overflow or be full. “He teems wi’ jokes.” “It teems wi’ rain.”
Thruff. Pronunciation of “through,” compare “enough,” Linc. enew.
Tidy. A pinafore. “Put on your tidy, my bairn.”