- Parritch. Porridge.
- Pawkily, paukily. Slily, artfully.
- Pawpish. Popish.
- Poother. Powder.
- Pow. The head; a slow rivulet—one moving on lands nearly flat.
- Provost. The mayor of a burgh or township.
- Puir. Poor.
- Rale. Real.
- Reekit. Smoked.
- Reestit. Smoke-dried.
- Richt. Right.
- Rippet. A difference of opinion such as to estrange; a quarrel.
- Sair. Sore.
- Scart. To scratch; to scrape money together; to scrape a dish with a spoon.
- Sclate, sclait. Slate.
- Scoonril. Scoundrel.
- Sheltie. A Shetland pony.
- Shoost. Just.
- Sic. Such.
- Sicht. Sight.
- Siller. Silver.
- Sink. Think.
- Skalin'. Dispersing, retiring, spilling.
- Skelpin'. Clapping, applause.
- Skirl. To cry shrilly, shriek.
- Sleekit. Smooth, shining, oily.
- Sma'. Small.
- Smiddy. A smith's shop, smithy.
- Sneeshin'. Sneezing.
- Sooming. Swimming.
- Sorners Spongers, loiterers.
- Southrons. Those who live in the south.
- Spier, speir. To ask.
- Spigot. Peg, vent-peg.
- Spune. Spoon.
- Stane. Stone.
- Strae. Straw.
- Strathspeys. A dance tune for two.
- Steekit. Soon.
- Suppone. Suppose.
- Syne. Since.
- Tacket. A nail of a shoe.
- Tae. The toe.
- Taes. Toes.
- Taigle. Confound.
- Tauld. Told.
- Thae. Those (just referred to).
- Thocht, thoucht. Thought.
- Thrang. Busy, pressed, crowded, thronged.
- Tift. Coolness, estrangement.
- Tint. Lost.
- Toom. Empty.
- Trow. To believe.
- Twa. Two.
- Unco'. Unknown, very, extra.
- Wad. Would.
- Wadna. Would not.
- Wanse. Once.
- Ware. Trouble, fuss.
- Wast. West.
- Wean (wee-ane). A child, little one.
- Wee. Small, little, a short time.
- Weed. Wild.
- Wersh. Insipid to the taste.
- Wha. Who.
- Whaur. Where.
- Wheen. A number, quantity, division.
- Whets. What is, that which is.
- Whilk. Which.
- Worilt. World.
- Wot. To know.
- Wowf. Half-mad.
- Wud. Would.
- Wull. Will.
- Wunnering. Wondering.
- Yestreen. Last night.
- Yirth. Earth.
Out of School Series
It is the intention of the publishers to include in this series only the best copyright stories for boys and girls by well-known popular authors. This idea has been kept in mind in making the selections, and we can heartily recommend any or all of the stories.