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ANTRIM AND DOWN GLOSSARY. 19 Chirm, v. to sing ; to make a low, murmuring sound. But sweetly you ehirmed on ould May momin* . — ^Flbgher. ChitterliiLg, (1) sh. a 8wallo¥r. (2) V. chattering, as applied to the noise that swallows make. Chitty wran, sb. the common wien. Chiyy, (1) »b, a chace. (2) V, to chase or pursue. * He chivied ma' Chokes, sb, pi, the sides of the neck. ChoUeri, Chillers, $b. pi, the sides of the neck. Chop-stick, sb, a small bit of whalebone attached to a sea fishing- line to keep the snood and hook dear of the sinker. Chow, V, to chew. Chrissimis, sb. Christmas. Christen, (1) sb, a human being. ' The poor dog was lyin' on a ChrUten'a bed.' (2) adj Chzistian. Chudde, a hen ; the call for fowl. Churchyard deserter, ^5. a yery sickly-looking person. Chum, sb, a harvest home. Clabber, sb. mud. * They clodded clabber at me/ Clabbery, cuff, muddy. * Don't put the dog into that cldbbery hole.* Claehan, sb. a small cluster of cottages. daghtin', v. catching or clutching at Clam, sb, a shell-fish, Pecten maximus. Clamp, sb. a small stack of turf, containing about a load. When turfe or peats are ' put out/ they are left for some time to dry ; as soon as they can be handled they are put into ' footins ' or ' futtms/ i. e. about four peats are placed on end, the upper ends leaning against each other. In the course of a week or two» if the weather be dry, these are put into * turn footins,' several footins bein^ put together. In this case, two rows of turf are placed on end, say sue in each row, the upper ends leaning against each other ; on these are laid, cross- wise, as many peats as the upright ones will hold. After some time these ' turn footins ' are put mto ' damps,^ in which they remain until they are sufficiently dry to be removed tram the bog. dan-jamfrey, Clam-jamfrey, sb, a whole lot of people. Clsxgjf sb, a clergyman. ' Ah ! he's a good man ; he's my dargy* Clarkin', v, clerking ; doing the work of a clerk. Clart, sb, a dirty, slovenly woman. c 2