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42 ANTRIM AND DOWN GLOSSARY. Gkuts, sb. sheaves of com set up singly on end. They are tied higher up than uBual, so as to allow the base to spread. Oallon, «5. the butter burr, Petasites vulgaris. Gallowses, sb, suspenders. Cktlore, Oalyore, sb, abundance. Oame. A dog is said to be ga7ne if it does not howl when held up by the tail or ear. Game leg, sb, a lame leg ; a leg shorter than i^s fellow. Oammel, sb, the back of the knee of a horse's hind leg. Oanch, sb, an awkward, silly fellow. * A sore garich of a craithur.' Gang ower (going over), sb, a scolding,

  • Gtang up the hous,' go on to the best room or parlour, i. e, when

the parlour is up a step from the passage or outer room. In some fEtrnmouses, where the parlour is down a stop, the expression used is

  • Ghmg doon the hous' an' mine the stop.'

Gangway, sb, a frequented thoroughfare. ' Oh, we live right in the gafigway,* Gant, Chtunt, sb, a yawn. Gant, Chtunt, v, to yawn. Gapeseed, sb, what one can see or spy out ; what catohes the eye.

  • They came in here just for gapeseed, for they had no erran'.'

Gar, V, to make or cause. Garron, sb, an old horse. Gash, sb, a rent or gap. ' That cow has made a sore gash in your hedge.' Gaskin, sb. any material, such as flax or india-rubber, used to pack the jointo of steam or water-pipes. Gather, v, to suppurate. Gathering, sb, a suppuration. Gathemp, sb, a wandering rag-man. Gavel, sb, a gable. Gaw, sb, a trap-dyke. Also called a Harch. Hamilton's Antrim, 1784. Gawk, sb, an awkward person. Gazebo, sb, a stend at a racecourse ; a tall building from which a look-out can be had ; a staring lookmg building. Gaiened, sb. When the seams of a boat, a barrel, or any wooden article are opened and gaping in consequence of heat or drought it is said to be gazened, Gelly cup, sb, a small jam pot or cup.