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n ANTRIM AND DOWN GLOSSARY. OO Hurries, The, sb. a term for the Irish Eebellion of 1798. Called also the Tum-outw Hurrish, Thnrry, a call to pigs. Hurry, (1) sb. a row or fight ; a quarreL (2) 'Take your hurry,' or 'Take yer hurry in yer hanV take your time. Huntle, Huntling, the sound of rough hreathing caused hy mucus in the air passages. Hush, to drive a flock of fowl, saying at the same time, ' Hush, hitsh.' Sometimes Whush, or Wheeshoo. Hut, tat ! an exclamation of impatience. Hy spy, sb. a hoys' game. I, adv. yes. I-dent, adj. diligent ; hard-working ; attentive. Idleset, sb. off work; idle time. 'The horse was kept idXeseV ' There wasn^t much idleset since you went away.' If I know, I don't know. ' Deed if I know when he's commin'.* Ignorant, adj, wanting in manners. H-oonyainient, Onoonvainient, adj. inconvenient. m, adj. difficult. ' That stuff's ill to grind.' lU done, wrong. * It was very ill done of you to go there.' HI figured, adj. ill-favoured ; ugly. Hl-like, adj. ugly. Ill pnt on, hadly or carelessly dressed : said of a person. HI to learn, difficult to teach. ' I wasn't ill to learn when I was young.' HI Willie, 111 wnllie^ adj. disohliging ; not willing to share any- thing with neighbours. Immaydiantly, adv. immediately. Impedent, adj. impudent. Impediment, sb. * There was a man there who had an impediment; he had lost more than the half of his hand.' Tm sure ! indeed 1 really ! Ineome, sb. a running sore. * What makes you lame 1 ' 'A tuk' it first wi' an income in ma knee.' In eoorse, of course. Inieed-an'-donbles, a strong way of saying indeed.