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56 ANTRIM AND DOWN GLOSSARY. India buck, eh. meal or porridge made from Indian com (maize). Indue, adv. due. ' He was indns me a year's wages.' Industrious, sh, an industrioas person. ' He was a good ifidustrious. In&ir, sb. the bringing home of a bride. Lmocent, sh. a simpleton. Inns, ab. inn. ^ I put up at the head inns.* * He went to the horse show, and stayed at the inns,* Innundher, adv. underneath. Same as Annundher. In or over, near about any fixed date or any exact quantity. Ins and outs. ' The iiis and oitis ' of anything, t. e. all that can be known about a thing. Insense, v. to explain. ' Come here, and I'll visense you into it.' Inshave, sh. a cooper^s tool, like a drawing knife, but curved. In the inside of an hour, within an hour. IntiU, prep. into. It's lone, alone. * Can the chile go ifs lone f ' It took me all^my time, ». e. I found it very difficult to do; it kept me very busy to do it. Ivory, sb. ivy. J. This letter is sometimes called /atr. Jabble, sb. a sea with small broken waves. Jack in the box, sb. the wild arum. Jacks, (I) sb. parts of a loom. (2) sh. a children's game played with five white pebbles, called

  • Jack stones.'

Jag, (I) sb. & prick. (2) V. to prick. * A wee bit o' spruce fir jagged me in the sight o the eye.* Jap, Jaup, V. to splash water. Japs, sb. splashes or sparks of water or mud. Jaw, (1) V. to talk in an offensive way ; to give saucy answers. (2) sb, saucy talk. Same as Back talk. Jaw tub, Jaw box, sb. a scullery sink. Jay, sb. the missel thrush is called the Jay here. The jay does not occur.