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ALMONDBURY AND HUDDBRSFIELD. 139 Thrown, turned in a lathe (as bed-posts, &c.). Thrum. When the piece of cloth is finished the weaver leaves one or two yards of the cloth in the slay, or yeld. When the fresh mate- rial is put in, the new warp is twisted with tbe fingers to that left in. It is next pulled through the yelds and slay, and when the weaving is commenced the old warp is cut off. The part so cut off is the thrum. The weavers formerly had 'the thrum for themselves, but not now. This spare material was used for the manufacture of hearth- rugs, dust-mops, &c. Thnuhen, past participle of to thrash, or thresh, Thrnsten (pronounced thrussen; gl, thrus'n), crowded; inconveni- enced by pressure of business, or want of room. Thumb, fonnerly pronounced thddm, which see. Thumper, a lie. Thnimer, thunder. Thnnneiolock, thunder-clock, a black beetle. See Clock. Thwaite, a word found in names of places, as Aithwaite, Slsixthwaite, &c. Also in family names, as Thwaiies^ MivlsXethwaitey &c. The word itself means ploughed land where a wood has been grubbod up. Tickle, careful ; nice ; dangerous, &c. Tickle weather, when it may soon turn to rain ; a tickle job, one that requires care and caution. A mous6-ti*ap should be set tickle^ i. e. easy to go off. Tioktack, a second. Tigaree, tigaree, touch me wood, a boys' game. One boy turns out to run, and as soon as he can touches one who does not touch wood. The ' tigged * boy takes his place, unless he is sharp enough to touch No. 1 in return. Time (pronounced tatom ; gl, taum). In such an expression as * By [the time] I had got home I had lost the pain,' it is usual to omit the words in brackets. Tinkler, a tinker. Tin money. In money clubs it is customary to make a certain con- tribution for the good of the house, to be spent in drink, for which a sort of tin token is given. Tirl, the wheel of a barrow. Probably from tirly a variant of trilly to turn. Troll was used in Hampshire for trundling a hoop. Toarthre, no doubt formed from two or three, but to be taken as a whole, and to be used adjectively as such, of which the following is an example. A boy at the Grammar School came up to one of the masters and said, *I've brought you a toarthre sums.* * Oh, two or three. Very well; let me look.* * No, sir, not two or three; a toarthre,' * Well, how many then ? ' * Perhaps six or seven.*