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HAMPSHIRE QLOSSABY. 3 Allgood [aul'good] sh Chenopodium Bontt&'Henricus, — J. B. AU-hoUand cakes [aul-hol-und-kaiks], sb. pi, for All-hallows. Cakes cried about on All-Saints day. — J. AU-in-a-ohnnn. See Charm. AU-in-a-mnddle. See Muddle. Allow [alou-], V, (1) To think, suppose, consider. * If you ask a peasant how far it 18 to any place, his answer nearly invariably is, *' I allow it to be so far." ' — Wise, New Forest, (2) To admit, concede, assent to. As if you state anything to them, they answer, * I aUow that' — N. H. Alius [au'luz], adv. always. *Ak. Amost [umwoa'st], adv. almost. *Ak. Amper [amp*url, ab. a tumour or swelling ; a flaw in a woollen cloth. — Cooper. Also, matter in a tumour ; as, * prick it, an' let th' amper out.' — ^Wise. Ampery [amp-uri], adj. beginning to decay ; especially applied to cheese; weak, unhealthy. — Cooper. An [an], prep, if. Ex. * An I were back, I'll pay you.' — J. Anchor [ank'ur] sb, the chape of a buckle. ^Ak. Aneust [u'neu'st], adv. nigh, almost, near at hand. — Cooper. Much the same. ^Ak. Ang^sh [an'gwish], sb, inflammation. Of horses it is said, ' If we foment it, it '11 take the anguish out of it.' — ^N. H. Anigh [u'nei'], adv, near to. — J. Anighst [u'nei 'st], prep, near to. 'Ak. Anont, Anunt [u'nont*, u'nunt*], prep, against^ opposite. *Ak. Any -when [en'i-wen], adv. at any time. — J. Apast [u'past*], adv, or prep, past, after, beyond. *Ak. Apem [ai'purn], sb. apron. See Yapem. Apple-pie [ap*l-pei}, sb. Ejpilobium hirsutum. — N. H. Apse [aps], sb. the aspen-tree. — Cooper. Ex. ' made out of apse^^ %. fi. made of aspen wood. — Wise. The Abele-tree. — ^N. H. Archet [aarch'ut], sb. an orchard. *Ak. Arg^ufy [aar'geufei], v. to argue, prove, have weight as an argument. — Cooper. Arra-one [ar'u'wun*] e'er a one, ever a one. *Ak. Arris [ar'izj, sb. the sharp rectangular edge of a piece of wood or stone, which is generally shaved off to prevent splintering or chipping. Ex. * I'd better take the arris off ut'— N. H. Arse [haarz], sb. (1) The upright part of a fleld-gate to which the eyes of the hinge are fixed. B 2