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50 .HAHPSHIKE GLOSSARY. Keys [keez], the seeds of the sycamore and ash. *Ak. Hence ash- keys. Keystone [kee'stoan], sb. * Everywhere was understood the smuggler's local proverb, '* Keystone iinder the hearth, Keystone under the horse's belly, V. e. the smuggled spirits were concealed either below the fire- place, or in the stable, just beneath where the^ horse stood.* — ^Wise, New Forest^ p. 170. Kibble [kib*!], ah, rubbish, as dead leaves, broken brush-wood, or the like.— N. H. Kid [kid], bK (1) The pod of beans, pease, &c — Cooper. (2) Cheese.— TTinc^. Sch. 01 (3) A small wooden tub, with handle, used on board ship to receive the rations of brandy, &a, or to hold water. — F. M. Called & kyt in Barbour^s Bruce, b. xviii. 1. 168. Kid, V. n, to produce kids or pods ; used of beans, &c. Ex. ^ They beans have kidded uncommon welL* — N. H. Kiddle [kidi], v. to entice, to coax. — Cooper. Kidware [kid'wair], sb. pulse growing in cods or pods. — Grose ; F. M. Kill [kU], 8b. a kiln.— K H. Kink [kink] sb, over-twisted yam. — J. An entanglement. Ex. ' He's got aU of a Innk.'—N, H Kit [kit], sb, the entire quantity. Ex. * The whole kit.* *Ak. Kit-in-the-candlestiok [kit-in-dhi-kandi stik], sb. the Will-o'-the- wisp; Ignis fatuus, — Wise. Kittering [kit-ur'ing], adj, weak. — ^Wise, New Forest. See Tuly. Kittle [kit'l], adj. liable to take a cold. — N. H. Subject to accidents, uncertain. — Lisle. Kiver [kiv ur], sb. a cover ; a cooler used in brewing. — *Ak. See Civer. Knabbler [nab'lur 1], sb. a person who talks much to ho purpose. — Cooper. The reason for the prefixed h is not clear. Knap [nap], sb. the top of a hill ; also, a small piece of rising ground. — Cooper. A small hill. — ^Wise. Kneehohn [nee*hoam], ^6. Ruscus aculeatus. New Forest — The Cousins, by J. Wise. J. B. Knettar [net'ur], sb. a string to tie the mouth of a sack. — Cooper. Lit a knitter. Knitch [nich], sb. a sufiScient load of heath, fire-wood, &c. for a man to carry. — N. H. Knot-fine [not-fein], adj. very fine. — Lisle. Knot-fine, v. n, to turn up fine under the plough. — Lisle. Knotted Sheep [not id sheep], sb, sheep without horns. — Lisle.