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64 HAMPSHIRE OLOSSABT. Old man [oald-man], sh, southern-wood {Artemisia vulgaris). — N. H«  Old-men [oald-men], sh, pL gnats. — ^W. Old-woman's-needle [oald-uomunz-nee'dl], «&. the 'shepherd's needle' {Scandex Pecten Veneris), — W. Omary cheese [om'uri cheez], sb. an inferior sort of cheese, made of skim-milk. — ^Wise, New Forest. See BammeL [Perhaps for ord.'nary.'J On [on], prep, (1) In. Ex. ' On mistake,* in mistake. *I run agen hin on th' street,' t. e. in the street. *Ak. And — (2) Of: Ex. * There's an end on 't.'— J. Onbelieving [onbilee*vin], adj, unbelieving; a term of reproach. Ex. 'You onhelieving child, don't tell liea' It exactly answers to miscreant, Fr. mScroyaiit, — N. H. Onoe [wuns], adv, sometime. Ex. * I will pay once this week/ I win pay you sometime during this week. — ^Wise, New Forest, Ongainly [ongai*nli], adj. ungainly. *Ak. Onpossible [onposib'l], adj, impossible. *Ak. Ore [oar], sb. sea-weeds washed on shore. — Cooper. Ex. * Plenty of ore,* plenty of sea- weed. — ^Wise. Organy [au'guni], ab, the herb penny-royal {MentJia Pulegium), Lat. origanum, *Ak. Orkard [au'kud], adj, awkward, unmanageable, of a curious temper. Ex. ' He's rather an orkard horse,' i, e. unmanageable. ' She's ra&er orkard if anything upsets her,* t. e. of a strange temper. — ^N. H. Omary [au'nuri], adj. common, mean-looking. For ordinary, — N.H. Otherwhile [udh-ur weil], adv, sometimes. — Cooper. Ought r&ut], part, p, of owe. The phrase, ' He hadn't ought to ^ (for *ne should not have done soM is very general. — Cooper. Ex.

  • He didn't ought to have went,' he should not have gone.

Oughts [auts]. — Lisle. See Eairts. Oum [ourn], pr. ours. — N. H. Out-axed [out-aks*d], par^. having banns published for the third time. Ex. ' She were out-axed last Sunday.' — N. H. Out-stand [out-stand], v. a, to oppose firmly; to contradict stub- bornly. Ex. * She out-stood me wi' that 'ere lie.' — J. Oven-pile [uvn-peil], sb, a wooden shovel for putting the dough ot ' sponge ' into the oven, and taking out the loaves. — ^W. Old Eng. fed. Oven-rubber [uvn-rub'ur], sb. a stick with a cloth attached to it, for cleaning out the embers from the oven before baking. — W. Our-numer, for Over-runner [onr-run-ur], sb, a shrew-mouse ;, which is supposed to portend ill-luck if it runs over a person's foot. — ^Wise, New Forest^