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HAMPSHIRE GLOSSARY. 83 the better horse. A sort of triumphal procession, wherein the yan- qtdshed husband or his representatiye rides behind, towards the horse's or ass's tail, with a distaff in his hand, spinning or winding flax ; and the wife, or her representative, before, with a skimmer or ladle in her hand, with which she sometimes giyes the man a rap oyer the head, for not minding his work. — ^Madden. (It is much the same as what is called Rough Music in the South, in allusion to the ' rough music ' with which the procession is accompanied. See the description in Chambers' Book of Days, ii. 510 ; and m Butler's HudihraSy bJc. ii. canto 2 ; and the numerous illustrations of the phrase in Brand's Pop. Antiq. ed. Ellis, il 190.— W. W. 8.) Skise [skeisl, v, to frolic aboui Ex. ' The lambs Bkiae about the fold.' " Skitter [skitar], v, n. to shuffle along ; to walk stealthily. Ex. ' To skitter like a mouse to her hole.' C£ E. skxUtle. Skitter-boots [8kit*ur-boots],tf&. pi. half-boots laced in front. Called also skitter-vamps. I. of W. — HalliwelL Skrow [skrou], adj. Shattered, battered. — Wise, New Forest. See Scrow. Blab [slab], sh. a thick slice or lamp. Ex. ' A slab of bacon,' a large piece of bacon. Opposed to snoul. Wise, New Forest, See Squab, Snoul. Slabby [slabi], adj. dirty.— J. Slabs [slabz], ab. pi. the outer parts of a tree, sawn off before the body is sawn into plank, or the like. — N. H. Slade [slaid], sb. a brook ; a small running stream. — K H. Slan [slanl, sb. a sloe. ♦Ak. Corruptly used; elan (AS. sldn) is properly a plural form. Slap [slapl, adv. straight, promptly. Ex. ' To put a horse slap at a fence.' — N. H. Slap [slap], V. to slap on the cheek is to make use of rouge. Said to be confined to the localities of Sallyport (Portsmouth), Gosport, and Dock. See Sailors and Saints, i. 258. — ^F. M. Slat [slat], V. (1) To beat upon with yiolence, as when rain beats against the window. — Cooper. (2) To split, to crack (lit to slit). *Ak. Slat [slat], sb. a slate. *Ak. Slate [slait], sb. a pod or husk. — J. Sleep-mouse [sleep-mous], sb. a dormouse. — N. H. Sleepy [slee-pil, adj. tasteless, insipid ; spoken of apples and pears in the first sort state before they rot.— Cooper. Slim [slim], adj. deceitful, crafty. Ex. * A slim fellow,' a rogue.— Wise. Slink [slink], «6. a bit; only in the phrase, *a slinJc of a thing,' G 2