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Furness Dialect Dictionary

hitting

  • strîke - to strike [strîke, stræak or strûk, strûkken]
  • sock, slog or skelp - to strike; to beat
  • bang - to strike, beat, surpass
  • swîpe - to strike a swinging blow
  • bezzel or bensil - to beat severely
  • neavel - to handle roughly; to damage or disfigure with the fists
  • yark - to wrench violently
  • læas - to flog
  • threish - to thrash

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