10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FEWTRILS»
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The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
FEWTRILS, sb. pl. Lan. fattrels. l'eg ad hur hoppct ov hur arm Wi hur odd fewtrils
int. Scnouzs TI'nI Gunm'nfllr I 1857) 28; T1111 BOBIJIN Viz-Io DIIII. _cd 1806 G! ;
Gunsz 1790) MS. rm'cl. (P.); Lari.l FEWTY, FEX, sec Footy, Faix. FEY, (116.. sir.
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Barnaby Rudge: And, Hard Times
I ha' gotten decent fewtrils ahout me agon. I ha" lived hard and sad, but not
ashamed and fearfo' a' the minnits o' my life. Last night I went home. There she
lay upon my har-stone ! There she is !" In the strength of his misfortune, and the
energy ...
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Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing ...
... out ofH., u, 3. A dry nurse to his coughs, a fewtmr, To such a nasty fellow. _' B. l-
FL, Tamer T., u, 2. If you will be An honest yeonian pheuterer, feed us first, And
walk us after. Mass. Picture, v, 1. Frw'rnnnocxs, s. Fetlocks. FEWTRILS, s. Trifles.
I ha' gotten decent fewtrils about me agen. I ha' lived hard and sad, but not
ashamed and fearfo' a' the minnits o' my life. Last night, I went home. There she
lay upon my har-stone! There she is ! " In the strength of his misfortune, and the
energy ...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Tim Bobbin, Esq. [pseud.] ...
Feersuns-een, shrovetide. Felly'l, the man will. Fend, to endeavour, to pro. vide
for. Farm} fair, honest; a fair, also fare, or cheer. Fest, q.to fasten ; to bind F est'n,
apprentice. A. S. Felhur, father. ' Fettle, dress, case, condition. Fewtrils, little
things.
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A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words: Obsolete ...
Fetlocks of a horse. FEWTRILS. Little things; trifles. Lone. FEY. (l) The upper soil.
Staf. Also, to cast it otf, or remove it. (2) To discharge blood. North. 3 To do
anything cleverly. Lane. £4 To cleanse out. Var. dial. (5 To injure; to mutilate. Line
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James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, 1865
I ha' gotten decent fewtrils about me agen. I ha' lived hard and sad, but not
ashamed and fearfo' a' the rein- nits o' my life. Last night, I went home. There she
lay upon my harston! There she is!" In the strength of his misfortune, and the
energy ...
Timothy Shay Arthur, 1854
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Hard Times: Easyread Comfort Edition
I ha' gotten decent fewtrils about me agen. I ha' lived hard and sad, but not
ashamed and fearfo' a' the minnits o' my life. Last night, I went home. There she
lay upon my har-stone! There she is!' In the strength of his misfortune, and the
energy ...
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Plebeian Politics, Or The Principles and Practices of ...
Fewtrils, little things. Fey, the earth lying stone, slate, &c. To Fey, is to remove
such earth. Fib, a lye. Fin'st, best, bravest. Firrups, a kind of imprecation. Fittut,
fitted, supply'd. F laight, a light turf. Flap, the lap of a coat, <§'c. Flanker, to dash or
play ...
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Hard Times (And Other Stories) (Illustrated And Annotated ...
... fewtrils about me agen. I ha' lived hard and sad, but not ashamed and fearfo' a'
the minnitso'my life.Last night, I wenthome. There shelayupon myharstone! There
sheis!' In the strengthof his misfortune, and the energy of his distress, he fired ...
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Guide to forgotten language of Christmas: Dear Santa, thanks for the …
Toys and baubles such as these were once known as fewtrils and fattrels (two splendid, forgotten words for little things of little value). So when ... «Daily Mail, Dec 12»
