10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TIGHTISH»
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tightish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The English Dialect Dictionary: Being the Complete ...
Yks.4 Ah caan't len' tha ten pound, Ah's a bit tightish held mysel just noo. 8.
Considerable in amount ; numerous. Ken.1 ' Tightish lot,' a good many. Hmp.1 A
tightish height. A tightish lot. [Aus. 1 had a tightish ride to get over before I caught
the ...
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Wit, character, folklore & customs of the North Riding of ...
A game played by children, the object being to tap each other ; the one so
touched must then chase the rest until he or she gently taps some other. Tightish,
adv. and adj. 1. Somewhat fast or close-fitting. 2. Lacking means. 3. Difficult. Ex.
— 1.
Richard Blakeborough, 1898
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The English Dialect Dictionary: T-Z. Supplement. ...
Thus ' tightening ' is almost continuous (B.K.). 2. To hasten. w.Yks. Applied to a
runaway dog, which was said to ' tighten down the street,' N. Q. (1886) 7th S. ii.
268. Ess. ib. 319. TIGHTER, see Titter, adv. TIGHTISH, adj. and adv. Yks. Lan.
Suf.
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The English Dialect Dictionary, Being the Complete ...
Yks.' It's varra well putten tigether, bud a Iarl bit tightish i' t'lid. It's a tightish fix. w.
Yks. (I.W.), no.1.an.l 2. In financial straits, wanting money. n.Yks.' Ah caan't len'
tha ten pound, Ah's a bit tightish held mysel just noo. 3. Considerable in amount ...
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The English dialect dictionary
Yl1s.4 Ah caan't lcn' tha ten pound, Ah's a bit tightish held mysel just 1100. 3.
Considerable in amount; numerous. Ken.1 'Tightish lot,' a good many. Hmp.l A
tightish height. A tightish lot. [Aus- I had a tightish ride to get over before I caught
the ...
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Glossaries Of Americanisms V
back, at the same time saying, “a tightish crop, aint it?” presuming that he was
admiring the prospect of a fine harvest; he, of course, meaning the opposite of
scantish. The process bywhich he brought tightish to sucha signification was not
...
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A glossary of the provincialisms in use in the county of Sussex
Tightish, adj. Well, in good health. S. "Pretty tightish," is pretty well. Also used in
Kent. Timersome, adj. Timerous. S. Also used in Kent, &c. Tinker, v. To mend, but
not thoroughly. S. And Hants. Tipped, adj. Headed, pointed. S. Tip-up, v.
William Durrant Cooper, 1853
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Speed the Plough ... As performed ... at the Theatre-Royal, ...
14 SPEID THE PLOUGH. were'zarvent maid wi' I, she had a tightish prattle wi' her
, that's vor zartain. Hendy, sun. Oh! so then my honored Mamma was the servant
os this tittering gentleman-I say, father, perhaps she has not lost the tightish ...
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The Way to Get Married; Comedy in 5 Acts; Et Cure for the ...
Ash. Zarvent, zur—No offence, I do hope—Could not help tittering a bit at Nelly—
when she were zarvent maid wi' I, she had a tightish prattle wi' her, that's vor
zartain. Handy,jun. Oh! so then my honoured mamma was the servant of this
tittering ...
Thomas Durham Morton, 1808
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Speed the Plough: a comedy in five acts and in prose . The ...
Could not 'help tittering a bit at Nelly-when she were zarvent maid wi' I, she had a
tightish prattle wi' her, that's vor zartain. _ Handy, jun. Oh l so then. my honored
Mamma was the servant of this tittering gentleman-I say, father; perhaps she has
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TIGHTISH»
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tightish is used in the context of the following news items.
Eight-goal thriller sees the Soca Warriors top Mexico
... provider again nine minutes later, chesting the ball down for Cummings, who unleashed a ferocious shot into the top corner of the net from a tightish angle. «SBS - The World Game, Jul 15»
Mr Holmes star Ian McKellen acts his age
Ian McKellen is wearing complicated boots, skinny jeans, a tightish shirt and a bright herringbone jacket that, as fashion demands, is about three sizes too small ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
Ann Demeulemeester
Tightish sleeveless denim-style jackets in black or white were often the anchor around which Meunier's currents swirled; beneath them were sleeves and ... «Style.com, Jun 15»
Not old but bold
Sir Ian McKellen is wearing complicated boots, skinny jeans, a tightish shirt and a bright herringbone jacket, which, as fashion demands, is about three sizes too ... «The Sunday Times, Jun 15»
Dear Culinary Backstreets,
... Sultanahmet Syndrome, which means that most local restaurants dish up mainstream Turkish fare aimed at the needs of short-stay tourists on tightish budgets. «Culinary Backstreets, Apr 15»
Drive Car of the Year 2014: Best People Mover
Heading at speed into tightish corners, its front tyres don't always go precisely where the driver wants but its general poise and steering is acceptable. «Drive, Dec 14»
I Will Never Be a Thong Person and Most of the Time That's Okay
The worst things about thongs is when they go all the way up and you're wearing tightish pants made from a stiff fabric and so you literally have to go into a ... «Styleite, Dec 14»
Why Manchester United must drop Robin van Persie
... to shoot from a tightish angle when an unmarked Juan Mata (and, beyond him, an unmarked Angel di Maria) waited across the penalty area. It wasn't a stupid ... «The Busby Babe, Oct 14»
2014 MINI Cooper Review: Manual 3-Door Hatch
What's Not. Rear seats still tightish, rear camera and Bluetooth audio not standard. X Factor. The best generation of Cooper yet, and even the base model is a ... «The Motor Report, Jul 14»
Mystery surrounds death of Sprowston man in crash on A47 at …
... team, who saw the Focus drive past his van and said he did not believe the car was being driven quickly, adding it appeared to veer out in a “tightish arc.”. «Norwich Evening News, Nov 13»
