A Kentish Word-bot
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A word once an hour. From A Dictionary of the Kentish Dialect and Provincialisms in Use in the County of Kent, by WD Parish, 1888. Created by @grouchomerckx.bsky.social. Built with https://bluebotsdonequick.com/
TILLER [til•ur] sb. An oak sapling, or other young timber tree of less than six inches and a quarter in girth. In other places it is called teller. Anglo-Saxon telgor, a branch, a twig.
November 27, 2025 at 7:21 PM
TILLER [til•ur] sb. An oak sapling, or other young timber tree of less than six inches and a quarter in girth. In other places it is called teller. Anglo-Saxon telgor, a branch, a twig.
UNDERNEAD [un•durneed•] prep. Underneath.
'Den on we went, and soon we see
A brick place where instead
A bein' at top as't ought to be,
De road ran undernead.' —Dick and Sal, st. 46.
'Den on we went, and soon we see
A brick place where instead
A bein' at top as't ought to be,
De road ran undernead.' —Dick and Sal, st. 46.
November 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
UNDERNEAD [un•durneed•] prep. Underneath.
'Den on we went, and soon we see
A brick place where instead
A bein' at top as't ought to be,
De road ran undernead.' —Dick and Sal, st. 46.
'Den on we went, and soon we see
A brick place where instead
A bein' at top as't ought to be,
De road ran undernead.' —Dick and Sal, st. 46.
GAVELKIND [gav•l•kend] sb. An ancient tenure in Kent, by which the lands of a father were divided among all his sons; or the lands of a brother, dying without issue, among all the surviving brothers… female descendants were utterly excluded
November 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
GAVELKIND [gav•l•kend] sb. An ancient tenure in Kent, by which the lands of a father were divided among all his sons; or the lands of a brother, dying without issue, among all the surviving brothers… female descendants were utterly excluded
TED [ted] vb. To make hay, by tossing it about and spreading it in the sun.
1523.—'For mowyng and teddyng of ye garden, xij d.'
—Accounts of St. John's Hospital, Canterbury.
1523.—'For mowyng and teddyng of ye garden, xij d.'
—Accounts of St. John's Hospital, Canterbury.
November 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
TED [ted] vb. To make hay, by tossing it about and spreading it in the sun.
1523.—'For mowyng and teddyng of ye garden, xij d.'
—Accounts of St. John's Hospital, Canterbury.
1523.—'For mowyng and teddyng of ye garden, xij d.'
—Accounts of St. John's Hospital, Canterbury.
BLUNDER [blund•ur] (1) sb. A heavy noise, as of a falling or stumbling.
'I knows dere's some rabbits in de bury, for I heerd de blunder o' one.'
'I knows dere's some rabbits in de bury, for I heerd de blunder o' one.'
November 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
BLUNDER [blund•ur] (1) sb. A heavy noise, as of a falling or stumbling.
'I knows dere's some rabbits in de bury, for I heerd de blunder o' one.'
'I knows dere's some rabbits in de bury, for I heerd de blunder o' one.'
WATER-TABLE [waa•tur-tai•bl] sb. The little ditch at the side of the road, or a small indentation across a road, for carrying off the water.
November 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
WATER-TABLE [waa•tur-tai•bl] sb. The little ditch at the side of the road, or a small indentation across a road, for carrying off the water.
STIVER [stivur] vb. To flutter; to stagger; to struggle along.
'An so we stivered right acrass,
An went up by a mason's.'—Dick and Sal, st. 50.
'An so we stivered right acrass,
An went up by a mason's.'—Dick and Sal, st. 50.
November 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
STIVER [stivur] vb. To flutter; to stagger; to struggle along.
'An so we stivered right acrass,
An went up by a mason's.'—Dick and Sal, st. 50.
'An so we stivered right acrass,
An went up by a mason's.'—Dick and Sal, st. 50.
CHUFF [chuf] adj. Fat; chubby. (See Choaty.)
November 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
CHUFF [chuf] adj. Fat; chubby. (See Choaty.)
QUITTER FOR QUATTER [kwit•r fur kwat•r] phr. One thing in return for another. (See Whicket.)
November 27, 2025 at 11:07 AM
QUITTER FOR QUATTER [kwit•r fur kwat•r] phr. One thing in return for another. (See Whicket.)
NOD [nod] sb. The nape of the neck. With this are connected noddle, noddy; as in the nursery rhyme—
'Little Tom Noddy,
All head and no body.'
'Little Tom Noddy,
All head and no body.'
November 27, 2025 at 10:08 AM
NOD [nod] sb. The nape of the neck. With this are connected noddle, noddy; as in the nursery rhyme—
'Little Tom Noddy,
All head and no body.'
'Little Tom Noddy,
All head and no body.'
DOGS' DAISY, sb. The May weed, Anthemis cotula; so called, ''Cause it blows in the dog-days, ma'am.'
November 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
DOGS' DAISY, sb. The May weed, Anthemis cotula; so called, ''Cause it blows in the dog-days, ma'am.'
POOK [poo•k] sb. The poke or peak of a boy's cap.
November 27, 2025 at 8:04 AM
POOK [poo•k] sb. The poke or peak of a boy's cap.
SHINGLE [shing•l] sb. A piece of seasoned oak about 12 inches long by 3 inches wide, ¼ inch in thickness; used in covering buildings, and especially for church spires in parts of the country where wood was plentiful, as in the Weald
November 27, 2025 at 6:59 AM
SHINGLE [shing•l] sb. A piece of seasoned oak about 12 inches long by 3 inches wide, ¼ inch in thickness; used in covering buildings, and especially for church spires in parts of the country where wood was plentiful, as in the Weald
SPEAN [speen] sb. SPEEN [spee•n] (i.) The teat of an animal. (ii.) The tooth or spike of a fork or prong.
November 27, 2025 at 5:54 AM
SPEAN [speen] sb. SPEEN [spee•n] (i.) The teat of an animal. (ii.) The tooth or spike of a fork or prong.
BAT [bat] sb. French Bâton. A piece of timber rather long than broad; a staff; a stick; a walking-stick.
November 27, 2025 at 4:53 AM
BAT [bat] sb. French Bâton. A piece of timber rather long than broad; a staff; a stick; a walking-stick.
COVED [koa•vd] adj. With sloping sides; used of a room, the walls of which are not perpendicular, but slant inwards, thus forming sides and roof.
'Your bedsteddle couldn't stand there, because the sides are coved!'
'Your bedsteddle couldn't stand there, because the sides are coved!'
November 27, 2025 at 3:54 AM
COVED [koa•vd] adj. With sloping sides; used of a room, the walls of which are not perpendicular, but slant inwards, thus forming sides and roof.
'Your bedsteddle couldn't stand there, because the sides are coved!'
'Your bedsteddle couldn't stand there, because the sides are coved!'
FOLD-PITCHER [foald-pich•r] sb. An iron implement, otherwise called a peeler, for making holes in the ground, wherein to put wattles or hop-poles.
November 27, 2025 at 2:53 AM
FOLD-PITCHER [foald-pich•r] sb. An iron implement, otherwise called a peeler, for making holes in the ground, wherein to put wattles or hop-poles.
SNAGGLE [snag•l] vb. To hack, or carve meat badly; to nibble.
November 27, 2025 at 1:52 AM
SNAGGLE [snag•l] vb. To hack, or carve meat badly; to nibble.
YEXLE [yex•l] sb. An axle.
November 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
YEXLE [yex•l] sb. An axle.
PROPERLY [prop•urli] adj. Thoroughly.
'We went over last wik and played de Feversham party; our party bested 'em properly, fancy we did!'
'We went over last wik and played de Feversham party; our party bested 'em properly, fancy we did!'
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
PROPERLY [prop•urli] adj. Thoroughly.
'We went over last wik and played de Feversham party; our party bested 'em properly, fancy we did!'
'We went over last wik and played de Feversham party; our party bested 'em properly, fancy we did!'
'LOWANCE [lou•ans] sb. An allowance; bread and cheese and ale given to the wagoners when they have brought home the load, hence any recompense for little jobs of work. (See Elevenses.)
November 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
'LOWANCE [lou•ans] sb. An allowance; bread and cheese and ale given to the wagoners when they have brought home the load, hence any recompense for little jobs of work. (See Elevenses.)
PINNER [pin•ur] sb. The little button or fastening of a cupboard door. Allied to pin and pen.
November 26, 2025 at 9:48 PM
PINNER [pin•ur] sb. The little button or fastening of a cupboard door. Allied to pin and pen.
UNGAIN [ungain•] adj. Awkward; clumsy; loutish.
'He's so very ungain.'
'He's so very ungain.'
November 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
UNGAIN [ungain•] adj. Awkward; clumsy; loutish.
'He's so very ungain.'
'He's so very ungain.'
GAGEY [gai•ji] adj. Uncertain; showery; spoken of the weather.
'Well, what d'ye think o' the weather? will it be fine? It looks to me rather gagey.'
'Well, what d'ye think o' the weather? will it be fine? It looks to me rather gagey.'
November 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
GAGEY [gai•ji] adj. Uncertain; showery; spoken of the weather.
'Well, what d'ye think o' the weather? will it be fine? It looks to me rather gagey.'
'Well, what d'ye think o' the weather? will it be fine? It looks to me rather gagey.'
PET, sb. A pit.
November 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
PET, sb. A pit.