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tift, tift-claith, tuifd, tuift, tuivd, tuived,
tift [I. tɪft]
v. To thicken or full cloth by pounding and beating it. To beat or throb like a pulse or a festering sore etc.
pt. pp. tuived [tøːvd]
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
tift-claith: A kind of felt.
teyg, tig, tig_wi, tigg, tigged, tigget, tiggie, tiggin, tigging, tiggit, tiggy, tuggin,
tig [tɪg]
n. A light touch, tap, slap or twitch. A children's game in which one player, also called tig, chases the others until he succeeds in touching one who then chases the other. A sudden whim, mood or humour, a caprice, crotchet, a pet, a fit of sullenness.
v. To tap or touch lightly with the hand. To tap, pat, twitch or pull about sportively, to tease in that manner.
pt. pp. tiggit
 
tiggy
adj. Pettish, fractious.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
tak a tig: To take a notion.
tiggin [-ɪn]: Tagging, touching.
tig wi: Dally, have to do with.
 
See tick also.
tick-tire, tick-tyre, tig-tire, tig-tyre, tike, tike-tire, tikin, tyke,
tike [ˈtəik]
also tikin
n. A mattress case. Te linen cloth from which those are made.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
tike-tire [ˈtəik-, tɪk-, tɪhg-]: A state of suspense.
teik, teike, tike, tyke,
tike [təik, NN.b. tɛk]
n. A cur, a dog. A clumsy ill-mannered boor.
v. To pretend to be busy.
tild, tile, tiled, tyld, tyle, tyled,
tile [təil]
n. A tile sl. A man's tall silk top hat.
v. To tile.
pt. pp. tile't [təilt], tiled [təild]
tilfer, tolfer, tulfer,
tilfer [I. ˈtɪlfər, ˈtʌlfər]
n. A floor-board in a boat.
till, tillie, tilly, tull,
till [ˈtɪl]
n. Ground composed of a stiff impervious clay. Cold, stiff, unproductive soil.
 
tillie
adj. Composed of a stiff impervious clay or cold, stiff, unproductive soil.
tiller, tillie, tillie-pan, tillie-pannie, tully-pan, tully-pander,
tiller [ˈtɪlər]
n. The tiller of a boat.
dim. tillie
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
tillie-pan: A skillet or flat iron cooking pan. A baling scoop.
Tillicootrie, Tillicootry, Tillicoutrie, Tillicoutry,
Tillicoutry [ˈtɪlɪkutrɪ]
pn. Tillicoultry (Clackmannanshire).
Tellmooth, Tillmouth, Tilmooth,
Tillmouth [ˈtɪlmuθ, tˈtɛlmuθ]
pn. Tillmouth (borders)

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