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nichtingale, nichtingell,
nichtingale [ˈnɪçtəngel]
n. The nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos. SW. A nocturnal moth.
n. The nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos. SW. A nocturnal moth.
Compounds and phrases etc.
scots nichtingale: The woodlark Lullula arborea or sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus.
knick, knickstick, knuck, knucked, knuckit, neuck, neucked, neuckit, neuk, neuked, neukit, nic, nick, nicket, nickit, nickstick, nick-stick, nig, nigg, nuck, nucked, nuckit, nyeuck, nyeucked, nyeuckit, nyuck, nyucked, nyuckit,
nick [nɪk]
also nitch [nɪtʃ, nɪʃ]
n. A nick, a notch, a small incision. A narrow gap in hills.
v. To cut off, cheat, to indent, to cut into, to break. Dress a stone roughly by picking it with a sharp pointed hammer.
pt. pp. nickit
also nitch [nɪtʃ, nɪʃ]
n. A nick, a notch, a small incision. A narrow gap in hills.
v. To cut off, cheat, to indent, to cut into, to break. Dress a stone roughly by picking it with a sharp pointed hammer.
pt. pp. nickit
neuk [n(j)ʌk, njuk]
n. SW. A ne'er do well.
v. U. To steal. To catch or arrest a person.
pt. pp. neukit
n. SW. A ne'er do well.
v. U. To steal. To catch or arrest a person.
pt. pp. neukit
Compounds and phrases etc.
nick-stick: A tally, a reckoning stick.
Auld_Nick, nick, Nickie-Ben, nickum,
Nick [nɪk]
n. The devil.
also Auld Nick, Nickie-Ben [ˈnɪkɪbɛn].
n. The devil.
also Auld Nick, Nickie-Ben [ˈnɪkɪbɛn].
Compounds and phrases etc.
nickum [ˈnɪkəm]: A mischievous child.
nickel,
nickel [ˈnɪk(ə)l]
n. Nickel.
n. Nickel.
nickie_tam, nickietam, nickie-tam, nickietams, nickie-tams, nicky_tams, nickytam, nicky-tam, nickytams, nicky-tams, waal-tams, wall-tams,
nickie-tams [ˈnɪkɪtamz]
n. pl. Trouser leg straps.
n. pl. Trouser leg straps.
also known as wall-tams in Buchan.
nickel, nickle, nihil,
nickle [ˈnɪkəl]
n. The full form of N on the sides of a 'totum' which indicated nothing for the player to whom it fell. A nonentity, a nothing.
n. The full form of N on the sides of a 'totum' which indicated nothing for the player to whom it fell. A nonentity, a nothing.
nid, nidd,
nid [I.Sh. nɪd]
n. A little bit or pinch of bread or butter etc. A tuft of hair etc.
v. To chafe with the teeth, to nibble, as of horses biting one another's necks, or of other animals grooming their coats.
n. A little bit or pinch of bread or butter etc. A tuft of hair etc.
v. To chafe with the teeth, to nibble, as of horses biting one another's necks, or of other animals grooming their coats.
niddle,
niddle [ˈnɪdl]
v. To work quickly or carefully with the fingers. To fiddle about with the hands. To potter.
v. To work quickly or carefully with the fingers. To fiddle about with the hands. To potter.
Niddisdale, Niddisdale, Niddisdale, Niddsdale, The_Strath,
Niddsdale [ˈnɪdsdel]
pn. Nithsdale (Dumfries and Galloway).
also The Strath.
pn. Nithsdale (Dumfries and Galloway).
also The Strath.
niece,
niece [nis]
n. A niece.
n. A niece.