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tintlet, trenelt, trentlet, trinted, trintelt, trintled, trintlet, trintlit, tryntled,
trintelt [I. ˈtrɪntlt, ˈtrɛntlt]
adj. Of clothing: long and narrow, lacking in fullness, close-fitting. Of people: long, lanky, gangling. Of an awkward build or gait.
trip, trippie, trup,
trip [trɪp]
n. A trip. A turn at dancing.
dim. trippie
v. To trip.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
trippin: Tripping. To look glum, displeased.
tripe, tripey, tripie, triple, tripy, trypal, trype, tryple,
tripe [trəip]
n. The stomach cooked for eating. A tall, thin, ungainly person.
adj. Slovenly, gangling.
v. To walk or work in a careless, slovenly manner.
 
tripy adj.
Of a tall thin, gangling nature.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.

triple [ˈtrəipəl]: A tall, thin, ungainly person, a slovenly person.
tribble, triv, trival, trivel, trivel, trivell, trivl, trivl, trivle, trivle, trivv, trivvel, trivvil, trivvle,
triv [I. trɪv]
n. A jerk, tug, twitch. I.Sh. Odds and ends.
v. To jerk, tug, snatch at as a fish at bait.
 
trivle
v. To grope, feel with the fingers, feel one's way in the dark, fumble.
troch, trochie, trochy, trogh, troh, trooh, trouchie, trough, trous, trouse, trow, trowch, trowchie, trowe, trowes, trows,
troch [trox]
also trowe [trʌu]
n. A trough. A narrow, rocky, ravine through which a river flows. A narrow rough part of a river-bed. A channel among sea rocks.
pl. trochs, trowes A channel or wooden conduit for water, especially that leading to a mill-wheel.
dim. trochie, trowie adj. Untidy.
troad, trod, trodd, troddle, trode, trodle,
trod [trɔd, trod]
n. A tread or footstep.
v. To track by following footprints.
 
troddle [ˈtrɔdl, ˈtrodl]
v. To toddle, trot, walk with short quick steps.
troag, trodge, trog,
trodge [trɔdʒ]
v. To trudge.
throg, throgs, toggin$, track, tracks, trag, traggers, trags, tro$k, tro$ks, troag, troags, troch, trochie, trochy, trock, trocker, trockerie, trockery, trockie, trockies, trockin, trocks, trocky, trog, troge, troges, trogg, trogger, troggers, troggin, trogging, troggs, trogler, trogs, trok, troke, troker, trokerie, trokers, trokery, trokes, trokey, trokie, trokies, trokin, trokke, trokkes, troks, troky, trook, trooker, trooks, trouker, truck, truck, trucker, truckin, trucks, trucks,
troke [trok, U. trog]
also N. I. troch [trɔx]
n. Barter, exchange. A bargain or business deal. Commerce, buying and selling. NN.b. I. Nonsensical talk, rubbish.
dim. trokie, trochie pl. trokies Miscellaneous gear, stuff.
pl. trokes Small articles of merchandise, petty wares, odds and ends. Toys, trinkets, nicknacks, miscellaneous gear, stuff. Of clothes, food or furniture etc. worthless stuff of any kind, insubstantial trash, rubbish. Dealings, association, a coming and going, friendly or intimate intercourse, sometimes implying improper familiarity. Any small piece of work or business, a task, errand, odd job.
v. To bargain, barter, exchange one thing for or with another, to do a deal. To trade or conduct business in a small way, to deal in some commodity. To spread or carry about news or gossip etc. With wi: to associate, have to do, have intercourse or relations. To potter or bustle about in a fussy manner or doing odd jobs, to occupy oneself with small tasks or trivial matters, to go hither and thither about a place, to trudge about, to trample. WC. To keep one busy or hard at work.
 
trokie
adj. NN.b. I. Of little account, worthless.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
swap a trochie: I.Ork. To exchange a kiss.
troker [-ər,]: A bargainer, dealer, petty trader, hawker, pedlar. S. A cheat, rogue, a waggish, tricky or deceitful person also I.Sh. form trouker. I. a worthless vicious dissolute woman.
trokery: Miscellaneous merchandise, small wares, odds and ends. Gear, furniture. Of food: dainties, delicacies.
trokin [-ɪn]: Trading etc. Hawked wares, trade goods. NN.b. I. Of little account, worthless, paltry.
troll,
troll [trɔl, MN. trul]
n. A trull. A person of untidy habits, a sloven, slattern.
v. To walk, work, or carry from place to place in a slovenly manner.
tripy-trolie, tripy-trollie, trollibags, trolli-bags, trolliebags, trollie-bags, trollop, trollops, trollybags, trolly-bags,
trollop [ˈtrɔləp]
n. MN. A long, gangling, ungainly person or animal. MN. A long trailing piece of cloth, a loose-hanging rag, a tatter. I.Ork. Rubbishy talk, nonsense.
pl. trollops The intestines, paunch or stomach.
v. MN. Followed by at - to work in a slovenly dirty manner.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
trollie-bags: The intestines or entrails of people and animals.
tripy-trolile: An unshapely corpulent person.

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