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troop, troopit, troops, troopsin, troup, troupit, troups, troupsin,
troup [trup]
n. A band, company, group often of fighting men. A herd or flock of animals.
pl. troups
v. To assemble, to march.
pt. pp. troupit
 
Compounds and phrases etc
 
troupsin: Marching along.
trow, trowe, trowl,
trowe [trʌu]
n. Any long unshapely thing which trails on the ground.
v. To troll, to roll, to fish by dragging a baited line through the water. To roll over, descend by rolling, to spin round. To cause to roll, spin or turn round, to trundle. To walk with a rolling or waddling gait.
trow, trow$s, trowe, trowel, trowey, trowie, trowl, trowle, trowy, trullie,
trowe [trʌu]
n. A troll. A a supernatural being such as a hobgoblin, mischievous sprite or fairy.
dim. trowie An animal that is puny and of a diminutive size, in relation to others of its kind. A term of disparagement or pity for an unlucky, feeble or stupid person or animal.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
trowe's haud: I. A habitation of trowes.
s$trowth, s$truith, strewth, stroothe, strowth, struith, struth, throth, traath, trath, treuth, trith, trooth, troth, trowth, trowthfu, truith, trüth,
trowth [trʌuθ, I. traθ]
also truith [trøθ, C. trɪθ, treθ]
n. Truth. Troth, a petty oath.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
strowth, struith: A euphamism for God's truth.
trowthfu [-fə S. -fɛ, -fɪ, EC. -fe, WC. -fɑ, N. -fɛ, U. I. -fu]: Truthful.
trouag, trouvag, truachan, truaghan,
truachan [ˈtruəxən]
n. A poor destitute person, a down-and-out. col. A small child.
trone, troo, trooan, troon, trow, trowant, truan, truant, true, trued,
truant [tru(ə)n, S. trʌuənt, SEC. troːn, MN. tru]
n. A truant, an absenter from school.
adj. Perverse, obstinate, sluggish, lazy.
v. To play truant.
truck, truckle,
truck [trʌk]
n. A small cart or trolley.
dim. truckle
trokk, trokkit, truck, truckit, truk, trukit, trukk, trukkit,
truck [I.Sh. trʌk]
v. To tread, stamp on, trample down.
pt. pp. truckit adj. Trampled.
trew, troo, trow, true, truelins, trui, trulins,
true [truː]
adj. True.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
mistrue I.Sh.: Mistrust, to disbelieve, distrust.
truelins [-lɪnz]: adv. Truly, indeed.
backin-turf, back-truff, back-turf, toarf, toor, torf, tour, toure, truf, truff, tur, ture, turf, turr,
truff [trʌf]
also turf [tuːr, tʌrf]
n. A sward or a piece thereof. A turf or sod. A piece of peat used as fuel.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
back-truff, backin-truff: A turf laid on a low fire to keep it alight until morning.
truff dyke: A turf wall.

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