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Page 51 of 59 for the letter T

truf, truff,
truff [trʌf]
v. SEC. To steal, pilfer.
teunt, toint, treunk, treunt, treuntle, troint, trointi, trointi, trointie, trointie, trointle, troitl, tröni, tront, tronti, tronti, troynt, truini, truinie, truinie, truint, truintle, trumie, truni, trunie, truuni, truunie, tuint, tuinty, tuinty,
truint [I.Sh. trønt, trɔint]
n. A snout. A pointed form or shape, a taper.
dim. truintie, truinie n. The snout of a pig. Any long pointed object resembling a snout.
v. To purse the lips, to pout, sulk. To grunt heavily.
 
truinty
adj. Pointed, tapering.
 
truintle
v. To mutter, grumble.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
swap a truinie: To exchange a kiss.
treutle, troit, troitle, troittel, trootle, trøtl, trøtlin, trøttel, tröttle, troyttle, truitle, truitlin, trütel, truttl,
truitle [I.Sh. ˈtrøtl]
v. To gossip, tattle. To mutter in a low tone, to grumble.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
truitlin: Gossiping, tattling.
stang_o_the_trump, trump, trumpe,
trump [trʌmp]
n. A Jew's harp.
v. To play on a Jew's harp.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
stang o the trump, taing o the trump: The essential, indispensable, or most effective person in a group or activity.
trumpin: Playing on a Jew's harp.
trumpet,
trumpet [ˈtrʌmfəri]
n. Trumpet.
trehumph, truffs, trumf, trumferie, trumfery, trumfs, trump, trumph, trumpherie, trumphery, trumpht,
trumph [trʌmf]
n. A trump. The chief suit in a card game, a splendid person etc.
v. To trump.
pt. pp. trumpht
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
trumphery [ˈtrʌmfəri]: n. Trash, rubbish.
tremsket, troinshket, troinsket, truinsket, trumps, trumpset, trumpsket, trums, trumset, trumsket, trumskit,
trums [I.Sh. trʌms]
n. Sulkiness, fretfulness, a fit of sulks.
v. To be sulky.
 
trumskit
adj. Sulky, peevish, perverse.
truncheour, truncher, trunsher,
truncher [ˈtrʌnʃər]
n. A trencher. A large flat plate, dish or platter.
troonk, trunk, trunkin,
trunk [trʌŋk]
n. A trunk. A fish-box. A lobster pot or trap.
v. To catch lobsters or crabs in a trunk.
troos, tross, trus, trushel, trushle, truss, trussed, trusset, trussi, trussie, trussit, trusst, trussy, tuss,
truss [I.Sh. trʌs]
n. Trash, rubbish, useless odds and ends.
v. With in or throu: to do something in a careless perfunctory manner, to work or rake about untidily or in a slap-dash way.
pt. pp. trusst adj. Unkempt, untidy, slovenly, dirty, bespattered.
 
trussy
adj. Untidy, cluttered.
 
trushle [NN.b. ˈtrʌʃl, ˈtrɔʃl]
n. A muddle, confusion. An untidy heap or huddle of objects. A slovenly or untidily-dressed person. A clumsy ungainly gait.
v. To walk in a shuffling, ungainly manner.

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