A Kentish Word-bot
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A word once an hour. From A Dictionary of the Kentish Dialect and Provincialisms in Use in the County of Kent, by WD Parish, 1888. Created by @grouchomerckx.bsky.social. Built with https://bluebotsdonequick.com/
CANT [kant] (3) sb. A push, or throw.
'I gave him a cant, jus' for a bit of fun, and fancy he jus was spiteful, and called me over, he did.'
'I gave him a cant, jus' for a bit of fun, and fancy he jus was spiteful, and called me over, he did.'
May 4, 2026 at 8:01 PM
CANT [kant] (3) sb. A push, or throw.
'I gave him a cant, jus' for a bit of fun, and fancy he jus was spiteful, and called me over, he did.'
'I gave him a cant, jus' for a bit of fun, and fancy he jus was spiteful, and called me over, he did.'
STARE TAKE YOU, interj. phr. An imprecation in Kent, from Anglo-Saxon steorfa (a plague). 'What a starf be ye got at now?' is also another use of the same word.
May 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
STARE TAKE YOU, interj. phr. An imprecation in Kent, from Anglo-Saxon steorfa (a plague). 'What a starf be ye got at now?' is also another use of the same word.
PARGE [paa•j] vb. To put on an ordinary coat of mortar next to brick-work and tiling.
May 4, 2026 at 6:00 PM
PARGE [paa•j] vb. To put on an ordinary coat of mortar next to brick-work and tiling.
SPROG [sprog] sb. A forked sprig of a tree.—Sittingbourne.
May 4, 2026 at 5:01 PM
SPROG [sprog] sb. A forked sprig of a tree.—Sittingbourne.
DOGS' DAISY, sb. The May weed, Anthemis cotula; so called, ''Cause it blows in the dog-days, ma'am.'
May 4, 2026 at 4:01 PM
DOGS' DAISY, sb. The May weed, Anthemis cotula; so called, ''Cause it blows in the dog-days, ma'am.'
SEA-WAUR [see-waur] sb. The wrack, ore or sea weed used largely in the Island of Thanet and elsewhere, for making maxhills.
May 4, 2026 at 3:01 PM
SEA-WAUR [see-waur] sb. The wrack, ore or sea weed used largely in the Island of Thanet and elsewhere, for making maxhills.
FILL [fil] sb. A field.
May 4, 2026 at 2:01 PM
FILL [fil] sb. A field.
SNIRKING [snurk•in] sb. Anything withered.
'As dry as a snirking.'
'As dry as a snirking.'
May 4, 2026 at 1:01 PM
SNIRKING [snurk•in] sb. Anything withered.
'As dry as a snirking.'
'As dry as a snirking.'
WHIFFLE [wif•l], WIFFLE, vb. To come in gusts; to blow hither and thither; to turn and curl about.
''Tis de wind whiffles it all o' one side.'
''Tis de wind whiffles it all o' one side.'
May 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM
WHIFFLE [wif•l], WIFFLE, vb. To come in gusts; to blow hither and thither; to turn and curl about.
''Tis de wind whiffles it all o' one side.'
''Tis de wind whiffles it all o' one side.'
STUB [stub] (1) sb. The stump of a tree or plant.
'Ye'll find a pretty many stubs about when ye gets into de wood. Ye must look where ye be goin'.'
'Ye'll find a pretty many stubs about when ye gets into de wood. Ye must look where ye be goin'.'
May 4, 2026 at 11:00 AM
STUB [stub] (1) sb. The stump of a tree or plant.
'Ye'll find a pretty many stubs about when ye gets into de wood. Ye must look where ye be goin'.'
'Ye'll find a pretty many stubs about when ye gets into de wood. Ye must look where ye be goin'.'
HARDHEWER [haa•dheur] sb. A stonemason.
The word occurs in the articles for building Wye Bridge, 1637.
The word occurs in the articles for building Wye Bridge, 1637.
May 4, 2026 at 10:01 AM
HARDHEWER [haa•dheur] sb. A stonemason.
The word occurs in the articles for building Wye Bridge, 1637.
The word occurs in the articles for building Wye Bridge, 1637.
LADY-LORDS [lai•di-lordz] sb. pl. Lords and ladies; the name given by children to the wild arum. Arum maculatum.
May 4, 2026 at 8:50 AM
LADY-LORDS [lai•di-lordz] sb. pl. Lords and ladies; the name given by children to the wild arum. Arum maculatum.
BOAR-CAT [boa•rkat] sb. A Tom-cat.
May 4, 2026 at 7:50 AM
BOAR-CAT [boa•rkat] sb. A Tom-cat.
GO-TO [goa too] vb. To set.
'The sun goes to!'
'The sun goes to!'
May 4, 2026 at 6:50 AM
GO-TO [goa too] vb. To set.
'The sun goes to!'
'The sun goes to!'
GRANDLY [grand•li] adv. Greatly: as, 'I want it grandly.'
May 4, 2026 at 5:50 AM
GRANDLY [grand•li] adv. Greatly: as, 'I want it grandly.'
KING JOHN'S MEN, one of. A term applied to a short man.
'He's one of King John's men, six score to the hundred.'
Six score, 120, was the old hundred, or long-hundred.
'He's one of King John's men, six score to the hundred.'
Six score, 120, was the old hundred, or long-hundred.
May 4, 2026 at 4:51 AM
KING JOHN'S MEN, one of. A term applied to a short man.
'He's one of King John's men, six score to the hundred.'
Six score, 120, was the old hundred, or long-hundred.
'He's one of King John's men, six score to the hundred.'
Six score, 120, was the old hundred, or long-hundred.
YELLOW-BOTTLE [yel•oa-bot•l] sb. The corn marigold. Chrysanthemum segetum.
May 4, 2026 at 3:50 AM
YELLOW-BOTTLE [yel•oa-bot•l] sb. The corn marigold. Chrysanthemum segetum.
NEWLAND [neu•lund] sb. Land newly broke up or ploughed.
May 4, 2026 at 2:50 AM
NEWLAND [neu•lund] sb. Land newly broke up or ploughed.
SHEPPEY [shep•i], sheep-island, sb. The inhabitants of the isle … call themselves 'sons of Sheppey' and speak of crossing the Swale … as 'going into England;' whilst those who live in the marshes call the higher parts of Sheppey, the Island
May 4, 2026 at 1:46 AM
SHEPPEY [shep•i], sheep-island, sb. The inhabitants of the isle … call themselves 'sons of Sheppey' and speak of crossing the Swale … as 'going into England;' whilst those who live in the marshes call the higher parts of Sheppey, the Island
FAVOUR [fai•vur] vb. To resemble; have a likeness to another person.
'You favour your father,' i.e., you have a strong likeness to your father. (See also Bly.)
'Joseph was a goodly person and 'well-favoured.'—Genesis xxxix. 6.
'You favour your father,' i.e., you have a strong likeness to your father. (See also Bly.)
'Joseph was a goodly person and 'well-favoured.'—Genesis xxxix. 6.
May 4, 2026 at 12:45 AM
FAVOUR [fai•vur] vb. To resemble; have a likeness to another person.
'You favour your father,' i.e., you have a strong likeness to your father. (See also Bly.)
'Joseph was a goodly person and 'well-favoured.'—Genesis xxxix. 6.
'You favour your father,' i.e., you have a strong likeness to your father. (See also Bly.)
'Joseph was a goodly person and 'well-favoured.'—Genesis xxxix. 6.
BROWSELLS [brou•zlz] sb. pl. The remains of the fleed of a pig, after the lard has been extracted by boiling.
May 3, 2026 at 11:45 PM
BROWSELLS [brou•zlz] sb. pl. The remains of the fleed of a pig, after the lard has been extracted by boiling.
VAMPISHNESS, sb. Frowardness; perverseness.
May 3, 2026 at 10:45 PM
VAMPISHNESS, sb. Frowardness; perverseness.
FORE-LAY [foa•r-lai] vb. To way-lay.
'I slipped across the field and fore-laid him.'
'I slipped across the field and fore-laid him.'
May 3, 2026 at 9:45 PM
FORE-LAY [foa•r-lai] vb. To way-lay.
'I slipped across the field and fore-laid him.'
'I slipped across the field and fore-laid him.'
WALLER'D [wol•urd] sb. The wind.
'De Folkston gals looked houghed black,
Old waller'd roar'd about.' —Dick and Sal, st. 23.
'De Folkston gals looked houghed black,
Old waller'd roar'd about.' —Dick and Sal, st. 23.
May 3, 2026 at 8:45 PM
WALLER'D [wol•urd] sb. The wind.
'De Folkston gals looked houghed black,
Old waller'd roar'd about.' —Dick and Sal, st. 23.
'De Folkston gals looked houghed black,
Old waller'd roar'd about.' —Dick and Sal, st. 23.
MISTUS [mis'tus] sb. Mistress; the title of a married woman.
'My mistus and me's done very well and comfortable together for 'bove fifty year; not but what we've had a
misword otherwhile'
'My mistus and me's done very well and comfortable together for 'bove fifty year; not but what we've had a
misword otherwhile'
May 3, 2026 at 7:46 PM
MISTUS [mis'tus] sb. Mistress; the title of a married woman.
'My mistus and me's done very well and comfortable together for 'bove fifty year; not but what we've had a
misword otherwhile'
'My mistus and me's done very well and comfortable together for 'bove fifty year; not but what we've had a
misword otherwhile'