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jimlad9 BS: Tap and Spile (6) BS: Tap and Spile 29 Jan 07

There is a mention in the music section of the Whitby Tap and Spile.

I have no problem with tap, its what water comes out of or a smack on the head but spile?

In these parts,Lancashire aka Gods Country a Spile is a splinter of wood in a finger. We have many words that we use to keep our heritage safe from .Suvvern poofs' as follows

'Pouk"....................................... A


stye on the eyelid.

"Clemmin"............................... Hungry

'Clemmed Dug"..........................A Greyhound

'Warch".......................................Pain

'Belly-Warch'..............................Abdominal pain

'Arsehole-Smart-Warch'.............Haemorrhoids



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