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Thread #36713   Message #509491
Posted By: Ringer
18-Jul-01 - 09:44 AM
Thread Name: Folklore/language: Of snickets and ginnels
Subject: RE: Of snickets and ginnels
Twitchell in my native village in Nottinghamshire, but squitchell in the neighbouring village (whence hove my mother).

Sooz: is "eightfoot" native to Notts, too? I've never heard that usage.

Snuffy: how is "tuery" pronounced? (too-er-ie?) Is it related to "tuyere", the tapping hole in a steel furnace?