These terms are all entries in DARE; they are used in various parts of the country. See how many you can match up.
1. sleight | a. very tiny |
2. sliding pond | b. arthritis |
3. slough pumper | c. a cyclone cellar |
4. spa | d. a playground slide |
5. spatzie | e. a paper cone or bag |
6. stick knife | f. a large folding knife |
7. stob | g. a little tyke |
8. storm pit | h. a small restaurant, tavern, or soda fountain |
9. stretch the blanket | i. to leave in a hurry |
10. strubbly | j. unkempt, disheveled |
11. stump-mover | k. a stake or post |
12. tabby | l. a sparrow |
13. tacker | m. a special skill or talent |
14. tavern | n. concrete made of lime, sand, and oyster shells |
15. tee-nincy | o. mumblety-peg |
16. toadstabber | p. a bittern |
17. toot | q. to exaggerate, lie |
18. tush hog | r. a heavy rain |
19. Uncle Arthur | s. a sandwich made with crumbled ground beef |
20. vamoose | t. a tough, aggressive person |