"Charles De Lint - The Little Country" - читать интересную книгу автора (De Lint Charles)

bagle?—a troublemaker

brill?—short for brilliant

caboleen?—rounded stone used as an anchor

carker?—little cork boat with a slate or iron keel

come ‘pon that?—so far as that goes

dog in a tayser?—square peg in a round hole

emperent?—cheeky, pert

fore and after?—clergyman

garm?—expression of surprise, wonder

kitey?—a bit loony

la Ley!?—exclamation

making some crant?—creating a fuss

oh raw we?—exclamation

sparking?—courting

tatchy?—irritable

tee-ta-taw?—a vaguely critical or mocking comment

that do belong?—that’s unusual

{Page540}three scats behind?—too slow, late

tuck-net?—small net used to lift up pilchard in a seine

two-deckers?—any four-footed animal; sailors call them this rather than by their common names to
ward against bad luck

up country?—the rest of England
wam?—very finicky person

well, I go to sea?—surprise, astonishment

white choker?—clergyman