This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 Excerpt: ...for a small wand or switch. To Lop, to cut off the head-branches of a tree. A Lug. Vide Pearch. Lynchet, a certain line of greeu-sword or bounds, dividing arable land in common fields. Mads, a disease in sheep. A Hash, or Mesh, ground-corn or such like, boiled in water for cattle to eat. Maslen. See Mislen. Mast, the fruits of wild trees, as of oaks, beech, &c. Mattock, a tool wherewith they grub the roots of trees, weeds, &c., by some called a grub-axe or rooting-axe. A Maimd, a basket, or rather a hand-basket, with two lids, to carry on one's arm. A Mayn Comb wherewith they comb horses' manes. A Meak, wherewith they mow or hack pease, or brake, &c. See Make (4) in Hal. Meath. See Meth. Mere, the same as Lynchet. Mesh. See Mash. A Met, a strike or bushel. See Hal (1). Meth, a small kind of metheglin. Spelt Meatli at p. 190. A Welsh spelling of mead. W. medd. A Midding, a dung-hill. Mildew, a certain dew falling in the months of June and July; which being of a viscous nature, much impedes the growth or maturation of wheat, hops, &c., unless a showre of rain wash it off. It is also very sweet; as appears by the bees so mightily inriching their stores thereby. Mil houses, watry places about a mill-dam. Mislen, or Maslen, corn mixed, as wheat with rye, &c. A Mixen, a dung-heap. The Mocks of a net, the mashes meshes of a net. Mogshade, the shadows of trees, or such like. Mores, or Maurs, from the British word maur a hill, in the Northern parts signifies high and open places, and from the word morasse signifies in other parts low and boggy places. From A.S. mor, a moor.--W. W. S. Mounds, banks or bounds. Muck, dung or soil. Mullock, durt or rubbish. Mure, the husks or chaff of fruits, out of-which wine or other liquors is pressed. Must, the n...