an iron gibbet in a chimney, to hang the pot-hooks on. York. Called also a gallow bawk.
A set of nonsensical verses, repeated in Ireland by schoolboys, and young people, who have been guil...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
a tree whose upper branches are dead. Derb. Called also STAG-HEADED. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose