whirl-bouk | A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

Bouk
·noun Bulk; volume. II. Bouk ·noun The <<Body>>. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
bouk
a pail for holding water ; whence bouket or bucket. Staff. A whirl-bouk, a churn, which is worked by...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
Whirl
·vi To move hastily or swiftly. II. Whirl ·vt A whorl. ·see <<Whorl>>. III. Whirl ·vt Anything tha...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
whirl
, or rope-winch. Small hooks fastened into cylindrical pieces of wood which communicate by a leath...

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Whirl-blast
·noun A whirling blast or wind. ...

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whirl-bone
the knee-pan. Lane. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
whirl-te-woo
butter-milk, from being made in a whirl-bouk. Derb. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose