woodcock-soil | A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

Woodcock
·noun Fig.: A simpleton. II. Woodcock ·noun Any one of several species of long-billed limicoline bi...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
woodcock
A taylor with a long bill. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Soil
·noun Land; country. II. Soil ·noun Dung; faeces; compost; manure; as, night soil. III. Soil ·noun...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
soil
1) to soil milk, to cleanse it ; rather to sile it, to cause it to subside; to strain it Vide SILE. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
Sea woodcock
·- The bar-tailed godwit. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Alkali soil
·add. ·- Any one of various soils found in arid and semiarid regions, containing an unusual amount o...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Free-soil
·adj Pertaining to, or advocating, the non-extension of slavery; — ·esp. applied to a party which w...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Soil pipe
·add. ·- A pipe or drain for carrying off night soil. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
rosilly-soil
land between sand and clay, neither light nor heavy. Ess. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
soil dish
a straining or cleansing dish. N. ...

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