randle

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

A set of nonsensical verses, repeated in Ireland by schoolboys, and young people, who have been guilty of breaking wind backwards before any of their compa- nions; if they neglect this apology, they are liable to certain kicks, pinches, and fillips, which are accompanied with divers admonitory couplets.

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randle bawk
an iron gibbet in a chimney, to hang the pot-hooks on. York. Called also a gallow bawk. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
randle-pik'd
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