Apiece- a mile or further, a measurement,
Down the rud apiece
Ayuh-means yes most of the time. Doesn't
mean agreement.
Boondocks- land more than 500 yards from
the shore or south of Kittery
Bow- front of a boat , kinda pointed
Butt Sprung- condition of an aged male whose
rear end drags
By Thundah- a cuss word used by ministers
and others
Cah- an auto, something to contain lobsters
being held for market
Callis- town of Calais on the border of
Canada
Camp- Maine persons cottage
Cottage- summah persons manision
Crik- a small stream, a pain in the neck
Cripes- candy coated cuss word
Crittah- any animal
Deck- anything flat made of wood, to flatten
someone
Depity- such as assistant sheriff
Flats- Land offshore, Fragrance you smell
at lowtide
From Away- Foreigners,not from the state
of Maine
Gaud- cuss, directed mostly toward elected
officals
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Haniss- gear
put on a horse to help it haul loads
Heft-to lift
In full sail- a well endowed female
Lowry- overcast weather, sour puss
Messo- unit of measure " messo clams"
Mite-not much
Peaked- poor looking
Pond- can be a 5 mile long lake or a 20
foot village puddle, Mainers don't really care
Pound- place where lobsters are stored,
where stray dogs are taken
Reach- long body of water between hunks
of land, What you do when the blueberry muffins are apt to
get by you at a grange supper
Rud- highway
Shuck- to divest clams of their innards " you
shuck clams to make a chowdah"
Spleeny- milk toast type, coward, sissy,
applied mostly to husbands
Stern- other end of the boat , kinda flat
Summah- between spring and fall
Tunk- to hit, "tunk it a mite"
Wicked-used to describe things. Wicked
Good, Wicked Cold,etc.
Yad- land in front of the house
Yondah- away from where you are now |
