BoarGules's definitions

arse-verse

A spell written on the side of a house to ward off fire. (Dialect. Obsolete.)

Joseph Wright. The English dialect dictionary, London: Henry Frowde (1898-1905), s.v. arse-verse. (archive.org/embed/in.ernet.dli.2015.13022)
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by BoarGules July 13, 2024

odouret

a faint smell

He makes odourets.
L. Hunt (1825), translation of F. Redi, Bacchus in Tuscany 573

by BoarGules July 4, 2024

virage

A sharp bend in a road or other route, esp. one of a series forming a zigzag, as on a steep hill, etc.; a sharp turn made by a vehicle, etc., as when negotiating such a bend. Also figurative.

Carry out series of connected virages across wakes on mono ski.
It was a small, rough road, doubling back..and then climbing steeply..by way of a series of virages that made me keep my eyes strictly on the road.

by BoarGules July 13, 2024

bumdockdousse

a children's game in which three people attempt to kick each other on the bottom (rare) (obsolete)

Gargantua's friends played at bumdockdousse

by BoarGules August 6, 2024

dingee

One of the crew of a dinghy

I ordered the dingees to be piped away. 1836 E. Howard R. Reefer xxxiv.

by BoarGules August 13, 2024