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 04, 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

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 06, 2024