A Kentish Word-bot
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A word once an hour. From A Dictionary of the Kentish Dialect and Provincialisms in Use in the County of Kent, by WD Parish, 1888. Created by @grouchomerckx.bsky.social. Built with https://bluebotsdonequick.com/
PUDDING-PIE, sb. A flat tart made like a cheese-cake, with a raised crust to hold a small quantity of custard, with currants lightly sprinkled on the surface … usually eaten at Easter but a Kent boy will eat them whenever he can get them.
December 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
PUDDING-PIE, sb. A flat tart made like a cheese-cake, with a raised crust to hold a small quantity of custard, with currants lightly sprinkled on the surface … usually eaten at Easter but a Kent boy will eat them whenever he can get them.
SHRAPE [shraip] vb. To scold or rate a dog.
December 10, 2025 at 1:21 AM
SHRAPE [shraip] vb. To scold or rate a dog.
OVER-RUN [oa•ver'un] vb. To overtake and pass.
December 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
OVER-RUN [oa•ver'un] vb. To overtake and pass.
SPRONKY [spronk•i] adj. Having many roots.
December 9, 2025 at 11:16 PM
SPRONKY [spronk•i] adj. Having many roots.
MOOT [moo•t] sb. The root or stump of a tree, which, when felled, is divided into three parts; 1st, the moot; 2nd, the stem; 3rd, the branches.
December 9, 2025 at 10:16 PM
MOOT [moo•t] sb. The root or stump of a tree, which, when felled, is divided into three parts; 1st, the moot; 2nd, the stem; 3rd, the branches.
DOWNWARD [dou•nwur'd] adv. The wind is said to be downward when it is in the south.
December 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
DOWNWARD [dou•nwur'd] adv. The wind is said to be downward when it is in the south.
HEARTS ALIVE! [haats ulei•v] interj. An expression of astonishment at some strange or startling intelligence.
'Hearts alive! what ever upon ëarth be ye got at?'
'Hearts alive! what ever upon ëarth be ye got at?'
December 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
HEARTS ALIVE! [haats ulei•v] interj. An expression of astonishment at some strange or startling intelligence.
'Hearts alive! what ever upon ëarth be ye got at?'
'Hearts alive! what ever upon ëarth be ye got at?'
SHAUL [shau•l], SHOWLE [shou•l] (2) sb. A wooden tub with sloping sides … of two kinds, viz.—(1) The kneadinge showle, used for kneading bread, generally made of oak … And 2nd, the washing shaul, made of common wood, without legs.
December 9, 2025 at 7:12 PM
SHAUL [shau•l], SHOWLE [shou•l] (2) sb. A wooden tub with sloping sides … of two kinds, viz.—(1) The kneadinge showle, used for kneading bread, generally made of oak … And 2nd, the washing shaul, made of common wood, without legs.
RIDE [reid] (2) vb. To collect; to ride tythe, is to ride about for the purpose of collecting it.
December 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
RIDE [reid] (2) vb. To collect; to ride tythe, is to ride about for the purpose of collecting it.
GIG [gig] sb. A billet, or spread bat, used to keep the traces of plough horses apart.
December 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
GIG [gig] sb. A billet, or spread bat, used to keep the traces of plough horses apart.
DOITED [doi•tid] adj. Decayed (used of wood).
'That 'ere old eelm (elm) is reglar doited, and fit for nothin' only cord- wood.' (See Doated.)
'That 'ere old eelm (elm) is reglar doited, and fit for nothin' only cord- wood.' (See Doated.)
December 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
DOITED [doi•tid] adj. Decayed (used of wood).
'That 'ere old eelm (elm) is reglar doited, and fit for nothin' only cord- wood.' (See Doated.)
'That 'ere old eelm (elm) is reglar doited, and fit for nothin' only cord- wood.' (See Doated.)
DOLEING [doa•ling] sb. Almsgiving. (See Deal.)
December 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
DOLEING [doa•ling] sb. Almsgiving. (See Deal.)
WRING [ring] (2) vb. To be wet.
December 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
WRING [ring] (2) vb. To be wet.
MINE [mein] sb. Any kind of mineral, especially iron-stone.
December 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
MINE [mein] sb. Any kind of mineral, especially iron-stone.
AMENDMENT [u'men•munt] sb. Manure laid on land.
December 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
AMENDMENT [u'men•munt] sb. Manure laid on land.
SCAD, SKAD [skad] sb. A small black plum, between a damson and a sloe; a bastard damson, which grows wild in the hedges. The taste of it is so very harsh that few, except children, can eat it raw, nor even when boiled up with sugar.
December 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM
SCAD, SKAD [skad] sb. A small black plum, between a damson and a sloe; a bastard damson, which grows wild in the hedges. The taste of it is so very harsh that few, except children, can eat it raw, nor even when boiled up with sugar.
SOSS [sos] (2) vb., SOSSEL [sos•ul] vb. To mix slops, or pour tea backwards and forwards between the cup and the saucer.
December 9, 2025 at 10:01 AM
SOSS [sos] (2) vb., SOSSEL [sos•ul] vb. To mix slops, or pour tea backwards and forwards between the cup and the saucer.
SIFTER [sift•ur] sb. A fire shovel.
December 9, 2025 at 8:56 AM
SIFTER [sift•ur] sb. A fire shovel.
GOLDING [goa-lding] sb. A lady-bird, so called from the golden hue of its back. (See Bug.)
December 9, 2025 at 7:56 AM
GOLDING [goa-lding] sb. A lady-bird, so called from the golden hue of its back. (See Bug.)
THRIBLE [thrib•l] adj. Treble; threefold.
December 9, 2025 at 6:56 AM
THRIBLE [thrib•l] adj. Treble; threefold.
DORICK [doa•rik] vb. A frolic; lark; spree; a trick.
'Now then, none o' your doricks.'
'Now then, none o' your doricks.'
December 9, 2025 at 5:56 AM
DORICK [doa•rik] vb. A frolic; lark; spree; a trick.
'Now then, none o' your doricks.'
'Now then, none o' your doricks.'
DENE [dee•n], DENNE [den], DEN [den] sb. A wooded valley, affording pasturage; also a measure of land … This word den is a very common one as a place-name
December 9, 2025 at 4:56 AM
DENE [dee•n], DENNE [den], DEN [den] sb. A wooded valley, affording pasturage; also a measure of land … This word den is a very common one as a place-name
TlP-TONGUED [tip-tung•d] adj. Inarticulate; indistinct in utterance; lisping.
'He tarks so tip-tongued since he've come back from Lunnon, we can't make nothin' o' what he says otherwhile.'
'He tarks so tip-tongued since he've come back from Lunnon, we can't make nothin' o' what he says otherwhile.'
December 9, 2025 at 3:54 AM
TlP-TONGUED [tip-tung•d] adj. Inarticulate; indistinct in utterance; lisping.
'He tarks so tip-tongued since he've come back from Lunnon, we can't make nothin' o' what he says otherwhile.'
'He tarks so tip-tongued since he've come back from Lunnon, we can't make nothin' o' what he says otherwhile.'
TELL [tel] vb. To count. 'Here's the money, will you tell it out on the table?'
December 9, 2025 at 2:50 AM
TELL [tel] vb. To count. 'Here's the money, will you tell it out on the table?'
GRIP [grip] sb. A dry ditch; but about Sittingbourne it is applied to natural channels of a few feet in width, in the saltings on the Kentish coasts.
'I crawled along the grip with my gun in my hand until I got within a few rods of 'em.'
'I crawled along the grip with my gun in my hand until I got within a few rods of 'em.'
December 9, 2025 at 1:49 AM
GRIP [grip] sb. A dry ditch; but about Sittingbourne it is applied to natural channels of a few feet in width, in the saltings on the Kentish coasts.
'I crawled along the grip with my gun in my hand until I got within a few rods of 'em.'
'I crawled along the grip with my gun in my hand until I got within a few rods of 'em.'