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MASH.—A marsh. The Mash is sometimes a fine meadow, as at Newbury.

MATH-THA.—Martha (equally, commonly, "Patty.")

MĀTIN'.—Service at a dissenting chapel is so called.

"Be 'e a-gwaain to Mātin' at Compton to-night?"

Members of the congregation are sometimes called Mātiners, as distinguished from Church Vawk or those who attend Church.

MATTER O'.—Quantity or number, but used redundantly.

"I shall hev a matter o' vorty pegs to zell about Kursmas time."

MATY, or ME-A-TY.—Used as expressing that animals are in good condition for the butcher.

MAUL.—A wooden hammer, as used for driving beer-taps into barrels.

MAUNDERIN'.—Continuing to talk without showing knowledge or sense.

MAUNT.—Must not.

"A zes I maunt go to Vaair athout I works awvertime vor a we-uk avoorhand."

MAWKIN.—An implement for cleaning out the oven.

MAWKISH.—Flat to the taste.

MAWKY.—A woman who is very dowdy and ungainly in appearance is said to be "mawky."

MAYSTER, or ME-USTER.—Master; the farmer is always called the "Mayster" by his men.

MAYSTERVUL.—Domineering, arrogant, assertive.

"Our Gerge be got that maystervul ther yent no doin' nothun' wi' 'un."

MAZINLY, or MAAYZINLY, or ME-UZ-INLY.—Much, extremely.

"That ther bwoy o' ourn be grawin' mazinly now to be zure."

MAZZARD.—A big head.

"Did e' zee what a raayre mazzard that ther chap had a-got?"

ME-AD.—A meadow.

"A be gone down in the me-ad" (always pronounced in two syllables).

ME-AT, or MATE.—Meat.

MED.—May, might.

"I tawld 'un a med do't if a wanted to't."