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berkshire words.
POWDER-HORN.—The flask for carrying gun-powder when shooting with a muzzle-loading gun.
POZER.—Something not easily overcome; a very puzzling question.
PRAAYIN' VOR.—When a person is very wicked he is said to be "pretty nigh past praayin' vor."
PRECIOUS.—Very extremely.
A bawle got knocked in the bo-at an' I precious nigh got drownded."
PRETTY.—Is used extensively and somewhat curiously, thus:
{{smaller|"Dwoant them ther bells go pretty?"
"Thee bist a pretty 'un thee bist" (said sarcastically or contemptuously).
"If a dwoant come we shall be in a pretty bad mess."
Note The first syllable of "pretty" rhymes with "fret."
PRETTY VE-AT.—Middling quality, a fairly sufficient number or quantity.
"I shall hev a pretty ve-at lot o' turmuts vor my ship to yet byrn by."
PRIAL. Three playing cards of different suits but the same value.
'PRIGHT. Upright.
