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RICKUTTY.—Having parts loose and out of order.

"That ther chaair be rickutty, best hev 'un done avoor a comes right to pe-usses."

RICK YERD.—Attached to all farm homesteads, being the place where ricks are made.

RIDDLE.—A sieve of large mesh.

To sift.

"Riddle that ther barley a bit to get the dust out on't."

RIDE.—A cutting in a wood for shooting purposes.

RIG.—An eccentric frolicsome deed.

RIGHTVUL.—Just.

"He hev a-got his rightvul dues at last."

RIGHT ZIDE.—To place a thing "right zide upperds," is to stand it straightly and properly when it may have been before upside down.

To get the right zide of a person is to work on a weak point, or at a favourable opportunity.

RIGHTS.—Justice.

"We shan't never get rights about us tells 'un zackly how 'tis."

To Rights means, "in order."

"Our house hev never a-bin to rights zence Meary went awaay."

RIGMARAWLE.—A detailed uninteresting story, often disconnected and not quite easy to comprehend.

RILED.—Annoyed; made angry. This word is commonly used in Berkshire, but seems general.

RIME.—Hoar frost.

RINE.—Rind.

RING.—To "ring the Pigs" is to have a ring placed through the snout, to prevent them from doing damage in fields and gardens by routing up the ground in searching for what has been planted.

The game of marbles, "ring-taw," is commonly called "ring" for short. There is also the game of marbles called "big-ring."

"To ring the baze" is to hammer with a stone on a watering can or iron shovel when a swarm takes place. Vide Cherm.