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AGOG.—Eager, ready.

"Thaay was all agog to maaybe a stert."

AGOGGLE.—Having the head shake with palsy. An old man named Tailor West, of Hampstead Norreys, was spoken of there as being agoggle; he was the terror of little children from this involuntary shaking of the head at them.

AGOGS.—White-thorn berries.

AGONE.—Departed.

"Thaay've a-bin agone this dree hour."

AGRA-ABLE.—Consenting, willing.

"I be agra-able vor um to gel married if um be agra-able on t'other side."

AGWAAIN, sometimes AGWINE.—Going.

"I bent agwaain ther no moor" (I am not going there any more). "I be jus' agwaain to 't," means "I am about to" or "I will do it directly."

AHUNGERD.—Hungry.

"I be a-veelin' ahungerd" (I am feeling hungry).

AIT, or AAYTE,—A river, island, or flat on the bank with osiers growing.

ALANG O'.—On account of.

"Ut be all alang o' that ther coortin' as a dwoant do no work o' no account."

ALANG WI'.—In company with.

ALE, also VELL and AAVLE.—Always used with reference to beer of a strong description.

"Ooll 'e hev a glass o' aayle or a glass o' beer"?

ALF.—Short name for Alfred.

ALL, also AAL or AEL,—Very commonly used in formation of compound words or phrases as in the cases following,—

ALL-A-HO.—Standing awry.

A rick is said to be all-a-ho when settled out of the perpendicular

ALL-A-MANG.—Mixed together in a most confused manner.

ALL-A-MUGGLE.—With things out of place, in great disorder and confusion.