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 * Aaron's Rod — It grows e' t' garden.
 * Aback — Behind; in the absence of; over some land-mark or another. Thus, a cap hangs up aback o' t' door; a tale may be told about some one aback of his back ; and another comes frae aback o' t' fells.
 * Aback-o-Beyont — The place from which comes nothing but mystery and terror for barns; neea body's bin an' come back to say whar it ligs.
 * Abide — Put up wi'; ah can't abide mucky fooak.
 * Abreed — Level, equal, broadcast. They war walken o' abreed.
 * Acock — Hay that is cocked up in "fiut cocks," or "gurt cocks"; something that is set finely, and evenly balanced; ready and eager for a fratch; a hat put on sideways; put out of temper; glib.
 * Acockinecks — Where most youthful jockeys make their first attempt at riding, namely, across the father's neck; and later on in life as a schoolboy's game. To ride acockinecks is regarded as fine enough for anyone.
 * Acos — For the reason; because. "What for dud thoo punch at my shins?" "Acos Ah thowt Ah wad see what thoo wad say if Ah dud."
 * Across — Met with. Ah com across an auld nebbur er tweea.
 * Acrook — Crooked. When t' maut gits intul a chap's legs an' he gahs across t' rooad he's gaan acriukt.
 * Addle — Earn. In the sense of the word as now used in literature, "addle" has none but an exactly opposite meaning. To earn; to turn to good account; to make a living; it has nothing to do with barrenness, corruption, or rottenness. How Addle, Addlepate, Addle-head, Addlebrain, and so forth have sprung from so respectable an origin can only be conjectured.
 * Addlin', Addlins — Earning; wages. "Is ta addlin owt much?" "Siavin's good addlin." "His addlins divn't come to mich." " He taks miast of his addlins hiam tul his wife an' barns." Like Addle, Addlin', and Addlins are of good repute in Lakeland lore.
 * Afront — Before. He was on afront.
 * Afore — In front of; before. A gurt dub o' watter afooar t' door. Winter's come afooar it time.
 * Aforetime — Previously: the old days. They'd hed some bother afooartime about t' sheep an' t' dykes. Afooartime yan used ta be prood o' some good poddish fer yan's supper.