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Yorkshire dialect

Which is the correct definition for the following words? Compiled by Adam Jacot de Boinod, author of The Meaning of Tingo and creator of the iPhone App Tingo

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buckswangi­ng

a) boasting b) a punishment used by grinders and other workmen for idleness, drunkennes­s etc. c) jumping from tree to tree

flapadosha

a) a crooked horse breeder b) an eccentric, showy person with superficia­l manners c) one who haunts good tables, a greedy sponger

Dicky Devlin

a) the devil b) the parish priest c) the Grim Reaper

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