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Yorkshire dialect

Which is the correct definition for the following words?

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whimmy

a) Small stream flowing out of a flooded field b) East Anglian term for women of ill repute c) Full of whims; fanciful or changeable

scrage

a) A scratched cut, where skin is sliced off b) A hedge cut unevenly c) An implement of torture

ploat

a) To pluck out the feathers of a bird b) Shallow pond safe for paddling c) A miner’s locker-room

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