throw - Hamely Tongue
Source: The Hamely Tongue: A Personal Record of Ulster-Scots in County Antrim
Author: James Fenton
Comments: ‘The Hamely Tongue’ has been widely acclaimed as the authoritative record of contemporary (surviving) Ulster-Scots in its heartland of County Antrim where James Fenton faithfully recorded his dictionary items among a network of other native speakers over a 30-year period. This searchable online version of his book takes its text from ‘Part One’ of the fourth edition of 2014 and includes over 3000 word entries. The book preliminaries, supplementary word lists and end matter have been excluded.
throw ~ v. bring, put one’s way (only as in: But that’ll throw me a lot mair work); so place (one) that (But that’ll throw ye ye’ll hae go the lang wie). n. (in full) throw o money a windfall; a substantial sum received (from a legacy, a seasonal sale, etc.: Ye miss the throw o money frae the lint). throw aff v. vomit. throw-aff n. vomit. throw oot lint lift retted flax from the dam (while standing in the dam). throw the calve (of a cow) abort. throw yersel in a hole drown oneself (usu. in despair, from shame, from pride, etc.: A wud throw maesel in a hole, furst). n. sl. a time, each (They’r ten bob a throw). pt., pp. throwed or threw.
