134 THE DIALECT OF T and th are both used for the, and are incorporated with the pre- ceding or the following word. Thus, * The man in the moon ' may be * ^Vi'man i7/j* mooin/ or * T'man iY mooin ; ' in which latter form it is written in the Pogmoor Almanack, Although the fact is warmly disputed, it seems to me the t is some- times omitted. In Volly^a Ootun, or the Effects of Pride, I find the expressions, * When church did lease/ * Lads ran at apples, spice, and nuts,' in which cases at least three definite articles are wanting ; and I am of opinion it is often omitted. But it is said the ghost of a f is always to be recognized. It may be so, and I leaye it for the con- sideration of others. Tt. Again, when two fs occur the second usually becomes ih, as when two d's meet ; thus butter is hiUther ; potteries, pottheries, und so on. This statement is also disputed ; but I have certainly heard the effect of tt as described, and entered it years ago in my note-book Of course I am wiUing to admit that pronunciation to be fast dying out. Th is in some words used for d. See Letter D. In some words d takes the place of t, as bad for bat, bud for bui, also mud for might, Ta, taa, tha, thaa, all yariations for the word thoit, which is in general use. At the time of the Huddersfield Exhibition (about 1839), originated by Dr. Tumbull, Mr. Nowell, and other scientific men of the day, a very powerful electric machine was shown, and its effects tritdd on the then rising generation of school children. These young experimental philosophers were ranged in a large ring, and the power applied. Immediately after the shock the children suddenly broke up into little quarrellingparties of twos and threes, saying, * What didst ta hit me for P ' ' What didst taa hit me for, then P * much to the amusement of the lookers-on. Ta&rt, or Taert, the pronunciation of tart. Tabs, odd pieces cut from the ends of cloth. Tackling, said of parchment deeds, &c., which secure an estate. Speaking of one whose title to a certain property was in question, a man said, * Well, he's got the tacklin* on it no doubt^ somewhere laid by,' meaning the deeds of conveyance, &c. Ta'ed {gl. tai'd), contraction from taked for took. Ta'en, past participle of to take. In Bellenden's story of Macbeth^ we read, * His body (t. e. King Duncan's) was bur jit in Elgin, and eftir tane up and brocht to Colmekill.' Tak, take. Used also peculiarly. ^ He's nowt to tak to/ i. e. nothing to eat. Tallovvjaok, a candle.
