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More Island words defined by the excellent series, Mr Caulkhead’s Isle of Wight colloquialism (background).

Charm: A group of people talking confusingly together.

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Footeren: Idling or trifling, busy about nothing.

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Ridgty: A chain passing over a horses back to support the shafts of a cart or wagon.

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Cag: Top insult someone

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Slurd: To be intoxicated or drunk

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Afeared: To be afraid or frightened

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Many thanks to Frederick Fisher from the Isle of Wight Diary Repository for this fascinating feature. Ed

On January the first in 2003, five experts from the British Museum sat round a table on national television to decide on which British archaeological find was our greatest treasure.

The choices ranged from hoards of gold and silver to the famous Sutton Hoo burial ship.

What was surprising is that our perception of treasure i.e. gold and silver only rated third and fourth place.

The experts rated the Sutton Hoo burial as our most important treasure followed by something which most people had never heard of.

The Vindolanda tablets.

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More Island words defined by the excellent series, Mr Caulkhead’s Isle of Wight colloquialism (background).

Grabble: To snatch or roughly grab

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Reaches: To ridges in a ploughed field.

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Becall: To call someone bad names

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Nit: Not yet

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Vlux: To fly at and strike with wings.

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Watshed: To have wet feet.

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Twitter: To tremble or lie agitated

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Timber Britches: Another word for a coffin

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Louster: A sudden or loud noise

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Jobber: Another name for a cattle dealer

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Groanen Time: Used to describe the time when a woman gives birth to a baby.

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Slackumtrance: A slovenly or dirty woman

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Sweal: To scorch or burn superficially or to turn around quickly or suddenly.

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Vlucker : To flutter or fly

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Rum: Another word for eccentric or odd

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Pank: To pant like a dog

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If you missed our regular Thursday lunchtime slot on IW Radio yesterday, worry not, as you can listen again below.

It was that time of the week again when we head up to the IW Radio studios to have a chinwag with mid-morning show DJ, Tom Stroud.

With a bumper number of events on the Isle of Wight over the weekend, there was lots to get through but we started with details about arty events.

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More Island words defined by the excellent series, Mr Caulkhead’s Isle of Wight colloquialism (background).

Drillen: Dripping wet

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