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School of English Literature, Language & Linguistics The Talk of the Toon DECTE is funded by: The Diachronic Electronic Corpus of Tyneside English Dialect Words Use the clues to work out the meaning of some North East dialect words.
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The TalkThe Talk of the Toonof the Toon Words and Objects What do these words mean? scran moneyrainfoodcoal cuddy hatdonkeysilly person coal miner’s cart plodge to throwto run quicklyto complain to paddle, wade through water clarty mucky, dirtyfunnysillygloomy, cloudy rolley chickenfishing boat coal miner’s cart hat Clue 1 scran People can’t live without this.
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The TalkThe Talk of the Toonof the Toon Words and Objects What do these words mean? scran moneyrainfoodcoal cuddy hatdonkeysilly person coal miner’s cart plodge to throwto run quicklyto complain to paddle, wade through water clarty mucky, dirtyfunnysillygloomy, cloudy rolley chickenfishing boat coal miner’s cart hat Clue 2 scran These days, many people get theirs in a supermarket.
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The TalkThe Talk of the Toonof the Toon Words and Objects What do these words mean? scran moneyrainfoodcoal cuddy hatdonkeysilly person coal miner’s cart plodge to throwto run quicklyto complain to paddle, wade through water clarty mucky, dirtyfunnysillygloomy, cloudy rolley chickenfishing boat coal miner’s cart hat Picture Clue scran
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The TalkThe Talk of the Toonof the Toon Words and Objects What do these words mean? scran moneyrainfoodcoal cuddy hatdonkeysilly person coal miner’s cart plodge to throwto run quicklyto complain to paddle, wade through water clarty mucky, dirtyfunnysillygloomy, cloudy rolley chickenfishing boat coal miner’s cart hat cuddy Clue 1 One of these can carry a heavy load.
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The TalkThe Talk of the Toonof the Toon Words and Objects What do these words mean? scran moneyrainfoodcoal cuddy hatdonkeysilly person coal miner’s cart plodge to throwto run quicklyto complain to paddle, wade through water clarty mucky, dirtyfunnysillygloomy, cloudy rolley chickenfishing boat coal miner’s cart hat cuddy Clue 2 The sound they make is called a ‘bray’.
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The TalkThe Talk of the Toonof the Toon Words and Objects What do these words mean? scran moneyrainfoodcoal cuddy hatdonkeysilly person coal miner’s cart plodge to throwto run quicklyto complain to paddle, wade through water clarty mucky, dirtyfunnysillygloomy, cloudy rolley chickenfishing boat coal miner’s cart hat cuddy Picture Clue
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The TalkThe Talk of the Toonof the Toon Words and Objects What do these words mean? scran moneyrainfoodcoal cuddy hatdonkeysilly person coal miner’s cart plodge to throwto run quicklyto complain to paddle, wade through water clarty mucky, dirtyfunnysillygloomy, cloudy rolley chickenfishing boat coal miner’s cart hat plodge Clue 1 You probably need to be outside to do this properly.
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The TalkThe Talk of the Toonof the Toon Words and Objects What do these words mean? scran moneyrainfoodcoal cuddy hatdonkeysilly person coal miner’s cart plodge to throwto run quicklyto complain to paddle, wade through water clarty mucky, dirtyfunnysillygloomy, cloudy rolley chickenfishing boat coal miner’s cart hat plodge Clue 2 To do this action, you need to move your feet.
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The TalkThe Talk of the Toonof the Toon Words and Objects What do these words mean? scran moneyrainfoodcoal cuddy hatdonkeysilly person coal miner’s cart plodge to throwto run quicklyto complain to paddle, wade through water clarty mucky, dirtyfunnysillygloomy, cloudy rolley chickenfishing boat coal miner’s cart hat plodge Picture Clue
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The TalkThe Talk of the Toonof the Toon Words and Objects What do these words mean? scran moneyrainfoodcoal cuddy hatdonkeysilly person coal miner’s cart plodge to throwto run quicklyto complain to paddle, wade through water clarty mucky, dirtyfunnysillygloomy, cloudy rolley chickenfishing boat coal miner’s cart hat clarty Clue 1 This word could describe someone’s clothes.
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The TalkThe Talk of the Toonof the Toon Words and Objects What do these words mean? scran moneyrainfoodcoal cuddy hatdonkeysilly person coal miner’s cart plodge to throwto run quicklyto complain to paddle, wade through water clarty mucky, dirtyfunnysillygloomy, cloudy rolley chickenfishing boat coal miner’s cart hat clarty Clue 2 Someone might say you were this after you fell over.
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The TalkThe Talk of the Toonof the Toon Words and Objects What do these words mean? scran moneyrainfoodcoal cuddy hatdonkeysilly person coal miner’s cart plodge to throwto run quicklyto complain to paddle, wade through water clarty mucky, dirtyfunnysillygloomy, cloudy rolley chickenfishing boat coal miner’s cart hat clarty Picture Clue
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The TalkThe Talk of the Toonof the Toon Words and Objects What do these words mean? scran moneyrainfoodcoal cuddy hatdonkeysilly person coal miner’s cart plodge to throwto run quicklyto complain to paddle, wade through water clarty mucky, dirtyfunnysillygloomy, cloudy rolley chickenfishing boat coal miner’s cart hat rolley Clue 1 Some people needed one of these to help them do their job.
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The TalkThe Talk of the Toonof the Toon Words and Objects What do these words mean? scran moneyrainfoodcoal cuddy hatdonkeysilly person coal miner’s cart plodge to throwto run quicklyto complain to paddle, wade through water clarty mucky, dirtyfunnysillygloomy, cloudy rolley chickenfishing boat coal miner’s cart hat rolley Clue 2 Although it moves, it doesn’t need to be steered.
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The TalkThe Talk of the Toonof the Toon Words and Objects What do these words mean? scran moneyrainfoodcoal cuddy hatdonkeysilly person coal miner’s cart plodge to throwto run quicklyto complain to paddle, wade through water clarty mucky, dirtyfunnysillygloomy, cloudy rolley chickenfishing boat coal miner’s cart hat rolley Picture Clue
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