Many words beginning with a vowel, following the article an, take the n from an; as, an inch, pronounced a ninch.

Na'atal. adj. natural.

Na'atally. adv. naturally.

NaÌse. s. noise.

Nan. interjec. Used in reply, in conversation or address, the same as Sir, when you do not understand.

NÂnt. s. Aunt.

Nap. s. A small rising; a hillock.

NÂtion. adv. Very, extremely: as nation good; nation bad.

Nawl. s. An awl.

Nawl. s. The navel.

Nawl-cut. s. A piece cut out at the navel: a term used by butchers.

N'eet, N'it. adv. Not yet.

Nestle Tripe. s. The weakest and poorest bird in the nest; applied, also, to the last-born, and usually the weakest child of a family; any young, weak, and puny child, or bird

New-qut-and-jerkin. s. A game at cards in a more refined dialect new-coat and jerkin.

Nif. conj. If.

Nill. s. A needle.

Nist, Nuost. prep. Nigh, near.

Niver-tha-near. adv. (Never-the-near), To no purpose, uselessly.

Nona'tion. adj. Difficult to be understood; not intelligent; incoherent, wild.

Nor'ad. adv. Northward.

Nora'tion. s. Rumour; clamour.

Nor'ra un, Nor'ry un. Never a one.

Norn. pron. Neither. Norn o'm, neither of them.

Nor'thering. adj. Wild, incoherent, foolish.

Nort. s. Nothing. West of the Parret.

Not-sheep. s. A sheep without horns.

Not. s. The place where flowers are planted is usually called the flower not, or rather, perhaps, knot; a flower bed.

Not'tamy. s. Corrupted from anatomy: it means very often, the state of body, mere skin and bone.

Nottlins. s. pl. See KNOTTLINS.

Num'met. s. A. short meal between breakfast and dinner; nunchion, luncheon. Nuncle. s. An uncle.

To Nuncle. v. a. To cheat.

Nuth'er. adv. Neither.