dendranthopology

noun
The study of the theory that man came from trees.

mere corduroy

A metaphor for inferior folk, stemming from the fact that in the 19th century it was mainly laborers who wore the fabric corduroy.

blackberry-summer

noun
Fine, summer-like weather in late September and early October, when the blackberries ripen.

blackthorn winter

noun
Cold weather in late March and April, when the blackthorn is in blossom.

anguishous

adjective
Full of anguish.

sloomy

adjective
Slow, inactive, lazy; [from] sloom, to sleep heavily and soundly.

shinnicked

adjective
Benumbed; paralysed with cold, esp. when shivering. [local, New Foundland]

scraich-o’-day

noun
The first appearance of dawn, day-break; [from Scottish] seraich, a shriek, a scream.