⌕Words & their meanings
Discover Dorset’s distinctive glossary and the wonderfully expressive words of the county.
About the book
Words with a county behind them
Dorset dialect is full of wonderfully distinctive words, from ‘dumbledore’ and ‘goocoo’ to ‘joppety-joppety’. Gill Newton explores the county’s language through a rich glossary, old sayings and the work of William Barnes, whose writing helped preserve so much of Dorset’s speech.
The book then ranges far beyond vocabulary, touching on Thomas Hardy, local food and folk traditions, the Jurassic Coast, Abbotsbury’s swans and the Tolpuddle Martyrs. It is a varied portrait of Dorset’s history and character told through the words and stories of the county.
Inside the book
