| nackneed | | knock kneed | | |
| nappy | n, adj | fine ale or a being little intoxicated by it | Sax: nappe – a drinking bowl | NCW |
| neetly | | nightly | | |
| netty | n | WC, toilet | | |
| nithered | | frozen | poss OE: nioerian – to bring down | NED |
| nivvor | | never | | |
| nob | n | head | | |
| nowt | | nothing | OE: nowse | |
| Nucassel | pn | Newcastle | | |
| nuik | | nook, usually referring to a corner by a chimney | | |
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| oney | | only | | |
| ower | | over | OE: ofer | NED |
| oxter | n | arm-pit | | |
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| painches waggin | | incessant or difficult labour | | |
| pant | n | public water fountain | | |
| pat | | fit, proper | | |
| peedee/P.D. | n | boy on board a keel boat. Anything diminutive such as a small playing marble. | prob Fr: petite – small | EDD |
| pigeon-ducket | n | pigeon cote | | |
| pinny | n | apron | | |
| plenker | n | glass marble | | |
| plodge | vb | paddle in the water | Dut: ploegen | |
| porple | | purple | phonetic | |
| proggel | n, vb | a prickle; to prick | | |
| Prudah | pn | Prudoe | | |
| putten/puttin | | Putting, i.e. the act of moving coal from the face to the shaft (bank) | | |
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