62 WOEBS IN TTSE IN WEST CORNWALL. 



GuLK, GtTLKEE. A heavy blow, thud, or fall, synonymous with what 



is known as a " gutter " in bathing. 



" There, overbold, great Hobbes from a ten-foot height descended, 

 Prone, as a quadruped, prone with hands and feet protending ; 

 ' Hobbes's gutter,' the Piper entitles the spot, profanely." 



Clough's Poems. 



Hood. Wood, forest. 



JowDS. Pieces. " Scat in jowds." 



Looking. Asking, demanding. "They was looking 9d. a pound 

 for beef." 



MEE-TirR=:Measure. Vee-ttjn. Vision, a ghost. 



Mtjerick. a sloven. " You baistly murrick ! " 



NoEET. Neither. 



Oeey. Either. 



PowEES. A large quantity. 



Peinked. Prim. " She was prinked up." 



Eandigal. a long protracted aflfair, spun out. " He was telling a 

 regular randigal." 



Race. To place in a row. " Cups raced along the shelf." 



Scat. A fair quantity. " "We've had a braave scat of fine weather." 



Sight. A large quantity. "A sight of ore." "A sight of fish." 



Skeh. To graze, or rub against. 



Smeech. An offensive smell. The smoke from a candle. 



Steeded, Steaded. Supplied. "You can have some more to- 

 morrow, if you arn't steaded before." 



Stieeidge. Puss, bother. 



Travelling. Applied to WalUng only. In contradistinction to 

 riding or driving. 



Teoil. a feast. 



