138 CORNISH ROCK-NAMES, &c., AND IRISH WORDS. 
Mounpick; Munvic. Iron Pyrites. Perhaps similar to mian, metal, and 
teach or tig, dwelling, house, abode; that is, the house of the mine. 
Noczine; Knocuinc. Breaking up ore. Apparently from a similar root as 
the Irish word cnag, to break. 
Ore; Doar. See Doar. 
Pen; Pepn; Pepnan. The head of the buddle where tin is dressed. Seem to 
be similar to ceann, a head; as p in Welsh often corresponds to c in 
Irish. Pryce says the English of the word originally was ‘‘a head or 
promontory.” 
Popar. Formerly copper pyrites and all other ores except tin ore; now 
confined to mundic. Evidently similar to putar, rotten, corrupt; as 
Pryce gives a similar meaning for podar. 
Pou-voz; Pot-voz. The wheel pit. Evidently from roots connected with 
poul a hole, and roith, a wheel. According to Pryce the word formerly 
was Pol-roz. ; 
Pou-stean. A tin pit. Irish poul, a hole, and stan, tin; the latter being 
similar to tain, glittering. 
QUERE; Quarry. See Cuare. 
Rar. Irish raf; poor. 
Rarrain. Of no value. Irish raf, poor; and faon, empty. 
Ripar. A sieve, or riddle. Irish riobhar, and reidhlan, sieve. 
Satter. A stage, or gallery. This may be the Cornish form of the Irish 
word urlar, a floor. 
Scovan. A tin lode. Sco from scoth (pronounced 8¢0), choice, best; and 
van, equalling mian, metal; a tin lode being considered better than all 
others. 
Scove. Very rich tinstuff. Irish scovs, champion, much, many, or plenty. 
A very rich lode is called a ‘‘ champion lode.” 
SHamuet; SHamnet. A stage of boards used in old coffins before shafts 
were in common use. The term is now used for any stage of boards. 
Apparently similar to samh, a rest or bar put across anything. 
Suortive. Dirty, slovenly, muddy. Irish slaodaire, a lazy or dirty person ; 
or sloitire, a villanous person. 
Stovan. The ancient name for an adit. May be similar to slighe, way, 
passage, and vean or vin, summit, or height. These words united would 
be pronounced sleevin. 
Spa. Irish spol, a piece; or speal, to cut down; or spral, to make small 
pieces. 
Srez. A similar word is in common use in Ireland, signifying to aid or 
help ; such as, “a spel,of work.” 
