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88 EAST CORNWALL GLOSSARY. HftTftgOy lineage ; extraction. The children of a family of ill repute are said to be *' o' bad Aava^e." Hayne, v. to withdraw cattle firom a field with a view to a crop of hay. HayrislL See ErrislL Haysing, poaching. Eeal| or Hail, to hide or conceal A.S. hdan,. The hailei'a as bad's the stailer." Local proverb. Hedgyboar, the hedgehog. Eedgygripe, a ditch at the foot of a hedge, Seel-tap, n. the heel-piece of a shoe. Metaphorically, the remainder of an ill-drained glass of liquor. Eekkymal, the blue tit (Partis cmrTdeus). Helling, in some parts Hailing, roofing stone flat slate. His bowses were unhilid And fcdl i 3r7el dight. — Cohe9 Tale of Oamefyn. Herringbaim, the fish, sprat, Clupea aprattus, Hile, the beard of barley. Hoaxe, hoarse. Hobbin, a countryman's pasty which he takes to his work for a mid- day meal Hogy Hogget, a sheep after six months of age. Holliok, an alliaceous plant, common in cottage gardens. Holm-bosh, the holly. Holmsoritch, the missel-thrush, Turdua viscivoms. Holt, hold ; place of retreat. 1 From Iidan, Home, pronounced Tiom, near to ; nigh ; close. '* Make Jiom the door." Hbmer, homeward. Homey-wink, the lapwing plover. Horse, a fault in a rock. A portion of dead ground splitting a lode, named a rider or rither in Yorkshire. Fryce. Hoiue-warming, a wedding gift, or present on first keeping house. HowsomoYer, however. Huddy the husk of hard fruit Huer, a man on shore who directs by signs the movements of the fleine fishermen* Hnlli the empty and rejected shell of nuts, peas, &c.