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EAST CORNWALL GLOSSARY. 93 Kaiegerry, a wild, thoughtless^ giddy fellow. Yeiy possibly the down of a rustic play. OuarS, Huare, are old Conush for play or spNort *<The Oomii^ people," says Garew, *'haYe their Guary xoirades/' or miracle plays. Vide Flaygerry. Xaisard, a black cherry. Header, a mower. This word appears in the following verse of an old, and I suppose, an unpublished song : — Summer now comes, which makes all thin^ bolder ; The fields are all deck'd with hay and with com ; The meader walks forth with his scythe on his shoulder, His firkin in hand, so early in the mom. Hermaids Purses, the egg-cases of some Chondropteigious fishes, often drifted to the beach with oreweed. Herry dancers, the flickering Aurora horealis, Kiche, to play truant. To mic/key to lurk, with a slight doTiation irom Fr. mtuer, — ElCHABDSOir. In our older writers the word used to mean an idle pilferer. Shall the blessed sun of heayenproye a micJier. Shakbfebjb, F%r$t Henry IV,, IL iy. 450. The moon in the wane, gather fruit for to last. But winter fruit sather when Michel is past ; Though michera wat loye not to buy or to craye Make some gather sooner, else few for to haye. TussBB, September Husbandrie. Miehing, idling; skulking. I never look'd for better of that rascal Since he came miching first into our house. EDbywooI), a Woman kiUed with hindnesa, Xiloy, adj, descriptive of bread or flour made from com which has germinated. The loaf has a sweet taste and close consistency. Kinuey, the minnow, Leuciscus pkoxintis. Hismaiei bewilderment. Hook, Hot, a log of wood. The Christmas nwck or mot is the yula log. Hoil, the mule, hybrid between stallion and female ass. Vide Hute. Hole, the fish, rock goby, Ghhius niger, N.K G. Holly-<Miudle, a man who intrudes into women's household affairs. Such a character was down to late date known as a cotquean, Addison uses this latter word. Hood, the vegetable sap. ^ Hoody-hearted, easily disposed to tears. Voor-stone, granite.