Page:Glossary of words in use in Cornwall.djvu/23

This page needs to be proofread.

WEST CORNWALL GLOSSART. Ake, a groove in a stone used for an anchor (peculiar to Cornwall), to receiye a rope or iron band to prevent it from slipping. Mouse- hole fishermen. K. P., through W. Noye. Aketha, quotha. )j a short time ago. Video says this is in common use; I query it. M. A. 0. Allee^ouehee, phr. to go to bed. Ammemits, nuts. Almond nuts, almonds. Anan f Nan f inter, " What did you say ? " Anatomy, Atomy, a thin person. Also Anatomia. H. B. G. Aneeat, Aneist, prep, near. '^ I caan't bear him to come aneitt me." An end. To drive an end is to excavate a level (a gallery) in a mine. Angallishi a gallows. You cmgallieh dog, you." Angle - twitch) an earth-worm. "Wriggling like an angU- twitch?' Anointed. An anointed rogue " 3= an out-and-out rogue. An-pasiy, Faasy, et cetera. Anti, pfir. not I. Always used with a negative ** I caan't say Antio, a foolish person ; a merry rogue. '* I never seed such an antte in my bom days." Apple -bird, a chaffinch. Pol- whele. Apple-drain, a drone ; a wasp. Apsen-tree, an aspen. " Bevering (shivering) like an apien-tree," Aptyoock, a clever little fellow. Well done, my little apHcock,** —IF. Briton, April 3, 1S79. Araa ! Arear ! Areah ! an inter- jection of surprise. Arrea-fiuk B. Victor and W. V. Pentreath. Mousehole. Ardar, a plough. ArdnTi a ploughman. Argee, Argeefy, v. to argue.

    • He's alTays ready to argee'* {g

hard). Ariahy stubble. " Turn them into the ariehea " (stubbles). Arisli-field, a stubble-field. Axiflh-geese, stubble-fed geese. Arish-mow, a rick of com made in the field whero it was cut Arm-wrist, the wrist. Arter, adv. after. " He's all'ays tinkering arter her." Ascrode, adv, astride. ** She rode cucrode" As lev*, adv. as lief. " Td as lev' do et as not." Aflsneger, Aasinego, a silly fellow; a fooL "Do 'ee be quiet, thee aeenegerj'^ Athurt, a(2v. athwart. "He looks athurt " (he squints). Attal, AttlOi rubbish cast out from a mine. Atwizt and atween, phr, be- twixt and between. "Neither the highest nor lowest; but (Uwixt and atwe^, says Bucca." Aunt, An', Aint, a term of re- spect, commonly used for elderly women. "Too fine, like An Betty Toddy's gown." Awner*8 'count, owner's b6- coxmt; at the expense of the employers. Axed out, p,p. as adj, having the banns called in churoh. " I 'be axed out I keep company I Oet thee to doors, tnee noodle." TJnde Jan Trenoodle^