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WEST CORNWALL QL0S8ART. 15 Cousin Jaoky , a foolish penon ; aooward. Coiuse, a chat ; a gossip. ^* We had a hia' oomfor'ble cotisse," Ctonsser, a gossiper. She's a regular cousaer," Constingy pcnrt. gosmping. ** She's alius coussing. Ctonssy, V, to chat ; to gossip ; to loiter on an errand. Ckniraey, Bottrell. Ck>w, a windlass, at top shajped like a cowl, for supplying mines with air. Cowall, Oawelly a basket to hold fish, carried by the fish-wiyesi A broad strap passes oyer the top of the head; the basket, which in shape somewhat resembles a cowl, rests on the back. Ck>w-flop, cow parsnip ; hogweed. Ck>wl, a fish bladder. Moosehole, W. F. P., B. V. Cowleok, Cowlake, a glutton; one over greedy of gain. Mouse- " hole, W. P. P., B. V. Ck>wsheni, cow-dung. Cowshoniy, acb'- the colour of cow-dung, dark green: applied to the sea. Coxy, adj. pert ; foppish. "What a coxy fellow he is." Crabalorgin, the thomback crab. P. C. Craky, adj. hoarse. I niver heerd sich a craky voice." Cram, v. to crumple; to crush. •* This stuff craww." " Ton have cramined your dress." Crame down, v. to creep down. Crawn, a dried sheep-skin. Davy, Zennor. See Crowdy Crawn. Craze, v. to crack. " I've crazed the jug." *' Crcue a squeer is to crack a pane of glass. Crease, a ridge tile. Creem, Crim, a shiver; a creeping of the flesh. *' I feeled a crim coom o'er me.'^ Creem, v. to squeeze ; to mash. " Creem the taties." To hug in wrestling. J. W. Creen, v. to grieve ; fret ; pine. Creeninf , pari, complaining. He's creening all day long. '*A ereming woman hves for ever." Creener, one who complains habitually. " She*s bin a creen«r ever since I knawed her.** Creeved, p, p. as adj. underdone ; half raw; badly baked. *'The dennar is barely creev^d." Crellai, prop, noun, ancient British hut circles. " An exca- vation in a bank, roofed over to serve for an outhouse." BottrelL Cresser, a small fish resembling a bream, but of a brighter red colour. Taskis, Newlyn, through H. E. 0. Crib, a crust of bread ; fragments of meat. " Eat up yoMx criha.*' Crib, V. to break off small pieces. '* He erib$ a bit here and there." CrilHMrJhnt (flint) is to renew the edge by breaking off small pieces. Cribbage-fiioed, phr. marked with the small-pox. Lanthom-jawed, a small, pinched fsLoe." T. Q.| Couch. Crickle, v, to break down. It is applied to a prop or support when it breaks down through feeble- ness and simple perpendicular pressure of a weight above. Video, through W. Woye. Cricks, dry hedgewood. Polwhele. Crips, a^j. crisp ; stiffly curled. Crock, a large iron pot standing on three legs, used for cooking purposes. The crock calls the kettle smutty." ** Prom crockan^ a bowl; hence croggan shelU,** H. B.O.