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WKST CORNWALL OLOSSART. 27 Hail» t^. to cover with slates (slat). H. B. 0. Hain, a bind ; a farm bailiff. Hair-pitobed, adj, bald. "Hair- pitched ould hermit/* term of reproach. Newlyn, T. C. Haivery (the accent on the first syllable), miserly. P. W. P. J. Half (pron. haaf)^ Half-baked, Half. saved, half-witted. '* He's only haaf-baked ; he was put in with the bread and taken out with the cakes.** Half-crease, " to put out bees to feed. Half the increase, when the owner has half the honey, and the person who takes care of the bees the other half. J. W. Haliah, a/dj, pale. She's a poor haiiah creetor." Hallan, HaUan-apple, a large apple giyen to each member of the family at Hallantide. Hallan-tide, All Saint's Day. Hall-nut, a hazel nut. Halyaner, one who receives the half produce of his labour. Halvans, refuse of the lode (or yein of metal) after the ore is separated from the rock. Halvans, half produce of labour, giyen instead of wages. Haly-caly, v. to throw things to be scrambled for. Hame, a circle of straw rope ; a straw horse collar, with wooden oollar-tree& **A hame is used to fasten the fore-leg of a sheep to his neck, in a somewhat un- merciful way, to prevent him from breaking fence.*' Couch. Hand -gloves, gloves. '^What, begging with hand-gloves on I" Handsel, HanseL When a man is well paid for any chance job early in the day, he says *' tbat'a a good hanseV Hankcher, a handkerchief. Haps, a hasp. Haptes, pL Hardah, elvan. Couch. Hard-head, the refuse of tin after smelting. The plantain, J. W. Hare*s-meat, wood-sorreL Hark, v. to listen. " I wouldn't hark to her nonsense." Harve, a harrow. Hastis, adj. hasty. " ffysty (Cornish), haste, make haste." UncU Jan Trenoodle, Hatches, dams ; mounds. Hatchet-faced, adj thin-faced. Hatter-flitter, a jack-snipe. Haveage, the family ; the race ; the lot. ** They come from a bad haveageJ** Hayring, foUowing hares by night Head and henge, the pluck of an animal. Heap, the tbigh. Heap. " When I heard it I was knocked all of a heap^^ (fright- ened, astonished). Heavy-cake, a fiat cake about an inch thick, made of flour, cream, currants, &c. It should be eaten hot from the oven. Hedge-a-boor, a hedgehog. Heed, v. to hide. Hop-and- heedy, hide-and-seek. Heel of the hand, the inside, thick part of the thumb. Hole, v. to cover. Heller, Hellier, a thatcher; a tiler. Helling, a roof» Helling - stone, flat slate for roofing. Hepping-stock, a horse-block, Ueppiny'Stockif or hepping-gtones,