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144 Cornish hug. A powerful wrestling grip, very effec* tual if it can be made. Corrat. " Pevt, impudent, sharp in rejoinder." " As corrat as Crocker's mare." East Cornivdl Provh. G. Corrosy. An old family feud. Polwhele. (Coreesy, Corrizee. M.A.C.) Corve. A floating crab box. Captn. H. Eichards, Prussia Cove, Corwich. The crab Maia sqidnado. C. Cos'sened. Hammered into shape and newly steeled. H.R.C. Costan. A basket for straw and brambles. M.A.C. Cothan. A stratum of sandy earth and small stones, so called by tinners " wherein the sand-tin is usually found about a foot and a half above the karn." Borlase. Countryc The ground itself, especially used of that about or near an excavation. Countryman's treacle. Garlic. The Hundred of Stratton in Queen Elizabeth's time was remarkable for its plenty of garlic, ^^the Countryman's treacle, says Carew, which they vent not only in Cornwall but in many other places." Cousin-jacky. A local term of contempt. Cover-slut. Any clothing ^^ slipped on to hide untidiness beneath.