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196 Jews' pieces. Very ancient blocks of tin. Polwhele. Jews' works. Very ancient stream-works ^^are now stiled, Jews' works, and were used to be stiled in Cornwall "a#aZ sarazinj' or the leavings of the Saracens." Q.v. Polwhele, Jick, or Juck; Yux, Yuck^ or Yock^ Yex, (Yoxe Saxon, and in Chaucer), To hiccough. See Yock or Yuck. Jiggety-jig. A jog-trot style of travelling in a shaky vehicle, " gwain jiggety-jig." Jigging. A process of sifting the ore from the refuse in a tub, or tank of water. JilXimery chry ! An exclamation of surprise. Can it be believed ? 1 In Celtic Cornish we have hrysy, to believe, to have faith in. Jinny-ninny. A simpleton. Jinny-quick, or Jenny-quick. Italian irons. When a woman wants to "do" her caps and collars, she calls for the Jinny-quick. Joan the Wad. The name of one of the fairies. Wad, Celtic Cornish, a forefather. John-jaick. A snail. Callington, Jonnick. " That's jonnick, i.e., that's jolly. Josing. Scolding. "Jawing." JoUStin. Shaking. " A good joustin." Jowder, jowter, chowder, and j ouster. An itinerant fish-dealer who carries the fish on the back in a cowal (Q.v.) Also called lack-joiister (Q.v.) In later years a donkey cart has been much used instead.