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277 Squeeze. An old fmmp. A cross old maid. "A regular old patch," " an old squeeze." Squiddle. A squirt. Squiddling. Squirting. Squiddles. Diarrlic^a. Squinge grub. A small shrivelled pippin. "She's a regular old squinge grub." Newquay, Squinny. To squint. " Dost thou squinny at meV* Shahpere. Squinny-eyed. A person whose eyes are habitually half closed. A squinter. Squitch. A twitch, a jerk. In Celtic Cornish this word is spelt squych and means the same thing. Squitchems. The jumps, the jerks, *Hhe fidgets. From the Celtic Cornish sqiiych. See Squitch. Stacey-jar. A quart stone bottle. M.A.c. Stack. The term used of one chimney, especially of a lofty one, as the engine stack of a mine engine-house. Stag. A young cock. Stagged, or Stogged. Stuck in the mud. In Celtic Cornish stagen, means a lake, a pool. St. Agnes totle. A stupid old fool. Stam-bang. Plump down. " Slap down." Stamps, Stompses. Stamping or ore crushing mills. Standard. A wrestling term. He who has thrown two men becomes a standard for the future contests in the ring.