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 WEST CORNWALL QLOSSART, huzia used before oees-pits." H. B.O. Bye, €uiv. lonely. " Our house is rather bye," Caal, Call, r. to give public notice by a town crier. "HaveitooaM, be sure." To have the banns haye them read in church. Caalyes-henge, a calfs pluck. Cab, a homy gall on the hand caused by friction. Galled a aUlous.'* H. R 0. Cab, a dirty mess. Also v. to soil by handling over-much. A eahhy mess is a dirty, sticky mess. Cabaggled^ p, p, as adj, messed and dirty. J. W. LostwithieL Cabetta, space between the hook and lead in a fishing line. Mouse- hole fishermen, tuough W. F. P. Cobeata, Y. B. Caboolen-stone, a stone used by seiners (the crew of a seine boat) as a means of keeping the fish enclosed in the seine but not caught from making their escape. .It is continually tlm)wn into the sea, a piece of ro^e being attached to it, until the seme can be drawn so close together that the fish can be dipped up in baskets. W. F. P. and B. V. Cader, a small frume of wood on which a fisherman keeps his lines. Cantor, Penzance. Cadge. Out on the cadge/* on the tramp ; begging. * * Thej get their uving uy cadging" begging from door to door. Cafenter, a carpenter. (Arthur), Who works at old Dolcoath ; And if you be the ea/enttr^a dafter (daughter), You'll send enough for both.*' Caff, n. refuse, rubbish. Cage. '' She has a beautiful cage of teeth." Cal, tungstate of iron. Caloar, the lesser weever or sting fish, with the lance fish in Sennen. H. R. C. Cam, Cand, fluor spar. Camels, camomile ilowera. Canker, a cock crab. M. Matthews, through W. Noye. ** Oraae and Crancod." H. B. C. Cannis, v, to toss about carelessly. Couch. Cant, V. to tip on one side, Polwhele. Cant of a way =: a long way. W. Noye. Capel, Cookie, schorl " Capel ndes a good horse " indicates the presence of tin. Caper-longer, the shell-fish Pinna ingen$. Couch. Tonkin applies the name Capet'longer to the razor-shell Sclen $olignia. Capperonse (pron, like house), a great noise. **WbL&t& capper ouse; 'tes like Bedlam broke loose." guage to pull together at a cable, shouting and singing." H. B. C. Cappnn. The superintendent of a mine is always called cappun, Carbona, Carbonas, a large mass of rich ore, sometimes called a house. Care, the mountain ash, branches of which are used as charms to preyent cattle being '* ill wisht ' ' (bewitched). Cam, Caime, a pile of rocks. Camy, v. to coax; to flatter. " He thought to camy over me." Carrack, Oarraok, a rock : only used as a proper noun. Calling, ft prematurely-born calf.
 * cacUed out" (called out) is to
 * ' Tm coom for the dennar for After
 * • Cant up the bottle." A foil.
 * Cah^a-rouse is in seamen's lan-