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 10 WIST CORNWALL QL08SART. The fikiiiB are often made into waistooats. Caieabnlly, winter cieas. Pol* wliele. Catch up, V. to dry. " The clothes will soon catch up this windy weather." '* The roads are nicely caught up.*^ Also applied to household work. ''When the chnrs (chars) are oaught up" Cat-in-the-paiL To turn cat'in- the-pan is to turn head oyer heels, sitting on a rail, whilst keeping hold of it. Traitor, J. W. Cats and dogs, the catkins of the willow. Cattern, Catherine. Caaoh, a sloppy mess. J. W. Cauohy, adj. wet; sloppy. ''The roads are very cauchy" Caudle, a mess. Caudle, v. to do household work in an untidy manner. Caddie, F. W. P., Jago, M. B. Caudler, one who caudles or makes a mess. Oaddler, one who is always caddling about the house, «. e. working but messing. Candling, part, making a mess ; also wasting ; improvident. Caunter, a cross-handed blow. Cause, case. '' If that's the cause I must work later." Cawnse, Coanse, stones; a flagged floor. Cawnse - way, Coanse -way, a paved fbot-path. " Coanse^way nead," a street in Penzance. Cay-thollio. "Like Cay4hoUic, tiie more he eats the thinner he gets." Censure, v. to give an opinion ; consent. ** I giyed (or gov) my censure for they." Chaoking^, adj. thirsty. << Half- famished." Couch. Chaoiks, the cheeks. " I'll ri' 'e« a skat (slap) in the chocks, C9iad, a young bream. Chad. "We say, Put a chad, that is, a turn of rope, in the horse's mouth." J. fi. Nanki- vell. Chainy, china. "A chainy tay- pot." Chall, a cow-house. Champion lode, a large yein of metal. In St. Just ** guides." Chape, the catch of a buckle. Chaunce, r. to cheat. Channt, Channty, v, to scold ; to mutter to oneself ; to prate. Chaunting, par/, scolding. "Chea chaunter" =: cease chaunter! stop your prate ! H. E. G. Cheeld, a child; pi. Childernu Old people call a little child ** a cJieefd yean." ''Like Malachi's cheeld, chuckful of sense.*' Cheeses, seeds of mallow, often eaten by children. COiokky- cheeses, F. 0. Cheevy, adj. thin miserable- looking. Cheins, Cheens, the small of the back. 'Tye a bad*pain in my cheeitSt Cherk, a half -burnt cinder. Chare, H. xL C Chet, a kitten. Cheyy-chaoe, a great bustle or noise. ''What's all the Chevy- chaee about ? " Chewidden-day,the day on which white tin (smelted tin) was first Bold in ComwalL Chickchacker, the wheatear : so called from its note. OhickeU, Polwhele. Chien, Cheem, v. to germinate in the dark, as potatoes. Chiff-ohaff, jbhe chaffinch.
 * Caudling away all his money."