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 WEST CORNWALL GLOSSARY. 19 Dressliel, Drexel, the thieshold. Dreckstooly Folwhele. Drethan, a spot of sand. It is a matatioii of ''treathen/' as in Pentreath, "the head of the sands." W. F. P. '* Drethen, a sand spot ; a sand area. Good round beneath the sea/' fishing gT{ B. v.. Mo B. v., Mousehole fishermen. I don't think Pentreath is from treathy sand» but from Pentref, a village. H. E, 0. Drib, a dribble. " Drtff, a small quantity, not now commonly used." Video, through W.Noye. Drilsy, a monotonous, continued sound. " My dear cheeld, do stop your driUyJ*^ A guok-oo song IS a regular drihy, Dring, a crowd of people. To be dringedjxp is to be much pressed or worried. Dripshan, mother's milk ; spirits. Droke, a wrinkle; a furrow; a passage. DrolL "It is the duty of the last man leayine^ a leyel part of a mine to expuiin to the first man of a reliet party coming to it the state of the end they have been working, ♦. e, what holes for blasting they leave bored, what fired off, what have missed fire — this is called telling the droli:' T.O. 2>roZZ, an old tale, a legend. It is sometimes ap- plied to a tiresome, long-winded person. "He's a regmar owd droll"* Brop-ciirls, ringlets. Drops, window-blinds. " I knew he was dead — the drop9 were down." Drover, a fishing-boat employed in driving or fishing, with drifb or float nets. Dmokshar, a small solid wheel. Drug, a drag ; v. to drtig a wheel (to put on the drag). Dmle, V, to driveL Druler, a driveller; a fool. Drilling, part, talking in a silly manner. Dnun, t;. to flog. Drumming, a flogging. Dnunble, v, to go about a thing awkwardly; to fumble. Dnunble -drain, a drone; a humble-bee. " But Graacey were a keen chap too, She were no druml^e'drane.** Unde Jan Trenocdie. Dryth, used by washerwomen when clothes don't dry. " There's no dryth in the air.*' Dnffan, a man who praises him- self; a self-righteous hypocrite. Duffy, a blunt, out-spoken person. " A blunt, happy-go-lucky per- son." BottreU. Dug^ a push. Duggle, V. to walk about like a young child. Dnle, Dool, comfort ; consolation. Dull, hard of hearing; dea£ " He's very duU of hearing to- day." Dnmbledory, the cockchafer : sometimes cfdled Spanish dumble- dory. "No more heart than a dumhledory" (a coward). "As blind as a dumbledory,** DnmdoUy, a misshapen marble. Dung, mud; dirt. "Sweating like dung,*^ Dungy, adj. muddy; dirty. " What dun^ shoes.'^ Dunyon, a dungeon. " As dark as a dunyon.** I^iiTSyj * short, stout person. Dnrk, adj. dark ; blind, " Durk as petdi (pitch) a wonside and hafe of a crepple."— CTnc/c Jan Trenoodle. 02
 * A little drap o' dripshan.'*