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 WEST CORNWALL GLOSSART. 25 adder worn as an amulet. ** The I foot of a toad is worn in a bag around the neck as a cure for epilepsy." H. B, 0. Olidder, a glaze ; an enamel. Glow, Glower, v. to stare; to look cross. Olnmps, sulks. She's in the glumps.*' Olnmped up, p. p. as adj, sitting sumly. ** Olumped up in a comer,** Go abroad, v. to dissolve. ** The sugar has gone abroad,** Qo-argooding, v, to go from house to house asking alms. On Christmas Eve large parties of poor women, sometimes as many as twenty in a jparty, call on all their rich neighbours, asking alms. This they call going a gooding. Goal, a slow, aching pain. T. Q. Couch. Go around land, phr, to die. '* They don't care how soon he goe$ around land.*' GofEuiB, Coffiuifl, old surface ex- cavations in a mine. Goggle for gapes, v, to look astonished; to stare, foolishly. like an owl at an eagle. — Unde Jan Trenoodle* Gtolden chain, the flower of the laburnum. Gommook, a fool. Gone dead, v. '' He's gone dead three years since.'* Gone poor, v, " He used to be rich, now he's gone poor." Goodness, butter or any kind of fat put in pastry. ** There's not enough goodness in this cake." Goodspoon, a mischievous child. "A regular young goodspoon** •* A ne'er do weel. J. W., Lost- withieL Gtoody, r. to thrive; to fatten. GoonMlly, a Cornish pony reared on Goonhilly downs. Goosechick, a gosling. Goss, a fuss or perplexity. Gtoss, a bulrush ; a reed. '' Gos8 moor " is a reedy moor. Gorse. J.W. Gtossan, an old wig grown yellow from ase and wear ; yellow earth just above a vein of metaL looks promising for metaL Gonrd, Goad, a linear measure ; a square yard: so called from being measured with the goad or staff by which oxen are driven. Gove, V, imp, gave. " I gove et to the dog" (gov'). Gowk, a large bonnet worn by country women, often made from printed calico; it has a protruding front, and a large curtain at the back to keep off the sun. Grab, something very sour, pro- bably a crab apple. ** Sour as grab.** A grab, Ijostwithiel, J. W. Grafted, v., p, p, as adj, be- grimed. ** It's grafted with dirt." '* The dirt is grafted in." Grail, a trident for spearing fish. Grainy, adj, proud. "A cut against the grain** is a cross, disagreeable person. Grambler, a stony place. Grammer sow, a millipede; a wood-louse. **Cafenter." F. C. Grange, Gringe, ?;. to grind the teeth. Grass, a mining term for the sur- face of a mine. The ores are said to be brought to grass when they are brought to the surface, and the miner says he is going to grass when ho comes up from underground. " Grass capun "
 * Or stand goggling for gapee
 * Our cheeld don*t goody**
 * Keenly gossan** is earth that