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 WEST CORNWALL GLOSSARY. 31 Joan Blnnty a rough, plain-spoken woman. Joan-the-wady the namo of a pisky (pixie). " Jack-the-lantem, Joan-Uie-wady That tickled the maid and made her mad, Light me home, the weather is bad." T. Q^ Gouoh, Polpeno. Joggld, V, to shake to shake the elbow. And let your neighbour jo^^te it m. t> Johnny Fortnight, a packman. Josing, a scolding. Jonds, pieces. "He scat all to midjans and jouda '* (he broke aU to pieces). Jondy, V. to walk in the sea with boots and stockings on. Mouse- hole fishermen, W. F. P. and B. V. Jowst, a fall from a donkey's back. Jowster, a person that buys things to sell again; a huck- ster; a fish-dealer. Jnek, the oil in the fleece of wooL Junket, a dish made of new milk, sugar, and rum; curdled with reimet, and eaten with clotted cream. Ka^, Eeggas, wild parsnip; wild carrot. ** Keggcu, often called kai-yer, are good pigs' feed. H.B.C. Xaig-nail, Keg-nail, a misshapen finger-nail or toe-naiL Kaille-alley, a ninepin-alley. KaiUeSy ninepins. Kan-kayers, two or three con- federates who unite to disparage anything they wish to buy, or make fictitious offers and praise anything they wish to sell; tricksters. * ' &>ttrelL Xayer, a coarse sieve used to winnow -com. Kearny, adj. mouldy. Cider is said to be keamy when there is a thick scum on Uie top. Kedd«ned, covered over with mud or dust W. F. P. Keddened and Cabaged, booted with mud; dirty. Mousehole, B. V. Kaggled, H. E. 0. Keem, v. to comb the hair with a small tooth-comb.'. Keeming-oomb, a small tooth- comb. Keenly, adj. promising. " A bra' keenly lode,*' spoken of a pro- mising vein of metaL Some- times << A bra' kindly lode." Keenly, adv, deftly. ** He takes to it keenly,** Keep eompanv, v. Engaged people are said to keq> company. Keep on, v. to scold incessantly. about P« Keeve, a brewer's tub. "She must speak out; she can't under the keeve." ^ *• Consider St. Knighton's kieve, also a potato kieve, where potatoes are tept covered with earth." J. W. Keggle, V. to draggle. Kelter, order, condition. "In bad kdter." Kendle-teening, candle-lighting time. To light a candle is to teen it. Mall Treloare." — Unde Jan Trenoodle, Kennel, an ulcer in the eye. Kemring, T. Q. Couch. Kenning-herb, the crowfoot: used in incantations for curing ken- nings. Polwhele.
 * • Hold your glass up to your chin,
 * what are 'ee keeping on
 * Twas kendU'ieening when yung