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 48 WEST CORNWALL GLOSSARY. Bnnky, adj. wheezy; hoarse. Btumingy rennet. BnBh, Bish) a list; a number made at playing at ball, &c.^ for another to lieat ' * He's gone on another rush^ (another course). To make a new rmh^ v, to turn oyer a new leaf. Bustring-comb, a dressing-comb. Busty, adj. rancid. This bacon is rttsty. Sabby, adj. soft; moist; rotten. braye and adbby" Sammy Dawkin, a stupid person. "You are a regular Sammy Dawhin, cant scull a boat" (a . Padstow proverb). Sam-oyen, Zam-oyen, a luke- warm oyen. Sampson, a drink made of brandy, cider, sugar, and a little water. " 8amp8on with his hair on." The same kind of drink with double the quantity of spirits. Sam-sodden, Zam-sodden, half- oooked, whether by boiling or baking; also bread not properly risen, baked in a half -heated oyen. Sape, Sapey, a stupid person. Saye-all, a large pinafore with long sleeves to keep children's dresses dean. Sayour, meat or fish eaten as a relish. *'I alius like a Bavour for breakfast.'* Say, the sea. In Penzance, on Midsummer-day, a £air is held on the quay; the boatman take the country people out for a short row (a great number at one time) for a penny each; they call it, ** A pennord of 9ay." Say-fendbles, old coast-guards. Scabby-gnllion, a stew — meat and potatoes hashed. B« Y. Scably-gulyun, W. F. P. Seal, Scale, loose ground about a mine; it sometimes does great iijury by falling down and stoppmg the shaft of a mine. Scald-oream (2?ran. scaal'd cream), clotted cream. Soald-milk, skim-milk, milk from which the clotted cream has been taken. Soalpions, salt dried fish; salt whiting. Soaly, adj, miserly. " A regular scaly old fellow." Seam, v. to scam a shoe is to twist it out of shape by wearing it wrongly. Scat, a slap. "I'll scai your chacks" (face). Scat, a long season. '' A scai of fine weather." Scat, diarrhoea. Scat, a game played by boys with a smaJOL flat board or paper knife. One player holds out ms hand, which the other tries to strike before he can draw it away. Scat^ V. to slap; to break; to become bankrupt. '* He let £ei11 the cup and scat un to pieces.'' " He's a scat merchant." " The bal is scat.^* ** Scat up and go home!" (break up your meeting). " /8ca« her face." Scat abroad, v. to enlarge; to open. *' The rose has «cata&rooM2." Seat-to, a fight. "They had a little scat'to,^^ Scayel-an-gow, a pack of lies; a great chatter; a noise of scold- ing. "I heard such a scavel' an^gow," Scayemick, a hare. Polwhele. HaUiwell. Scaw-coo, night shade. Scaw-dower, water elder.
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