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 52 WEST CORNWALL GLOSSARY. phraae I have heard." F. W. P. J., M. B. Skubmaw, pieces or fragments. A ship is said to have gone *' all to skuhmaw'' when she is wrecked and broken in pieces. Another use of the wortfns, ** 111 knack ikee to Skubmaw:' W. F. P. Slab, a kitchen range ; a cooking stove. Slack, impertinent talk. *' Come, none of your slack," ** Loose talk." (Hrland. Slack, Slacket, adj. slight ; thin. " You're looking but alack:' Slag, tin dross ; misty rain ; sleet. Slaggy, Shlaggy, adj, wet; driizling ; miry. * * The weather is very slaggy to-day." ** What a shggy mess the streets are in." Slam, V, to trump. ^TU slam that card." Slamming, part, trumping. Slam, V, to beat Slammed, beat. Slamming, a beating. **He »lammed to un wi* a stick." Slamg, Scrams, broken meat. Slatter-cnm-draah, a great noise. Sleep, t7. starched, but not ironed linen, put bjr wet, and allowed to mildew, is said ** to go to sle^:' Sligerin, Slaggering {g soft). the door," t. «. a great row, and fighting and tumbling about. Penzance. T. 0. Slight, adj. ilL "He's but slight.'' Slights, half clad. "He was walking about in his slights." Slim, V. to slim the teeth of pigs by givine them their meat too hot. Polwhele. Sling, a dram. Slingers, un* invited guests. Garland. Slintrim, an incline. Slip, a young pig. Slivar, a large slice; v. to cut into slices. Slice (pron. slish). Slock, V. entica "He slocked away my dog." Polwhele says, to pilfer ; to give privately. Slocking-stone, is a rich, enticing stone of ore, tempting one. Slocking-bone, spoken of the hip joint. Slone, a sloe. " Eyes as black as a slone," Slosh, to spill or splash about water. Slotter, V. to make a mess. Slotter, filth. Slotterer, a slovenly woman. Slottery, adj. dirty. " The roads are slottery" Sometimes applied to the weather. Slow cripple, a blind worm. Slummock, a dirty, sluttish woman. Slnmmockin, Slammakin, adj. careless; untidy. Slump, a careless work-woman. Slydom, suhs. canning. "They have too much of slydom to ven- ture on that." — Uncle Jan Tre^ noodle. Small deer, vermin. P. C. Small men, fairies. Smeech, Smltch, the smell or smoke arising from anything burnt in frying. Smellers, cat's whiskers. Smnlk, a dirty, drinking woman* Snag-tooth, Snaggle, an irregular tooth. " What «7iaao^ the (£e6ld has."
 * There was a sligerin outside