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 58 WIST CORNWALL CFLOSSART. trace of a yein of metal by the aliifting of the earth. Take-horse, phr, when a yein of metal is split into two b^ a wed^ of a different earth, it is said called the horse. Taking, a sad condition. ''I never saw a woman in such a iakingj* Talfiit, a raised alcoye to contain abed. Tallet, a loft over a stable. Tally-ho, a wide covered passage between two houses. Tamlyn, a miner's tool. Tammy, a sieve; a cloth for strainmg. Tamping, material used in blast- ing. Tamping-iron, a tool to beat down the earthy matter in a charge used for tamping, 'T 'Andrew's danoe, St. Vitus' dance. Tantmm-bobns, Tantra-bobus, applied to a noisily playful child, often used thus — "Oh, you ianiera-lohue'' F. W. P. J. There's a proverb, " like iantror bobuSf lived till he died.^' Some- times, like Tantrorbobus' cat M. A.O. Tap, the sole of a shoe. " The tap of your shoe is wearing ; it wants tapping." Tap, V, to sole a shoe. " Tap a tap shoe, that would I do. If I had but a little more leather,'' &c. Old Nursery Bhyme* Tarre, Tarvy, v. to struggle ; to rage. Tarving, struggling ; raging. Tarvied, p. p, struggled ; raged ; convulsed. " And when he had tarvied about." — Unde Jan Tr^ noodle. Tates, potatoea Taunt, a^/. pert. ''A tauni piece of goods.*' Teat, a draught of wind. Teating, a whistling of the wind. Teel, V, to till or set. Tooled, p. p. buried. " The owld mon was teded to-day." Toom-ont, to pour. "Teem out the liquor." Teen, v, to close. '^I haven't teenied my eye." Teen, v. to light. "Teen the fire." Teening-timo, the time to light the candles ; twilight Tooth-haler, a dentist. Toll, V. to say. ''Can you teU your lessons ? " Tell-tale-tit, a tell tale. " Tdl'tale, pick a nail; hang to the biill's taU." Temper. " There's no temper in the ground " (no moist heat). Tend, v, to wait. Tendar, a waiter at an inn ; the guard of a train. Term of a time, phr. a long time. " She's bin a term of a time over her work." Tern, a bittern. *' Crying like a tern." Totty rattle, Cornish stew. F.W. P. J.. M. B. Thioky, Thaoky {pron. this; that. Thirl, adj. lank; tliin. "Our horse is very thirl/* Thirt-oyed, squint-eyed. "I never seed sich a thirt-eyed feUow."' Thoft, V. imp, thought ''I tho/i it was you."
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