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 102 In the following list are words collected by the Eevd. J. Collins, and included in the "Transactions" of the Philological Society, No. 93. (see Latham.) The following is a selection compared with Cornish provincial words. PEMBBOKL 7. CORNWALL. Angletouch ... Angleditch, or .. Angletwitch. . Earthworm. Brandis .. Brandis . Iron stand for a pot or kettle. Cloam .. Cloam or Clome.. . Earthenware. Clit .. Clib . To stick together. Dreshel .. Drashel . A flail. Eddish .. Arrish . Corn stubble. Evil .. Evil, Eval or .. Heeval . A three-pronged dung fork. Foust .. Foust . To tumble. Hamrach. .. Hames . Straw horse-collar. Nesseltrip ... Nessel-bird . The smallest pig in a lit- ter ; in Cornwall, the youngest in a family. Ovice ... Ovvice . Eaves of a building. Peert .. Peert . Lively, brisk. Quat ... Quat . To press down, to flatten. Keremouse .. Airymouse . The bat. Suant .. Suant . Eegular, in order. Want .. Want . A mole. Weest ... Wisht . Lonely, desolate.