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 159 the churchwarden ; and when the passon was gone he beginned to put some in ; a Trura man looked in and seed un, and thoft he was dungin' the tower to maake un graw." t7. T. Tregellas. Durgy or Dourgy. A short, stout person. M.A.C. It is a Celtic Cornish word and also means a small turf hedge. Pryce. Durk^ or Dark. Blind. Durn. The door post. The side post of a door or gate. Dorn, Celtic Cornish, the door post. Duty. The estimated work done by a mine steam- engine. The amount of duty is registered and issued on *^duty papers." Dwalder. To speak tediously and confusedly. C. Dwaling. A dreamy, sleepy manner of muttering. It is often said of a sick person that he has been " dwaling all night." Angl. Sax. dwelian, (Divale, a, sleeping draught. Chaucer.) Ear-bosoms or Ear-busses, The glands of the throat. When swollen it is said, "My ear-bosoms are down." The orifices behind the gills of a conger. Ear-buzz, or Ear-buzzer. The spinning, or brown Cock-chafer. The Oakwebb. Boys make the insect spin or " buzz " by putting a pin in its tail. Ear-wig. A millipede kind of insect. It is an old belief in Cornwall, that if an earwig crept into the ear, deafness would be caused. Easement. Relief. (Esement, Chaucer.)