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 200 Kibbed. Ground fenced off with bushes, furze, &c. Polwhele, Kibble. An iron mine bucket, used up and down a mine shaft. (Kihhal, a bucket, a little tub). Borlase. A Celtic Cornish word. Kibby heels. Sore heels. Heels with chilblains on them. Kick and sprawl. The courage and power to resist. '^ If people tried to hand him over to any one, he would soon let them see that he had some hick and sprawl in him." Kicker. A small mizen used by fishing boats, w.r.p. Kicklish. Ticklish. A dangerous state, or position. A delicate or difficult job, as, " a kicklish job," "he is standing in a kicklish place." Kicky. To stammer. Kiddaw. The guillem. A sea bird. M.A.C. Kiddliwink^ Kidleywink^ Kiddle-a-wink, and Tiddly-wink. These are names for a beer-house. The term Kiddle {hettle)-^-wmk is perhaps the cor- rect term. At a conversazione at Laregan in 1881, Mr. F. Holraan gave the origin of the word thus. all kept by honest dames, for they were then fond of keeping a little smuggled brandy which was put in the kettle, so as to deceive the officers of the law, and those who were in the secret, when they came into the room, and wanted some of the brandy, would ' winh at the kettle. Hence arose the term ^^ Kettle and wink," or Kidley-wink." Comishman, Nov. 17, 1881.
 * ' At the time the name arose the beershops were not