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The Federation of Old Cornwall Societies The Dialect of Cornwall In Conjunction with Brian Stevens Recorder of Dialect |
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The Federation of Old Cornwall Societies The Dialect of Cornwall In Conjunction with Brian Stevens Recorder of Dialect |
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yaffer |
heifer |
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Yaffle |
Aoose armful. To pull about |
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YAFFUL |
a handful |
59, |
General |
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1882 |
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Yaller |
Yellow |
59, |
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Yam |
To eat greedily |
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YAP |
a short snapping bark of a dog |
59, |
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Yarbs |
Herbs |
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Yarks,Yorks |
Straps worn below knees to keep legs of trousers out of mud |
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Yas. |
Yes. Agreement |
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Yaw |
Sheep. Ewe |
17, 59, |
Farming |
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M.C. |
1984, 1882 |
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Yellow-janders |
Jaundice |
59, |
Health |
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YES |
See Jago P. 314 |
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Yet. |
Gate |
59, |
General |
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1882 |
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Yewe |
A farmiing implement. A dung fork |
59, |
Farming |
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Yit |
Yet |
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Yourn |
Yours |
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YOCK, YERK or YOLK |
the greasy impurity of a sheeps fleece |
59, |
Farming |
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You. Yew. Yow |
You |
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YUCK |
to hiccough |
59, |
General |
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Yuck |
A yoke. An ox-yoke |
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Yowlin' |
Howling. Crying in distress |
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