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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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| A WORDS | B WORDS | C WORDS | D WORDS | E WORDS | F WORDS | G WORDS | H WORDS | I WORDS | J WORDS | K WORDS | L WORDS | M WORDS |
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Kail |
Keel |
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Karn, Carn |
Hard rocky ground |
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Kayher |
A sieve |
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KAYLING |
Skittles |
post card |
Games |
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Kays |
Keys |
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Kearn |
To harden. To fill up |
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Kearning |
The filling up or hardening of grain of corn |
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Keave. |
To separated short straw from threshed corn |
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Kedden. |
To encroust. Cover over |
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Keem |
Comb |
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Keggas. |
Tall umbelliferous |
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Keels, Keel-ally |
Skittles.
Skittle alley |
Post card | Games |
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Kem. Keem. Keeming comb |
To comb with a small toothcomb |
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Keenel |
Looking keenly. Promising |
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Keeping company |
Sweet-hearting. Courting |
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KENNAL |
drainage channel in middle of road for rain and waste water |
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Kennel.. |
. A sty on the eye |
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Kep! Kep! Kep! |
Calling a horse |
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Kep or kip |
Cap |
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keep-on. |
To nag. 'Don't keen on so' |
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Keg |
A small water barrel |
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Kekezza. |
A variety of heath |
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Kellas |
The earth nut. Common pig nut |
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Kesse |
Kiss |
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Kewny |
Lichen |
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Kex. |
Dried stalks |
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Kibbat. |
Slap or blow |
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Kibbal. Kibble. |
Iron bucket for raising dirt (mining term) |
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Kibbing |
Repairing fences |
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Kicklish. |
Unsafe. In an unstable position. Risky |
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Kicky. |
To stammer |
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Kiddlewing. Tiddlywink |
A beer shop. An ale house |
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Kidge |
To join together (as bones). |
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Kieve or keeve. |
A large tub, also a potato store |
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Kiggal |
A distaff |
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Killiars |
Rough ferney ground |
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Killick. Kellick |
A grapple used as an anchor for boats |
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Killimore |
A pig nut |
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Kilter |
Of the same kind |
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Kit |
The buzzard or kite. Also kindred |
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Kiskey. |
A hemlock stalk |
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Kiskeyshanks. |
A person with shrunken calves |
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Kittens |
Kidneys |
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Kittereen. |
A van. A kind of omnibus |
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Kitey |
Flighty. Not dependable |
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Kiting |
Thrown kiting - tripped up |
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Kitting |
Stealing |
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Kittle |
A crock used as an oven in open-hearth cooking |
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Kittle-brath. |
A drink made by pouring boiling water on crusts |
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Kittlebags |
Coarse pieces of cloth used as leggings |
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Kiskan |
A small sheaf of corn |
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Kiskey. |
Brittle. Dry stalk of umbelliferous plants |
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Kivver. |
Cover |
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Klidgy. Clidy |
Sticky. Adhesive |
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Klop. |
To walk lame |
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Knack. Knocked. |
To stop working. 'The bal's knacked' |
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Knacking. |
A handkerchief |
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Knacking-on. |
Proceeding normally |
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Knap |
The top of the hill |
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Knaw. Knawed. |
Know |
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Knitster |
A female knitter |
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Knuckle-down. |
To give in. To submit |
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Knuckle-in. |
To submit."Don't knuckle-in to'en" |
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Knick |
Cheat. Deceive. Outdo. Steal |
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Kowks. |
The feet(in contempt) "Great kowks" |
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Kayling Keels
