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The Dialect of Cornwall in Conjunction with Brian Stevens Recorder of Dialect
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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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Zacky |
see Cousin-Jacky |
Jago p315 |
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Zad |
Sad |
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Zade or Zapy |
A blackhead. A fool |
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Zam |
sam |
Jago p315 |
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Zam-sawdered |
anything ill-cooked |
Jago p315 |
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Zang |
see sang |
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ZAPE or ZAPY |
a blockhead or fool |
Jago p315 |
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ZAWKEMIN or ZAWKIN |
stupid or thickheaded |
Jago p315 |
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ZAWKER |
a dull stupid fellow |
Jago p315 |
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Zawn. |
A sea caven. Hole in cliff |
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ZEER |
worn out, aged, witherd, sere |
Jago p315 |
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ZESS or SESS |
a great fat woman |
Jago p315 |
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ZEW |
to work alongside a hole before breaking it down |
Jago p315 |
Con. Sewe |
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ZIGHYR |
underground slow stream of water |
Jago p316 |
Con. Sigyr |
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ZOG |
see SOG |
Jago p316 |
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ZOGGY |
see SOGGY |
Jago p316 |
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ZOUNDY AWAY |
to faint, to sink down |
Jago p316 |
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Zur. Sur |
Sir |
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Zye. Also Sye |
A Scythe |
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Zackley |
Exactly |
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Zukky |
To smarten-up. "To maak un zukky" |
Jago p316 |
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