WEST CORNWALL GLOSSAUT. 21 to flatter ; to trump a card, hold- ing one of the smt. Furni^^, Couch. Fainaiging, part, asadj. cheating ; imposing. *• Afainaiging vellun ^ (villain). Fainaigner, a cheat ; a deceiver. Feneaged. " He agreed with the hoy for a month at £4 a-year, and he went away and feneaged that hoy, and never took Mm nor paid him." Prohus district, through T. C. Fair-a-Mo, a fair held in St. Ives in November (pig fair). Fairy, a weasel T. Q. Couch. Falky, a long- stemmed plant. HalUweU. Fallows, boards fastened to the sides of a cart to make it hold more. Fal-the-rals, Falderals, non- sense; frippery. Dressed up in Bfach/al'the^ralsJ* Fang, V, to earn; to take; to take to. ** I don't fang to your notions." Fangingg, wages. "Why a spent all hes fangings laaste Saturda' nite.** — Uiicle Jan Tre- noodle. Fare-nut, the earth or ground- nut. Farthing, a measure of land. "Thirfy acres." HaUiwell. Fast The fctst is the under- stratum, supposed never to have been moved or broken up since the creation. Polwhele. Fatch, V. to get home (fetch). " I shaan't be long/afc/w?i^ home." Feasten, adj. connected with the two days yearly dedicated to a patron saint (Sunday and Mon- day). " Madron (pron. maddem) feaHen Sunday." Feather-bog, a quagmire. Feather-tye, a feather-bed. See Bed-tye. Features. "He features his father," resembles him. Fee, freehold property. "Our house is fee," Feebs, Feeps, pitch-and-toss. Fellon, a cattle disease; an in- flammation; mortification. Fellon-herb, mouse-ear; chick- weed. Fenoock, the water-rail. Femioock, Femweb, a small brown beetle used as bait for trout Fescue, a pin or pointer used to teach children to read. "Pro- noxmced also Tester." Polwhele. Fetch up, to get stronger. "She'll Boon fetch up again." Few, a little. " A feio broth." Broth are always plural in Corn- wall: '*Thfy are too salt," &c. J. W. Fig,^Ar. "in full j^^," very fine ; smart : spoken of a person with all his orders on. Figs, raisins. Figs and nuts, almonds and raisins. Figgy pudden, plum pudding. Filth, a slut. " She's a dirty ftlth.'* ^ Filth, fdl. " He had his filth of meat." " A poor dear old sister that has not got her filth of bread." Gwinear, T. C. Find myself, phr. know myself.
- * I shouldn* t fiiid mystify^ dressed
up like that" Fine, adv. very. " A fine clever boy. " * * Fine and coarse cotton " (very coarse). Fine and well, very well. " I'm getting on fine and well, thank
