30 WBST CORNWALL QLOSSART. Hutoh-worki small ore waahed by a sieve. I-fiusks, adv. in faith ; certainly. Des, small flat wonns found in the livers of sheep — the oaose of rot. lUek, Slliek, " the red gurnard, called soldiers at St. Levan.*' H. R.C. ni-wish, V. to bewitch. The common people still believe if they have a sudden illness that they are ill-wUhedy and pay a visit to the conjuror (wnite -witch) to try and find out who has done it Ingots, tin cast in small oblong iron moulds; large moiilds are called blocks. Inkle, tape. Inkle-maker, a tape weaver. As thick as inJcle-Jnakers^* (very fiiendly). Innerds, the bowels. A pain in my innerdaj'^ Insense, v, to make a thing plain to any one. "Ill ituerue him into it.** Inti-ooat, an inside coat ; a petti- coat Ishaa, dust from winnowing. " Take up the isJian and put it in the costan,'* meant *'take up the dust and put it in the basket *» F. W. P. Jack Harry's lights, phantom lights, generally seen before a gale, taking the form of a vessel sure to be wrecked. Galled after the person who was said to have first seen them. Jacky-ralph, a wrasse. Jaffie, a handful : generally ap- plied to a bunch of flowers. " A jaffle of flowera** "Jettail, Yaffle, handful. 'Jeffulh of hay.* '^ T. C, Morvah. Jail, V. to walk fast Where be 'ee jailing f^^ He jaUt along." Jaale, T. 0. Jakes, a dirty mess. Jailer, Jallishy buff, adj, yellow. "I want a bit of jallishy huff prent, to make a firock for my cheeld.** Jane Jakes^ Jean Jakes, a snail Penzance, T. C. Jan-jeak, Camborne, Garland. Janjansy, a two-faced person. "1 don*t like her ; she's a ^n- jantyj* Jannek, Jannak. "The great jannek thoft he could thrash his tenant, but the tenant fought him out afore the door, and iMdat him rarely.** Mem. The J. was a lout 6ft 4in. high. Paul, near Penzance. T. 0. Japes, a jackanape. Jannders, the jaundice. Jay-pie, a jay. Sweet as a jay-pie sang a Oormsh song.*' Janner, H. B. 0. Jenn^-qnick, an Italian iron. r. to iron with an Italian iron. Jerry-pattiok, a simpleton. Jewish woman, a Jewess. Jew's bowels, small pieces of smelted tin found in old smelt- ing works. Tradition always connects Jews with tin in Corn- wall. Jicks, Jieonpt, hiocongh. JiflPjr, adv, at once; quickly. •Tlldoitinaytyy.*' Jig, V, to separate the ore from the refuse by means of a sieve ; so placed in a box of water that by the continuous action of a brake-staff the ore is precipi- tated to the bottom of the sieve. The work is done by girls called jiggers. Jigger, an ill-made thing.
