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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 |
| N WORDS | O WORDS | P WORDS | Q WORDS | R WORDS | S WORDS | T WORDS | U WORDS | V WORDS | W WORDS | X WORDS | Y WORDS | Z WORDS |
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Oak web |
A cockchaffer |
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Oar-weed |
Seaweed |
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Odd. No odds |
No difference |
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Oddit |
Adit |
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Off ‘iss chump |
Insane |
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Oft |
Ought |
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Oggan |
Hogwash |
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Oggie |
Pasty (not strictly correct) A pie |
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Oiler |
A waterproof used by fishermen |
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Old men's bucks |
Old mine workings |
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Ollick. Hollick |
A kind of leek |
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Ood |
Wood |
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Oogly |
Ugly |
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Ool |
Wool |
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Oome |
Home (Going ‘ome) |
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Oop |
Up |
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Ope |
Opening |
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Oppon. Opon |
Upon |
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Ore-dresser |
One who separates and cleans ore |
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Orry |
Either |
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Orinawinks |
Ornaments |
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Orts |
Fragments |
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Osgit |
A hog's head |
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Oss |
Horse |
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Ould |
Old |
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Outlander |
A foreigner |
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Out of core |
Working in one's spare time |
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Outwenders |
Bow or bay windows |
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Overgone |
Excited. Carried away with delight |
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Overlook |
To bewitch |
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Overnigh |
Near to. Chase by |
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Overrun the constable |
Gone in debt. End of one's resources |
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Ovver |
Over |
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Owner's count |
A meeting of mine shareholders to audit accounts |
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Owen |
Own |
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Ozle. Uzzle. Ouzle |
Windpipe or throat |
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