The ancient language and the dialect of Cornwall - National Library ...

" "276Spry. "Wide awake. " All alive." Spruce.Spud. A young brat. Also, a garden tool used incutting up weeds.Spudder. A fuss, a bother. " What a spudder !Spuds. Small potatoes. W.T.A.P.Spuke. An instrument spiked on to a pig's snout. Thetransverse bar, on which is a small roller, prevents theanimal from grubbing.Spur. A short time at work. A " nip " or small glassof spirit. " Something short."Spurticles. Spectacles. " Where's my spurticles ]Squab, or Squadge.Squabbed.Squab pie.Pressed, or crushed.A shove, a squeeze.A pie of apples, mutton, and an onion ortwo, seasoned with sugar, pepper, and salt.Squadged.by pressure.Squeezed, crushed, as of fruit, &c,, injuredSquard. A rent or tear. Squerd in Celtic Cornish.Squarded.Torn, crushed in like a broken bandbox.In Celtic Cornish squarchje means to tear, to rend, tobreak to pieces.Squat. Pressed, flattened, burst. In Celtic Cornishsquaihja means to pluck, to tear to pieces, to hew.Squat. A miner's term. "The squat of a lode," abroad heap. Pryce. In Celtic Cornish sqvjtf, suddenly,as when a lode has suddenly enlarged.