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XA8T OOBNWALL GLOSSARY. 88 Cuokoo-ipity the froth of the insect, Cicadia ipumaria. In that exquiaitely dainty feast which Heiriok spreads for Oberon is— AUttle Of that we call the cuckoo •pUUe, — ffeaperidei. Cue, an ox shoe. There are two on each division of the hoof, some- what resembling a Q, from which the name may be deriyed. Colohy oyster spat. Cnllen, the same as HoUibiibber (Delabole). Onlyer-hoimd, the lesser spotted dogfish, Squdlus eahdtu. Cnftis, a smart blow on the open palm. A common school ponish- ment ; also the name of the instroment inflicting it. Cattiti sharp in leply ; pert ; impndent. DafteTy sometimes Darter, daughter. SapSy likeness ; image. " He's the very daps o' es vather." Datehy thatch. Sayar, to fade or soil. Sayered, faded ; soiled. Bsyberry, the wild gooseberry. Deave, or Deeve, barren ; empty. A nut without a kernel is deeve. Belbord, the fish, nurse hound, Squaltu canteula, N.E. C. Serns, the wooden frame in which a door swings. The dead and dry stock of an apple-tree is appU^dem. Dew-snail, the slug, Limax agrestis. Dish, (1) a toll of tin ; a gallon, according to Carew. Vide Vtjq%^ Minendogia Oomub. (2) to be suddenly downcast or dismayed. Dishwasher, the bird, water wagtail Diale, the thistle. Milky disle, Sonchus oleraeeus, Dogga, the picked dog-fish, Acanthiua vulgaris. Dole, confdsedly stuittd. Doll, Qy. Toll, a tribute by the Lord of a tin-sett, tollers. Dory-mouse, the dormouse. Dossity, spirit activity. Douit, chaff; dust Down-danted, cast down ; depressed in spirits ; daunted. Dowse^ to throw on the ground. o2