Page:The ancient language, and the dialect of Cornwall.djvu/344

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324 Turn-house^ or Turning-house. "When (in mining) a drift is driven across the country N. and S. to cut a lode, they make a right angle from their drift, and work on the lode itself, which, as it is in a contrary direction to their past drift they call Turning house, in order to work on the course of the lode.'^ Pryce,