Cornish
Cornish diamonds, crystals of quartz ; (2) — hair, the rough wool of ancient Cornish sheep ; (3) — hug, a peculiar grip used by Cornish wrestlers ; (4) — Jack, the Cornish chough, Pyrrhocorax graculus
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Cornish diamonds, crystals of quartz ; (2) — hair, the rough wool of ancient Cornish sheep ; (3) — hug, a peculiar grip used by Cornish wrestlers ; (4) — Jack, the Cornish chough, Pyrrhocorax graculus ; (5) — organ, the bellows ; (6) —pheasant, the magpie, Pica rustica.
Joseph Wright, English Dialect Dictionary (1898–1905)
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