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Pronounced Egloois-ilian.
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Cwrw da, good ale. The w has the sound of oo; thus cooroo.
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Pronounced Egloois-ilian.
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Rhys, pronounced Rees.
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Ales, pronounced Alis; in English, Alice.
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Or, Eglwys-elian.
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Culm, the dust of hard coal, used for fuel when mixed with clay and peat.
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Duffle, made both in scarlet and grey, was a very thick, close-grained woollen cloth, its upper surface covered with pin-head curly knots. It was almost waterproof.
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Linsey-woolsey, a mixture of linen and woollen, is still in use.
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This was the old method of drawing coal and pitmen to the surface, until superseded by machinery. Wells and mills were similarly worked. And still horses are so employed to draw up yachts on the sea-shore, the rope passing round a block.
