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Yew

Typical Cornish greeting probably more used in West Cornwall. It might of meant Thursday in cornish which was market day so could have meant see you next Thursday. Or see you dreckly.

Yew bird whats on.

by Emptyknight July 11, 2020

Yew

A standard west Cornwall greeting often used with other colloquial terms, sounds a lot like pirate slang in thick Cornish. Can be heard a long way away.

Yew boy wazzon, I'll be there dreckly.

by Emptyknight January 28, 2022