Kiddlywink

Kiddlywink (sometimes spelt kiddleywink) is an old name for a Cornish beer shop or beer house.Fact|date=February 2008 They became popular after the 1830 beer act.Fact|date=February 2008 They were licensed to sell beer or cider by the Customs & Excise rather than by a Magistrate's Licence which was required by traditional Taverns and Inns.Fact|date=February 2008 They were reputed to be the haunts of smugglersFact|date=February 2008 and often had an unmarked bottle of spirits under the counter. Fact|date=February 2008

Farm labourers could receive beer in lieu of their wages.Fact|date=February 2008