Cow.Brown cow, a ludicrous designation given by the vulgar to a barrel of beer or ale, from its colour, as contra-distinguished from that of milk, S.Ramsay.
COWAN,s.A fishing boat.Wodrow.
Su. G.kogge, C. B.cwch, linter.
COWAN,s.1. One who does the work of a mason, but has not been regularly bred, S.2. One who builds dry walls, S.Statist. Acc.
Su. G.kujon, homo imbellis; Fr.coi-on, a base fellow; from Su. G.kufw-a, supprimere, insultare.
COWART,s.Covert.Wallace.
COWARTRY,s.Cowardice.Bellenden.
COWATYSS.V.Couatyse.
COW-CLOOS,s. pl.Common trefoil, S. B. Trifolium pratense, Linn.
COWCLYNK,s.A harlot.Lyndsay.
Perhaps fromcow, andclink, money; q. one who prunes the purse.
ToCOWER, COWYR, COUR,v. a.To recover.Barbour.
Abbrev. from Fr.recouvrir.
Cowering,s.Recovery.Barbour.
COW-FISH,s.The Mactra lutraria, Mya arenaria, or any other large oval shellfish, Orkney.
COWFYNE,s.A ludicrous term.Evergreen.
COWHUBBY,s.A cow-herd.Evergreen.
Belg.koe, a cow, andhobb-en, to toil, q. a cow-herd.
COWIE,s.The name given to the Porpoise in the Firth of Tay.
COWIE,s.A cow wanting horns, S.V.Cow,v.
COWIE, adv. Very; ascowie weel, very well, Lanerks.
Cowie,adj.Odd, queer, Lanerks.
COWIT,part. pa.1. Closely cut.2. Having short and thin hair.V.Cow,v.
ToCOWK,v. n.To reach ineffectually; in consequence of nausea, S. B.
Germ.koch-en, id.; Isl.kuok-a, gula niti.
COWKIN,s.A beggar, a needy wretch.
Fr.coquin, id.
Dunbar.
COWLICK,s.A tuft of hair on the head, which cannot be made to lie in the same direction with the rest of the hair, S.
From its resemblance to hairlickedby acow.
COWMACK,s.An herb supposed to have great virtue in making the cow desire the male, S. B.
COWMAN,s.A name for the devil, S.V.Cow,s.
COWNTIR,s.Rencountre.Wallace.
COWNTYR PALYSS, Contrary to.Wallace.
Fr.contrepalé, a term in heraldry, signifying that onepaleis opposed to another.
COWOID,pret.Convoyed.Leg. conwoid.Barbour.
COWPES, COWPIS,s. pl.Baskets for catching fish, S.Acts Ja. III.
A. Bor.coop, id. Teut.kuype, septa.
COWPON,s.A fragment, a shred, S.R. Bruce.
Fr.coupon, L. B.copo, a piece cut off from a thing.
COWPER JUSTICE, Trying a man after execution; the same withJeddart, orJedburgh justice, S.Cleland.
COW-QUAKE,s.An affection of cattle, caused by the chillness of the weather, S.Kelly.
COWSCHOT,s.A ringdove.V.Kowshot.
COXY,adj.Coxcomical, S.Ramsay.
ToCRAB, CRABE,v. n.To fret.Bannatyne Poems.
Belg.kribbig, Su. G.krepsk, morosus.
ToCRAB,v. a.To provoke.Lyndsay.
Teut.krabb-en, lacerare unguibus.
ToCRACK,CRAK,v. n.1. To talk boastingly.Evergreen.2. To talk freely and familiarly, S.Ramsay.3. To talk together in a confused manner; often as also implying extension of voice, S.
Germ.kraken, to make a noise.
Crack,Crak,s.1. Boasting, S.Dunbar.2. Chat, free conversation, S.Ross.3. Any detached piece of entertaining conversation, S.Ross.4. A rumour; generally used in pl.Ramsay.
Cracker,Crakkar,s.A boaster.
Belg.kraecker, id.
Lyndsay.
Cracky,adj.1. Talkative; often denoting the effect of one's being elevated by means of strong drink, S.2. Affable, agreeable in conversation, S.
CRACK,s. In a crack, immediately, S.Ramsay.
ToCRACK,v. a.1.To crack credit, to lose character and confidence in any respect, S.Z. Boyd.2.To crack tryst, to break an engagement.
CRACKERHEADS,s. pl.The roots of big tangles, oralga marina, eaten by young people, Ang.
CRACKLINGS,s. pl.1. The refuse of tallow, S.Acts Ja. VI.2. Tallow, when first bruised by the candlemaker, in its impure state, S.
Su. G.krak, quisquiliae.
CRAFT,s.Croft, a piece of ground, adjoining to a house.
A. S.croft, id.
CRAG, CRAGE, CRAIG,s.1. The neck, S.Complaynt S.2. The throat, S.Ferguson.
Teut.kraeghe, jugulus.
Craiged,adj.Having a neck or throat, S.Ramsay.
Craigagee,adj.Wrynecked, S.V.Agee.
Cragbane,s.The collar-bone.Wallace.
Crage Claith,s.A neckcloth, a cravat, S.
Sw.krageclud, id.
CRAIG,s.A rock, S.Ramsay.
C. B.kraig, Gael.creog, rupes.
Craig-Flook, s. A species of flounder.Sibbald.
Craig-Herring,s.The Shad.Sibbald.
Craiglugge,s.The point of a rock, S.Brand.
Craigy,adj.Rocky.Ramsay.
CRAYAR, CREAR,s.A kind of lighter.Acts Marie.
L. B.craiera, id. Sw.krejare, a small vessel with one mast.
ToCRAIK,v. n.1. Used to denote the cry of a hen after laying; or when dissatisfied, S.Polwart.2. To call for any thing, with importunity and impatience, S.
Teut.kraeck-en, crepare, strepere.
Crakyng,s.The clamour of a fowl, S.Wyntown.
CRAIK,s.A kind of little ship.Douglas.
CRAIL-CAPON,s.A haddock dried, but not split, Loth., denominated from Caraill, a town in Fife.
CRAIT, CREET,s.A sort of basket in which window-glass is packed, S.
Germ.kraet, corbis.
ToCRAK.V.Crack.
CRAKER,s.The Raill, Rallus crex, Linn.Martin.
CRAKYS,s. pl.Great guns.Barbour.
From the noise they make when fired; or, Teut.kraecke, arcubalista.
CRAKLENE POKIS, Bags for holding artificial fireworks.Complaynt S.
Fr.craquer, to crackle.
CRAME, CRAMERY.V.Cream,Creamery.
CRAMESYE, CRAMMESY,s.Cloth of crimson, a grain-colour.Douglas.
Fr.cramoisi, id.
ToCRAMP,v. n.To contract.Henrysone.
Teut.kromp-en, Sw.krymp-a, con-trahi.
CRAMPET, CRAMP-BIT,s.1. A cramping-iron, S.2. An iron with small pikes for keeping the foot firm on ice, S.Graeme.3. The guard of the handle of a sword.Watson's Coll.
CRAMPLAND,part. pr.Curling.Bannatyne Poems.
Sw.krympling, contractus.
CRAN,s.An iron instrument, laid across the fire for supporting a pot or kettle.
Denominated from its resemblance to acrane.
CRANCE,s.A chaplet.Watson's Coll.
Teut.krants, corona.
CRANE (of herrings),s.As many fresh herrings as fill a barrel, S.Statist. Acc.
CRANGLING,part. pr.Winding.Hudson.
Teut.kronckel-en, intorquere, sinuare.
CRANK,adj.Infirm, weak.
Teut.krank, id. Gl. Sibb.
CRANK,s.1. The noise of an ungreased wheel, S.2. Used metaph. to denote inharmonious poetry.Burns.
Crankous,adj.Fretful, captious, S.Burns.
Gael.crioncan, strife.
CRANNACH,s.Pottage, Ang. Aberd.
CRANREUCH,s.Hoar frost, S. O.
Gael.cranntarach, id.
Burns.
CRANSHACH, CRANSHAK,s.A distorted person, S. B.Ross.
Gael.crannda, decrepid.
CRANTZE,s.The Common Coralline, Millepora polymorpha, Linn., Shetl.
CRAP,s.1. The highest part or top of any thing, S.;crop, E.Baith crap and root, literally, top and bottom; metaph., beginning and end, S.2. The cone of a fir-tree, S. B.
A. S.croppa, Su. G.kroppa, id.
CRAP,s.The produce of the ground, S.Ramsay.
CRAP,s.The craw of a fowl,crop, E.; used ludicrously for the stomach of man;crapine, id. S.Ramsay.
Teut.krop, ingluvies; stomachus.
ToCrap,v. a.To fill, to stuff, S.Crappit heads, the heads of haddocks stuffed with a pudding made of the roe, oatmeal and spiceries, S.
Teut.kropp-en, saginare, turundis farcire.
ToCRAP,v. a.To crop, to lop, S.Ferguson.
Teut.krapp-en, abscindere.
CRAPS,s. pl.A species of weed, S. named perhaps from keeping near thecrapor surface of the ground.
CRAUCH.To cry crauch, to acknowledge one's self vanquished.Dunbar.
Arm.cracq, a bastard.
CRAUCHMET, (gutt.) s. An exaction made by men in a state of war.MS. Chron.
ToCRAW,v. n.1. To crow;crawin, part. pa.Douglas.2. To boast, to vapour, S.Ferguson.
A. S.craw-an, id.
CRAW,s.A crow, S.
Craw,s.The act of crowing, S.Burns.
A. S.crawe, Alem.craue, id.
Craw-Croops,s. pl.Crow-berries, S. B.
Craw-Dulse,s.Fringed fucus; S. Fucus ciliatus, Linn.
Craw-Taes,s. pl.Crowfoot, S. Ranunculus, repens and acris.
CRAWDOUN,s.A coward.Douglas.
Fr.creantanddonn-er, to do homage.
ToCREAM,v. a.To hawk goods, S. B.
Cream,Craim,Crame,s.1. A merchant's booth, S.Acts Sed.
Teut.kraem, taberna rerum venalium.
2. A pack of goods for sale.Skene.
Teut.kraem, Dan.kram, merchandise.
Creamer,s.A pedlar, S. B.Skene.
Su. G.kraemare, Teut.kraemer, id.
Creamerie,Cramery,s.Merchandise, goods sold by a pedlar, Aberd.Lyndsay.
Teut.kraemerije, merx.
Cream-Ware,Creme-Ware,s.Articles sold by those who keep booths.Brand.
CREEKof day, The first appearance of the dawn, S.;skreek, S. B.Ramsay.
Teut.kriecke, aurora rutilans.
CREEPERS.V.Creparis.
ToCREEP IN,v. n.To shrink.Cruppen in, shrivelled, S.
Isl.kropna, contrahi.
CREEPY, CREEPIE,s.1. A low stool, occasionally used in a pulpit for elevating the speaker, S.2. The stool of repentance, on which culprits formerly sat when making public satisfaction in the church, S.Ramsay.
CREESE, CREEZE,s.Crisis.Ross.
CREIL, CREEL,s.1. An ozier basket, S.;scull, synon.Bannatyne P.2. Panniers are also calledcreils.Dunbar.In a creel, in a state of mental stupefaction or confusion, S.
Ir.crilin, id. Gael.criol, a chest.
ToCreil,v. a.To put into a basket, S.
Creeling,s.A foolish and indelicate custom, on the day after marriage, still retained among the vulgar in some places, S.
ToCREIS,v. n.To curl.Douglas.
Teut.kroes-en, Germ.kraus-en, crispare.
ToCREISCH,v. a.1. To grease, S.Kelly.2. Metaph. applied to the use of money, S.Ferguson.3.To criesh one's lufe, to give money as a veil, or as a bribe, S.Journal Lond.
Creische,Creesh,s.Grease, S.Dunbar.
Fr.graisse, id.
2. A stroke, a blow, S.Ferguson.
Creischie,Creishy,adj.Greasy, S.Lyndsay.
CREYST,s.One who is both diminutive and loquacious, Border.
Teut.kroes-en, to contract.
CREPARIS,s. pl.Grapnels of iron, S.creepers.Bellenden.
CREVISH,s.A crayfish.Baillie.
CREWIS,pres. v.Perhaps, craves.
A. S.craf-ian, id.
Houlate.
ToCRY,v. a.To proclaim the bans of marriage, S.
ToCry,v. n.To be in labour, S.
Crying,s.Childbirth, S.Galloway.
CRYKES,pl. s.Angles.Barbour.
A. S.crecca, a creek.
ToCRIMP,v. a.To plait nicely, S.
Sw.krymp-a, to shrink.
ToCRINCH,v. a.1. To grind with the teeth.2.To crinch the teeth, to gnash.
Fr.grinc-er les dents, id.
CRINCH,s.A very small bit of any thing, S.
ToCRINE, CRYNE,v. n.1. To shrivel, S.Evergreen.2. To diminish money by clipping it.
Ir.krion-am, to wither.
Douglas.
CRINKIE-WINKIE,s.A contention, S. B.
Su. G.kraenka, to be vexed.
CRISP, CRISPE,s.1. Cobweb lawn.
Fr.crespe, id.
Burel.
CRISTIE, CRISTY,adj.Perhaps curled. Dan.kruset, id.Acts Ja. II.
CRO, CROY,s.The satisfaction made for the slaughter of any man, according to his rank.Reg. Maj.
Gael.cro, cows, the reparation being made in cattle; or Ir.crò, death.
ToCROAGH, (gutt.)v. a.To strangle, Fife.
CROCE, CROYS,s.One of the sails in a ship.Douglas.
Sw.kryss-top, the mizzen-top.
CROCHE, CROCHERT.V.Hagbut.
CROCHIT,part. pa."Covered."Gawan and Gol.
CROCKONITION,s.Any thing bruised to pieces.Buchan.
CROFT-LAND,s.Land of superior quality, which was still cropped, S.Statist. Acc.
CROIL, CROYL,s.A distorted person, a dwarf.
Teut. kriel,pumilus.
Polwart.
ToCROYN, CRONE, CRUNE,v. n.1. To cry as a bull does, in a low and hollow tone, S.Maitland Poems.
Belg.kreun-en, to whimper; Isl.hryn-a, grunnire.
2. To whine, to persist in moaning, S.3. To hum, or sing in a low tone, S.Burns.
CROYN, CRUNE, CROON,s.1. A hollow continued moan, S.Douglas.2. An incantation.Ramsay.
ToCROISE,v. n.To gossip, to talk a great deal about little, S. B.
Su. G.krusa, ficta in verbis civilitate uti.
Crozie,adj.Fawning, wheedling, Buchan.
CROISHTARICH,s.The fire-cross, or signal of war; a stake of wood, the one end dipped in blood, and the other burnt, (as an emblem of fire and sword,) which was conveyed with the greatest expedition, till it went through the whole tribe or country.
Gael.croistara, perhaps fromcrois, a cross, andtara, a multitude.
CROK,s.A dwarf, Ang.
Su. G.kraek, animal quodvis exiguum, Isl.kracke,kroge, tener puellus vel pullus.
CROK,s.An old ewe that has given over bearing, S.Dunbar.
ToCROK,v. n.To suffer decay from age, Gl. Sibb.
CRONACHIN,part. pr.Gossiping in a tattling way, S. B.
Perhaps fromCoranich, q. v.
CRONDE,s.Leg.croude, a fiddle.Houlate.
ToCRONE,v. n.To use many words in a wheedling way, Buchan.
CRONY,s.A potatoe, Dumfr.
ToCROOK,v. n.To halt in walking, S.
Sw.krok-ia, id.
Ramsay.
Crook,s.A halt, S.Rutherford.
CROOKSADDLE,s.A saddle for supporting panniers, S. B.Statist. Acc.
CROONER, CROWNER,s.The Trigla lyra, a fish, S.; denominated from thecruningnoise it makes after being taken.Barry.
ToCROP thecausey, to appear openly and boldly; q. to keep thecrownof the causey.Spalding.
CROOT,s.1. A puny, feeble child, Loth.2. The youngest and feeblest of a nest, or of a litter, South of S. synon.wrig.
Arm.crot, petit enfant.
CROTE,s.The smallest particle.
Sw.krut, powder.
Wyntown.
CROUCHIE,s.One that is hunchbacked, S.Burns.
Su. G.krok, incurvus.
ToCROUD, CROWDE,v. n.1. To coo as a dove.Douglas.2. To croak, S.Ruddiman.3. Metaph. to groan, to complain.Z. Boyd.
C. B.gridhuan, gemere; Belg.kryt-en, to cry.
CROUDE,s.A musical instrument formerly used in S.
CROVE,s.A cottage.V.Crufe.
ToCROUP, CRUPE, CROWP,v. n.1. To croak, to cry with a hoarse voice.Complaynt S.2. To speak hoarsely, as the effect of a cold, S.
Moes. G.hrop-jan, Isl.hrop-a, clamare.
Crowping,s.A hoarse sound.Douglas.
Croup,s.A disease affecting the throat of a child, S.Cynanche trachealis, synon.chock,stuffing,closing.Buchan.
From the noise made in breathing.
CROUP,s.A berry, Gl. Sibb.V.Craw-croops.
A. S.crop, uva.
CROUS, CROUSE,adj.Brisk; apparently, brave, S.Peblis to the Play.
Fr.courroucé, chafed; or Su. G.krus, curled.
Crouseness,s.Appearance of courage, S.Poems Buchan Dial.
Crousely,adv.With confidence, or some degree of petulance, S.Ramsay.
ToCROUT,v. n.1. To make a croaking or murmuring noise, S.Popular Ball.2. To coo, S.V.Croud.Complaynt S.
CROWDIE,s.1. Meal and water in a cold state, stirred together, so as to form a thick gruel, S.Ritson.2. Food of the porridge kind in general.Ramsay.
Su. G.grot, Isl.graut-ur, pulse made of meal and water.
Crowdie-time, s. Time of taking breakfast, S.
ToCROWL,v. n.To crawl, S.Burns.
Belg.kriol-en, id.
CROWNELL,s.A coronet.Douglas.
L. B.coronula, parva corona.
CROWNER, CROWNARE, CROUNAL,s.1. An officer, to whom it belonged to attach all persons, against whom there was an accusation in matters pertaining to thecrown. E.coroner.Wyntown.2. The commander of the troops raised in one county.Baillie.
Crownarship,s.The office of a crowner.Robertson.
CROWNER,s.The name of a fish.V.Crooner.
CROW-PURSE,s.The ovarium of a skate, Orkn.
CRUBAN,s.A disease of cows, S. B.Ess. Highl. Soc.
CRUBAN,s.A wooden pannier fixed on a horse's back, Caithn.Statist. Acc.
CRUDS,s. pl.Curds, S.Shirrefs.
Cruddy Butter, A kind of cheese, of which the curds, being poor, are mixed with butter, S.Sir J. Sinclair.
CRUE-HERRING,s.The Shad, Tupea Alosa, Linn.Pennant.
CRUELL,adj.1. Keen in battle.Wallace.2. Resolute, undaunted.Wallace.3. Terrible.Wallace.4. Acute. "Cruelpain," acute pain, S.
CRUELS,s.The king's evil, scrophula, S.
Fr.ecrouelles, id.
Wodrow.
CRUER,s.A kind of ship; apparently the same withCrayar, q. v.Mellvill's MS.
CRUFE, CRUIFE, CROVE,s.1. A hovel, S.cru, S. B.Henrysone.2. A stye.Skene.
Isl.hroo,hroof, structura vilis.
CRUISKENof whisky, a certain measure of this liquor, Ang.
Dan.kruus, a cup.
CRUKE,s.A circle.Douglas.
Teut.krok-en, curvare.
CRUKIS, CROOKS,s. pl.The windings of a river, S.Wallace.
Isl.krok-r, angulus.
ToCRULGE,v. a.To contract, to draw together, S.Shirrefs.
Teut.krull-en, intorquere, sinuare.
Crulge,s.A confused coalition, or conjunction, S.
Isl.krull, confusio.
CRUMMIE, CRUMMOCK,s.A name for a cow that has crooked horns, S.Ramsay.
Isl.krumme, Gael.crom, crooked.
Crummock,Crummie-stick,s.A staff with a crooked head, S.Burns.
CRUMMOCK,s.Skirret, a plant, S.
Gael.crumag, id.
Brand.
ToCRUMP,v. a.To make a crashing noise in eating what is hard and brittle, S.Morison.
Crump,Crumpie,adj.Crisp, brittle, S.Burns.
ToCRUNE.V.Croyn.
ToCRUNKLE,v. a.1. To cress, to rumple, S.2. To shrivel, to contract, S.
Teut.kronckel-en, to wrinkle.
Crunkle,s.A cress, a wrinkle, S.
CRUNT,s.A blow on the head with a cudgel, S.Burns.
CRUVE,CRUIVE,s.A box resembling a hen-crib, placed in a dam or dike that runs across a river, for confining the fish that enter into it, S.
Su. G.krubba, praesepe.
Acts Ja. I.
CRUTLACHIN,part. pr.Conversing in a silly tattling way, S. B.
CUCHIL, CUTHIL,s.A forest or grove.Douglas.
C. B.coedawl, belonging to a forest.
CUCK-STULE, CUKSTULE.V.Cock-stule.
CUD,s.A strong staff, S.
Teut.kodde, a club.
ToCud,v. a.To cudgel, S.
Cuddy-rung,s.A cudgel.Dunbar.
CUDBEAR,s.The Lichen omphalodes, dark purple dyer's lichen, S.Statist. Acc.
CUDDIE,s.An ass, oftencuddie-ass, S.
CUDDIE,CUTH,s.The cole-fish.Statist. Acc.
CUDDING,s.The char, a fish, Ayrs.Statist. Acc.
ToCUDDLE, CUDLE,v. n.To embrace, S.Ramsay.
Teut.kudd-en, coire, convenire.
CUDDLIE,s.A secret muttering among a number of people, S. B.
Teut.quedel-en, garrire.
ToCUDDUM, CUDDEM,v. a.1. "Tocudduma beast," to make it tame and tractable, S. B.2. To bring into domestic habits; applied to persons, S.Ross.
Fr.accoutum-er, to accustom.
Cuddum,adj.Tame, usually applied to a beast, S. B.
CUDE, CUDIE,s.(pron. as Gr. υ.). A small tub, Ang.V.Coodie.
CUDE, CODE,s.A chrysom, or facecloth for a child at baptism.Spotswood.
From C. B.cudd-io, to cover.
CUDE, CUID,adj.Harebrained, appearing as one deranged, Border.; synon.skeer.
Isl.kuid-a, to fear.
CUDEIGH,s.A bribe; a premium for the use of money, Loth.; a gift conferred clandestinely, S.Ramsay.
Gael.cuidaigh-am, to help.
CUFE,s.A simpleton, S.V.Coof.
CUFFof the neck, the fleshy part of the neck behind, S.
Isl.kuf-r, convexitas.
ToCUINYIE,v. a.To strike money.Acts Ja. II.
Fr.coign-er, id. L. B.cun-ire, id.
Cuinyie,s.1. Coin, S. B.Acts Ja. IV.2. The mint.Acts Ja. IV.
Cuinyie-House,s.The mint.Skene.
Cuinyioure,s.The master of the mint.
CUIRIE,s.Stable, mews.V.Quirie.
Fr.escurie, id.
Pitscottie.
CUISSER, CUSSER,s.A stallion, S.V.Cursour.Ferguson.
CUIST,s.A reproachful term.Polwart.
CUITCHOURIS,s. pl.Gamblers; also smugglers.Gl. Sibb.
CULDEES,s. pl.A body of teaching presbyters, who, from the sixth century downwards, had their establishments in Ireland, the Hebrides, Scotland, and Wales; were greatly celebrated for their piety; and, acknowledging no bishop, were subject to an abbot chosen by themselves.D. Buchanan.
Gael.cuildeach, a sequestered person, fromcuil, a retired corner, a cave, a cell.
ToCULYE, CULYIE,v. a.1. To coax, to cajole, S.Douglas.2. To soothe.Douglas.3. To cherish, to fondle.Douglas.4. To gain, to draw forth.Kelly.5. To train to the chace.Douglas.6.To culye in withone, to curry favour, S.
Su. G.kel-a, to fondle;kela med en, to make much of one.
Culyeon,s.A poltroon, E.cullion.Hamilton.
Cullionry,s.The conduct of a poltroon.Baillie.
CULLAGE,s.The characteristic marks of sex.
Fr.couille, testes, &c. whencecouillage,culaige, tributum a subditis matrimonio jungendis, domino exsolvendum.
CULLOCK,s.A species of shell-fish, Shetl.Neill.
CULMES, CULMEZ,s.A rural club.Douglas.
CULPIT,part. pa.Leg.cuplit, coupled.Lyndsay.
CULREACH,s.A surety given to a court, when one is repledged from it.V.Repledge.Quon. Attach.
Gael.cul, custody, andreachd, a law.
CULROUN,s.A rascal, a silly fellow.Douglas.
Belg.kul, testiculus, andruyn-en, castrare.
ToCUMto,v. n.1. To recover, S.Knox.2. To make advancement in art, S.3. To rise to honour, S.Presb. Eloq.
Cumd,part. pa.Come, Loth.
Burel.
CUMERLACH, CUMBERLACH,s.A servant attached to a religious foundation.Cumerb, id.Chart. MS.
Gael.comhairleach, an adviser;com-harba, a partner in church lands, a vicar, pron.coarb.
CUMLIN,s.Any animal that attaches itself to a person or place of its own accord, S.
E.comeling, one newly come.
CUMMAR,s.Vexation, entanglement, E.cumber.Abp. Hamiltoun.
Belg.kommer, id.
CUMMER, KIMMER,s.1. A gossip, S.Kelly.
Fr.commere, a she-gossip.
2. A young girl, Ang.
Cummerlyke, adj. Likecummersor gossips, Dunbar.
CUMMOCK,s.A short staff with a crooked head, S. O.Burns.
Gael.cam, crooked, with the mark of diminution added.
CUMRAYD,pret. v.Encumbered, embarrassed.Wyntown.
ToCUN,v. a.1. To learn, to know, E.con.Douglas.2. To taste.Montgomerie.
A. S.cunn-an. scire.
Cunnand,part. pr.Knowing, skilful.Wyntown.
Cunning,s.Knowledge.Acts Ja. I.
A. S.cunnyng, experientia.
CUNNAND,s.Covenant.V.Connand.Barbour.
CUNDIE,s.An apartment, a concealed hole, Ang.
O. Fr.conduit, a shop; boutique.
CUNING,s.A rabbit; S.kinnen, E.conie.Dunbar.
Belg.konyn, Sw.kanin, Gael.coinnin, id.; Lat.cuniculus.
Cuningar,s.A warren, S.Acts Ja. I.
Sw.kaningaard, fromkanin, id. andgaard, an inclosure.
V.Yaire.
CUNYSANCE,s.Badge, cognisance.
Fr.cognoissance, id.
Gawan and Gol.
CUNTENYNG,s.Generalship.V.Contenyng.
CUPPIL,s.Rafter.V.Couple.
CUPPLIN,s.The lower part of the backbone, S. B.
CURAGE,s.Care, anxiety.Douglas.
CURCUDDOCH,1.To dance curcuddoch, orcurcuddie, a play among children, in which they sit on their houghs, and hop round in a circular form, S.2. Sitting close together, S. B.Ross.3. Cordial.Kelly.
ToCURE,v. a.To care for.Lyndsay.
Cure,s.Care, anxiety; Fr.Palice Hon.
CURER,s.A cover, a dish.Houlate.
ToCURFUFFLE,v. a.To discompose, to dishevel, S.V.Fuffle.Ross.
CURIE,s.Search, investigation.Douglas.
Fr.quer-ir, to inquire.
CURIOUS,adj.Anxious, fond, S.Baillie.
ToCURL, CURLE,s.To cause a stone to move alongst ice towards a mark, S.Pennecuik.
Curler,s.One who amuses himself bycurling, S.Baillie.
Curling,s.The act of pushing stones on ice, S.Pennant.
Curling-Stane,s.A stone used in curling, S.Ramsay.
Teut.krull-en, sinuare, flectere.
CURLDODDY,s.1. Ribgrass.Evergreen. Border Minstrelsy.2. Natural clover, S. Orkn.Neill.
Curldoddies,s. pl.Curled cabbage, S.
CURLIES,s. pl.Colewort, of which the leaves arecurled. S. B.
CURLOROUS,adj.Churlish, niggardly.Bannatyne Poems.
A. S.ceorl, rusticus.
CURMURRING,s.Grumbling; that motion of the intestines produced by slight gripes, S.Burns.
Teut.koer-en, gemere;morr-en, mur-murare.
CURN, KURN,s.1. A grain, a single seed, S.2. A particle, part of a grain, S.Chalm. Air.3. A quantity, an indefinite number, S.4. A number of persons, S.Journ. Lond.
Moes. G.kaurno, Su. G.korn, a grain.
Curny,adj.Grainy, S. Germ.kernicht.
CURPHOUR,s.The curfew.Bannatyne Poems.
CURPLE,s.A crupper, S.
Fr.croupe.
CURPON, CURPIN,s.1. The rump of a fowl, S.2. Applied ludicrously to the buttocks of man, S.Burns.
Fr.cropion, the rump.
ToCURR,v. n.To coo, S.V.Curmurring.
ToCURR,v. n.To lean.
Isl.kure, avium more reclinatus quiesco.
CURRACH, CURROK,s.A skiff or small boat.
Gael.curach.
Bellenden.
CURRACK, CURROCH,s.A small cart made of twigs, S. B.Statist. Acc.
Gael.cuingreach, a cart or waggon.
CURSOUR, S. COUSER, CUSSER,s.A stallion.Wallace.
Fr.coursiere, a tilting horse.
CUSCHÉ, CUSSÉ,s.Armour for the thighs.Wyntown.
Fr.cussot, id. fromcuisse, the thigh.
CUSCHETTE,s.A ringdove.V.Kowschot.
CUSHLE-MUSHLE,s.Earnest and continued muttering, S. B.Ross.
Su. G.kusk-a, to soothe;musk-a, to hide.
CUSYNG,s.Accusation.Wallace.
CUSSER,s.V.Cursour.
CUSTOC,s.V.Castock.
CUSTOMAR, CUSTOMER,s.One who receives duty on goods, S.Acts Ja. IV.
CUSTROUN,s.A low-born fellow.Polwart.
O. Fr.coestron, bâtard, enfant illegitime; Gl. Roquefort.
CUT,s.A lot.To draw cuts, to determine by lot.Douglas.
CUT,s.A certain quantity of yarn, S.Statist. Acc.
CUTE, COOT,s.The ankle, S.
Teut.kuyte, sura.
Lyndsay. Dunbar.
CUTE,s.A thing of no value.Dunbar.
CUTE,adj.Clever, expert, S. B.
A. S.cuth, expertus.
ToCUTER,v. a.To cocker, S.V.Kuter.
CUTH, COOTH,s.The coalfish, before it be fully grown, Orkn.Statist. Acc.
CUTHERIE, CUDDERIE,adj.Very susceptible of cold, S. B.
Belg.koud, cold, andryk, denoting full possession of any quality.
CUTIKINS,s. pl.Spatterdashes, S.
Fromcute, the ancle.
ToCUTLE,v. n.To wheedle;To cutle in withone, id. S.Pitscottie.
Teut.quedel-en, garrire.
ToCUTLE,v. a. To cutle corn, to carry corn out of water-mark to higher ground, W. Loth.cuthil. Perths.
Sax.kaut-en, Su. G.kiut-a, mutare.
CUT-POCK,s.The stomach of a fish, S. B.Ross.
CUTTIE,s.The Black Gulliemet, S. O.Fleming.
CUTTY, CUTTIE,adj.Short, S.
Gael.cutach, short, bobtailed.
Hence,
Cuttie,Cutie,s.1. A popgun.Bp. Galloway.2. A spoon, S. Gael.cutag, id.Ross.3. A short tobacco pipe, S.Ramsay.
Cuttie-Boyn,s.A small tub for washing the feet in; Lanerks. Ayrs.
Cutty-Free,adj.Able to take one's food, S. B.
Cutty-Rung,s.A crupper, formed by a short piece of wood fixed to the saddle at each end by a cord, Mearns.
CUTTY-STOOL,s.1. A low stool, S.2. The stool of repentance, S.V.Kittie.Sir J. Sinclair.
Fromcutty,kittie, a light woman.
CUTTIT, CUTTED,adj.1. Abrupt, S.R. Bruce.2. Laconic and tart, S.
Cuttetlie,Cuttedly,adv.1. With quick but unequal motion.Burel.2. Suddenly, abruptly, S.3. Laconically and tartly, S.Baillie.
CUTWIDDIE,s.The piece of wood by which a harrow is fastened to the yoke, Fife.
CUTWORM,s.A small white grub, which destroys vegetables, bycuttingthrough the stem, S.
CUWYN,s.Stratagem.V.Conuyne.