With staves or with clubs, or els with cobble stones.'-Gammer Gurton's needle. set of eggs from which the brood | Cobble steànn, G. a boulder stone. is produced. Clot-heed, G. a stupid person. Clout-nails, c. broad-headed nails used for attaching the iron hoop to the old clog wheel. Clovven, c. when a sheep is fit for slaughter the fat on the rump is indented or clovven at t' tail heed.' Clowe, C., s.w. to scratch; to beat. She gev him a clowin.' Clower, c. a quick worker. clowan knitter.' Clowk, c. to snatch. 'A Cobble up, a. to perform roughly and hastily. Cock, c., s.w. to sit bashfully or 'When o'was nar blindit wi'smeùk, Cludder, c. to crowd together; Cockan', G. cock-fighting. cluster. Clunch, c. a heavy stupid person Clunter, c. to walk noisily in Clwoze, c., Clōoaz, s. w. close; Co', c., Caa, s.w., N. to call, scold, proclaim. 'I' th' kurk garth the clark co' t'a seàll.' Co', Cuh, c. come. 'He co' to- Coald pie, c., Penny pie, N. a Cock-crow-land, E. superior croftland over which the cock exultingly leads his harem. Cock drunks, c. the fruit of the mountain ash. Cocker, G. a cock-fighter. Cock gard, c., Cock dyke, N. Cockly-jock, E. a game among boys. Stones are loosely placed one upon another, at which other stones are thrown to knock the pile down. Cock-me-dainty, Prick-medainty, E. a pert and showily dressed girl or young man. Cocks dillies! Cockswunters! G. exclamations of surprise. Cock-steùll, G. a kind of stocks for the punishment of female scolds. Cofe trunnels, E. entrails of the calf selected and cleansed, shred and seasoned, and made into a pie. Co' i' the court, N. The customary tenants are required to answer to their names when called in the manorial court, and this is termed having a co' the court, and implies being a yeoman or his representative. Cokers, c., Caakers, s. w., N. calkers; irons for clog bottoms. Cokes, c. heels and toes sharp ened to prevent slipping. Colfins, c. gun wads. Collogue, c. to plot; to confed erate. Collop Monday, G. the day after Shrove Sunday, when collops are usually prepared for dinner. Collorake, Colrake, G. See Scrapple. Com, c., s. w., Cam, N. came. Come t' time, G. when the day sate you're a stranger hereaway?' Coo, c., Cowe, s.w. to intimidate; to place in subjection. Cooas, c., Cawwas, s.w. house. COW fasten the hind legs of a kicking cow during the operation of milking. Cooter, G. coulter. Cop, c. the top; a peak; a conical hill; as Coulderton cop, Kinniside cop, &c. Coppy, G. coppice. Copt, c. pert; set up; proud. Copy steùll, c. a child's stool. Corby, N., Dawp, E. the carrion crow. Corker, G. something very appropriate. That is a corker !' Corlak, c., Cowrak, s.w. coal rake. See Scrapple. Cornage, G. a rent paid by certain customary lands towards the cost of a person to watch and give notice, by blowing a horn, of the approach of an enemy. Cornish, a. cornice. Corp, c., s.w., to die; N. corpse. Cot, c. did cut; has cut. 'He cot his thoom wid his sickle.' Cot, s.w. to wait on a sick person; to saunter about home. 'He cots on about heàmm.'-See Teutt. Cot, G. a hut; a humble dwelling. Cotter, c. to entangle; to mat together. It was cotter't like an oald wig.' Cotterel, G. a pin for preventing the withdrawing of a bolt; coin. Cottit, c. short-tempered. Count, c., N. Cawwnt, s.w. count; account. I count nought o' sec wark '-I hold it in no esteem. 'Countin', G. arithmetic. Country side, G. neighbourhood. Our country-side lads ageànn o' Ingland.' Courts, G. small railed-in spaces in front of houses. Courtship and matrimony, c. the plant Spirea Ulmaria has been so called from the scent of the flower before and after being bruised. Covver, a. to recover. 'He cov ver't five pund dammish.' Cow clog, c. a clog of wood to hang on the neck of a 'lowp-idike' COW. Cowdy, c. better fed than taught; in high spirits. Cowey, Cow't cow, c., Doddy, N. and E., Polly, s.w. a COW without horns. 'It's Cowk, Gowk, a. the core. badly burnt lime—it's nought bit cowks.' Cowl, s.w. to rake together. Cowp, G., Swap, s.w. to exchange. (Ceapman. For this we now say Chapman, which is as much as to say a Merchant, or Copeman.'- Verstegan.) Cowp, N. to overturn. Cowp, s.w. a cart. Cowper hand, N. the upper hand; the advantage as of a practised chapman. Cowper word, G. having the first word, or the word that gives the advantage. Cowpress, c. the fulcrum. Cowshin, c., Cawwshin, s.w. caution. Cowt, a. colt; a petted child— 'mother's cowt.' Cow't, c. bare, without ornament or shelter; without horns. Cow't dyke, c. an earthen fence devoid of growing wood. Cow't leady, E. a pudding made of flour and lumps of suet. Cow t' lowe, c. snuff the candle. Cow't lword, c. a pudding made of oatmeal and lumps of suet. Coyds, c. quoits. Coze house, Cwoze house, a. the house where a corpse is within. Craa teizz, N. the early purple Orchis mascula. Craawl, c., N., Craal, s.w. crawl. Crack, G. a conversation, conference, challenge; to do quickly. Come, Nichol lad, give us thy cracks,' 'Aa will, in a crack.' Crack, G. to boast; to restrain. 'He's nought to crack on, for he set his dog on a bit lad and wad n't crack't off ageànn. Cracker, c. a small hard biscuit. Cracket, c. cricket. A superstition used to prevail that prosperity comes and goes with the crickets. Crad, Craddagh, c. a troublesome child; an inferior animal. Crag, c. the face; the neck or countenance. 'He hang a lang crag when t' news com.' Crag starlin', E. the Ring Ouzel. Crammel, c. to walk as if the feet were sore. Crammelly, c. tottery, unsteady. Cranch, c., Crunch, N. to crush with the teeth. Coarse sand cranches under the feet. Cranky, G., Granky, E. crotchety; sickly and complaining. How's thy mudder?' Nobbet varra cranky to-day.' Cranky, C., N. The grandfather of the compiler of this was called out as a cavalry or yeomanry soldier in 1745; and, like his neighbours, wore a check linen shirt with white frills on the breast-then called a 'cranky sark' but the ancient garment of that name was made of homegrown and home-spun hemp. Crater, Creeter, c., Crater, N., Creeater, s. w. creature. Creapp, Crop, c., Crap, Creùpp, N. crept. Cree, G. to crush or break into fragments. Creean' trough, G. Old stone troughs of circular or semi-globular form may still be found about some ancient farm-houses, which have been used in creeing or crushing barley for making bread of. Creel, c. an ancient horse package; a wicker basket. Creelin', E. cowering, crouching. Creùkk, c., Creeak, s.w., N.w. crook. Creùnn, c., N., Creean, s.w. the subdued roar of the bull. Crib, Crub, Kerb, c. the curb of a bridle. Crine, E. to overdo in frying or roasting. Thou's crine't it tul a cinder.' Crinkelty Crankelty, c. very crooked, zigzag. 'O' in's an' outs.' N.W. crow. Cro, c., Craa, s.w., Croab't, c. drunk. Crobbek, c., Crovvik, s.w., Cravvik, N. a disease in the stomach of cattle occasioned by want of change of pasture. Crobs, Crob lambs, c., s. w., Shots, Shot lambs, N. and E. the worst of the flock. Crock, Crock yowe, c., s.w. an old ewe. To crock, is to grow feeble and decrepit with age. Croft, G. a field next the house, commonly level and of good quality. Verstegan, in 1634, says, 'A croft we esteem some little plot of ground, and both the name and the thing are yet in ordinary knowledge.' Croft land, G. a range of fields near the house, of equally good quality with the croft. Croful, c. a very lean person is | Cruddle, G. to turn into curd; to said to have not a croful* of flesh on his bones. Crones, Mossberries, c., Creànns, N. cranberries. Cronk, c. the hollow note uttered by the raven when on the wing. Croodle, c. to crouch. Croppen, c., s.w. crept. 'He was lang varra wankle bit he gat croppen out ageànn.' 'Toald woman's sare croppen in,' or failing in bodily appearance. Crop sick, c. disordered in the stomach. Crottelly, Crockly, c. crumbly. Crottels, c., N. small lumps. Crow, G. a trivet for supporting a pan on the fire. Crowdy, G. oatmeal mixed with the fat of broth; a horse's mess of seeds and meal, &c. See Stick by t' rib. Crowfeet, G. the plant Ranun culus repens. |