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Leighton, Revised by Alexander

"Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV."


CATWITTIT, _adj._ harebrained; unsettled.
CAUDRON, _s._ a chaldron.
CAULD, _s._ cold.
CAULDRIFE, _adj._ susceptible ofcold.
CAULD-STEER, _s._ sour milk and oatmeal stirred together.
CAUSE, _conj._ because.
CAUSEY, CAUSAY, _s._ a street.
CAUTION, _s._ surety.
CAUTIONER, _s._ a surety.
CAVIE, _s._ a hencoop.
_To_ CA', _v. a._ to drive.
_To_ CAWK, _v. a._ to chalk.
CAWKER, _s._ a dram; a glass of any spirits.
CERTIS. _Certis, ye're a fine ane!_ You are indeed a good
one--(ironically.)
CHACK, CHECK, _s._ a slight repast.
CHAFTS, _s._ the chops.
CHAFT-BLADE, _s._ jaw-bone.
_To_ CHAK, _v. a._ to check.
CHAKIL, _s._ the wrist.
CHALMER, _s._ a chamber.
_To_ CHAMP, _v. a._ to mash; to chop.
CHANCY, _adj._ fortunate; happy.
CHANNEL, _s._ gravel.
CHAP, _s._ a fellow.
_To_ CHAP, _v. n._ to strike with a hammer or any
other instrument, or with a stone.
CHAPIN, _s._ a quart.
CHAPMAN, _s._ a pedlar.
CHAUDMELLE', _s._ a sudden broil or quarrel.
_To_ CHAW, _v. a._ to gnaw; to fret.
CHEEK-BLADE, _s._ cheek-bone.
CHEIP, CHEPE, _v. n._ to chirp, as young birds do.
CHEK, _s._ the cheek; the side of a door.
CHESS, _s._ the frame of wood for a window.
CHESWELL, _s._ a cheese-vat.
CHEVERON, _s._ armour for the head of a horse.


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