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24 ANTRIM AND DOWN OLOSSART. Coofy or Conf, ah, a clownish fellow. Coo-pushla, ab, a single dropping of a cow. Coorie doon, v. kneel down. Same as Coody dooxL Coone ChriBtian, ah, a roagh fellow. Coorse morning, eh, coarse morning, i, e, very wet or stormy. This - is a common greeting. Coo-sherran, ah, oow-dong. Corby, ah, the grey crow or hooded crow. The corhy has become rare in Aiitrim and Down since the purchasing of dead horses and cows by the artificial manure makers became usual. Corker, ah, a laige pin ; anything large — a large fish, for instance. Cormoral, ah. a cormorant. Com, ah, oats. Comy-gera, or Comy-keevor, ah, the missel thrash, Turdua vid- vorous, Corp, ah, a corpse. Corrag, ah, a wind guard for the door of a cottage, made of inter- laced branches. Same as WaMOCk. Cormption, ah, matter from a sore. Corvorant, ah, a cormorant. Cot, ah, a flat^bottomed boat. Conlter-neb, ah. the pufi&n. Conlt fit, ah, colt's-foot^ Tuaailago. Country, ah, * My country * is the common way of saying ^ the part of the country where I Hve,' so that if two feumers from districts three or four miles apart meet at market, one asks the other, 'What's the news in your country t ' Country Joan, ah, an uncouth country person. County crop, ah, having one's hair cut very short, as it would be cut in the county prison. ' YouVe got the county crop : ' said in ridicule. Course, v. ' To courae a lime-kiln ' is to put in the alternate layers of limestone and coal. Coutiher, ah, a plough-share. Cove, (1) ah. a cave. (2) V, to rub a flagged floor with a * coving-stone.' Cove, t;. to rub a flagged floor with a ' coving stone.' Covered car, ah, a ear with two wheels, drawn by one horse. There is room inside for four passengers, who sit fa^g each other. The door and step are at. the back, the driver sits in front, perched up near the top. There are two very small windows in front, and one in the door.