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HAMPSHIRE QLOSSABT. 15 Cat's heady sh. the end of a shoulder of mutton. Adams' Wyke- hamica, p. 418. Cat's tail [kats tail] sb. Hippuria vulgansy Linnseus. — F. M. Cat's tails [kats-tailz], sb. pL catkins of Salix, — Holloway's Dictionary, — J. B. Cattan [kat*un], sb. a sort of noose or hinge, which unites the

  • hand-stick * to the flaiL It is made in two parts. The joint which

fits the flail is made of leather, as it is required to be more flexible near the part which strikes the floor. — ^Wise, New Forest. Causey [kau-zai], sb. a causeway.— J. Certicate [sur'tikait], sb. certificate. N, and d Ist Ser. z. 400. Cham [cham], v. to chew, champ. *Ak. Common in Hants. Said in N, F. of being put out of temper. Ex. * YouVe no occasion to cJiam it' Said also of a person not liking a thing — ' Tou seem to cham.' — ^Wise. Charliok [chaa'lik], sb. wild mustard, Sinapis arvensis. — "N. H. Charm [chaam], sb. noise ; as of bees, birds, children ; in the phrase ' they are all in a charm* they are all taJking loud. A.S. cyrm, a noise, shout, clamour ; as in eynnigra cyrm^ uproar of sinners; Ccedmon xxxiy. 17. *Ak. Also called churm. See Churm. Chase-row [chais-roa], sb. in planting quicksets a single cJiase is a single row ; a double chase means another row planted below the first, not directly underneath the upper plants, but under the middle of the intermediate spaces. — ^Lisla Chaum [chaum], sb. a chasm ; a crack in the ground. *Ak. Chavish [chavish 1, sb. a chattering of many birds or noisy per- sons. — Cooper. Ex. * What a chavish you are making ! ' — Wise, New Forest (note on Gooper)L Cheeses [chee'zuz], sb. pi. the fruits of Mdlva sylvestris. — J. B. Chesil-bob [chiz-1-bob], sb. the wood-louse. — K H. Chilbladder [chil-blad'ur], sb. a chilblain. — Wise, N'ew Forest. Childag [chil'dag], sb. a chilblain. — Wise, Neto Forest. Chilver-lamb [chil'vurlam], sb. a ewe-lamb. A. S. cUfor-lamb. — Wise, New Forest, p. 193. See Thwaite's HepUOeuch : Leviticus y. 6. ♦Ak. Chimley [chim*li], sb. a chimney. *Ak. Chine [chein1,«&. a small ravine on the sea-coast Bournemouth , and Isle of Wight Chink [chink], sb. the chaffinch. — F. M. Also see Wise, New Forest, p. 308. See Spink. Chinner [chiu'ur], sb. a grin (cachinntis). — Adams' Wyleehamiea, p. 418.