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GLOSSARY
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  • Brace, 240, bras, O.F. brace, bras, width of the two arms
  • Brash, in water-brash, 139, F. brèche, broken stuff.—Imp. D.
  • Brisket, 66, 201, Sc. chest, meaning and apparent form identical with Fr. brechet
  • Bruit, 234, brute, bruit
  • Bruttit, 236
  • Buist, 231, 235, 237, O.F. bostia, boîte
  • Bowet, 240
  • Butry, 240, biitor, a dull fellow
  • Buye, 230, buie

C

  • Cadie, 242, cadet, Lat. capitatus
  • Caisse, 233, O.F. casse, F. châsse, Lat. capsa
  • Callandis, 118, 229, callants, Du. kalant, a customer, F. chaland, prob. borr. from Du.
  • Calsey, 169, 237, 242, causey, chaussée, late Lat. calceata, stamped with the heel
  • Caprus, 233, copperas, couperose, Diez's cupri rosa, more prob. cuprosa, short for aqua c.=copper water, Ger. Kupfer-Wasser, and "assoc. with rose merely an etym. fancy."–N.E.D.
  • Capitane, 236, O.F. capitaine
  • Castocks=chou-stocks, 68, 242, chou
  • Certes, certie, 240, certes. "In 'my certies, my certie,' the word may be identical with certes, M.E. and O.F., but history of the phrase not clear."—N.E.D.
  • Chaffing, 231, chauffer
  • Chamer, chaumer, 229, chambre.
  • Chandlers, 231, 232, O.F. chandelier, chandelle
  • Chapelet, 233, Chapeau
  • Chesbol, 236, the poppy, caisse. "In Prompt. Parv. cheese-bowl, but confounded with chibol, F. ciboule, Lat. cæpulla, onion bed, cæpa, onion."—N.E.D.
  • †Cheetie-pussie, 68, 135, 240, chat. Prob. not from chat, but a mere call
  • Chicknawd, 234, chiquenaude
  • Chirurgeon, 238, O.F. cirurgien. The pron. ch=k is modern
  • Choffer, 235
  • Chyres, 232, O.F. cha-iè-re, chaire in eccles. sense, Lat. cathedra
  • Cissills, 232, O.F. cisel, F. ciseau, Lat. cædo, to cut
  • Close, 240, clos
  • Cog, 68, bucket; prob. same as cog, or cock-boat, O.F. cogue, Ic. kug-gr, a ship.—N.E.D.

"I gie them a skelp as they're creepin'
Wi' a cog o' guid swats."—"Auld Sang."

  • Coggie, 160, dim.
  • Condie, 120, 172, 240, conduit, F. conduire
  • Contigue, 239, contigue
  • Corbie, 242, corbeau, O.F. corb, corbin, corbel
  • Corf, 229, corbeille
  • Cowe, 68, Jam. cow, twig, broom, besom (curler's), O.F. coe, F. queue
  • Cracklins, cracknel, 130, F. craque-lin, or a var. of Du. krakeling, crackle
  • Cramoisie, cramasie, 229, cramoisi
  • Creesh, 68, 81, grease, 63, O.F. craisse=graisse, fat, Lat. crassus, grassus, Gael, créis.
  • Crusie, 135, F. creuset, crucible; O.F. cruseul, creuseau, craicet, E. cresset
  • Cry, 87, écrier
  • Cummers, 74, 121, 205, 240, F. commère
  • Curchessis, 230, O.F. couvrechés, pl. of couvrechef
  • Custock, 68, 242, kale stock, cabbage stalk, chou, Lat. caulis

D

  • Deas, deece, 155, generally a long seat or bench, O.F. deis, F. dais, Lat. discus, a quoit, later Lat. a table
  • Delaverly, 153, Bff.; O.F. delivre, free, at liberty, obsc.—N.E.D. M.E. delaverly, in an overflowing manner.—E.D.D. "That Mr. Waverley looks clean made and deliver."—Scott
  • Devald, deval, 153, Bff.; North, stopped, left off, F. devaler, to descend, devall, to cease. "The