Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume XXIV Part 36

CLAP, _s._ a stroke.

CLAP O' THE Ha.s.s, the uvula of the throat.

CLARTS, _s. pl._ dirt; smell.

CLARTY, _adj._ dirty or foul.

_To_ CLASH, _v. n._ to talk idly.

_To_ CLAT, _v. a._ to rake anything together.

CLAT, _s._ a rake or hoe.

CLATCH, _s._ thick mud.

_To_ CLATTER, _v. a._ to tell tales; to t.i.ttle-tattle.

CLAUGHT, _pret._ laid hold of suddenly or eagerly.

_To_ CLAVER, _v. a._ to talk in an idle or nonsensical manner.

CLAVER, _s._ clover.

_To_ CLAW, _v. a._ to scratch.

CLECKIN, _s. pl._ a brood of birds.

CLECKIN-BROD, _s._ a battledoor.

_To_ CLEED, _v. a._ to clothe.

CLEG, GLEG, _s._ a gad-fly; a horsefly.

_To_ CLEIK, CLEEK, _v. a._ to catch with a hooked instrument.

CLEIK, CLEEK, _s._ an iron hook.

CLEIKY, _adj._ ready to take advantage.

CLEUCH, CLEUGH, _s._ a precipice; a steep rocky ascent; a strait hollow between two steep banks.

_To_ CLEW, _v. a._ to stop a hole by compressing.

CLICK-CLACK, _s._ uninterrupted talking.

CLINK, _s._ a smart blow; money.

CLIPPIE, _s._ very talkative; generally applied to a female.

CLISH-CLASH, _s._ idle discourse.

CLISHMACLAVER, _s._ idle nonsensical talk.

c.l.i.tTER-CLATTER, _s._ idle talk carried from one to another.

_To_ CLOCHER _v. n._ to cough.

_To_ CLOCK, CLOK, _v. n._ to chuck; to call chickens together.

CLOIT, _s._ a clown; a stupid fellow.

_To_ CLOIT, _v. n._ to fall heavily, or suddenly.

CLOITERY, _s._ tripe; dirty work.

CLOOT, CLUTE, _s._ a hoof.

CLOSE, _s._ a pa.s.sage; an entry.

_To_ CLOUR, _v. a._ to dimple.

CLOUSE, _s._ a sluice.

_To_ CLOUT, _v. a._ to patch; to mend.

CLOUT, _s._ cuff; a blow.

CLUF, CLUIF, _s._ a hoof.

CLUMP, _s._ a heavy inactive fellow.

CLUTE, _s._ a hoof.

COBLE, _s._ a small boat, such as is used by fishermen.

c.o.c.kERNONNY, _s._ the hair of a female gathered in a knot.

c.o.c.kLAIRD, _s._ a landowner who cultivates all his own estate.

COD, _s._ a pillow.

COFF, COFFE, _v. a._ to buy; to purchase.

COFT, _pret._ and _part._ of purchased or bought.

COG, COAG, COGUE, _s._ a wooden basin.

_To_ COGLE, _v. a._ to move anything from side to side, as a boat in the water.