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_Baillie._
_To_ ~Contrare~, ~Conter~, _v. a._ To thwart, to oppose, S.
_Wyntown._
Fr. _contrar-ier_, id.
~Contrare~, _s._
1. Opposition of any kind.
_Douglas._
2. Something contrary to one's feelings or hopes. _Conter_, S. B.
_Ross._
_To_ CONTRUFE, _v. a._ To contrive; _contruwit_, part. pa.
_Douglas._
Fr. _controuv-er_, id.
~Contruwar~, _s._ A contriver.
_To_ CONVENE, CONVEANE, CONUEIN, _v. n._ To agree.
_Forbes._
Fr. _conven-ir_, Lat. _conven-ire_, id.
~Conuyne~, ~Conuene~, ~Conwyne~, ~Covyne~, ~Cowyne~, ~Cuwyn~, _s._
1. Paction, convention.
Fr. _convent_, id.
_Douglas._
2. Condition, state.
_Barbour._
3. Stratagem, conspiracy.
_Wyntown._
O. Fr. _convine_, _couvine_, pratique, intrigue.
_To_ CONVOY, _v. a._ To accomplish any purpose, especially by artful means.
_Douglas._
~Convoy~, _s._
1. Mode of conveyance.
_Baillie._
2. A trick.
_Poems 16th Cent._
~Conwoy~, _s._ Mein, carriage.
_Dunbar._
COODIE, CUDIE, _s._ A small tub, also _cude_: _quiddie_, Aberd.
_Ramsay._
Isl. _kutte_, tonnula, Gael. _ciotad_, a tub.
COOF, CUFE, _s._ A silly dastardly fellow, S.
_Burns._
Su. G. _kufw-a_, to keep under, Isl. _kueif_, one who is cowardly and feeble.
_To_ COOK, COUK, _v. n._
1. To appear and disappear by fits.
_Burns._
2. To hide one's self.
_Kennedy._
Isl. _kvik-a_, moto, _qvika_, inquieta motatio.
