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_Cleland._
COW-QUAKE, _s._ An affection of cattle, caused by the chillness of the weather, S.
_Kelly._
COWSCHOT, _s._ A ringdove.
V. ~Kowshot~.
c.o.xY, _adj._ c.o.xcomical, S.
_Ramsay._
_To_ CRAB, CRABE, _v. n._ To fret.
_Bannatyne Poems._
Belg. _kribbig_, Su. G. _krepsk_, morosus.
_To_ CRAB, _v. a._ To provoke.
_Lyndsay._
Teut. _krabb-en_, lacerare unguibus.
_To_ CRACK, CRAK, _v. n._
1. To talk boastingly.
_Evergreen._
2. To talk freely and familiarly, S.
_Ramsay._
3. To talk together in a confused manner; often as also implying extension of voice, S.
Germ. _kraken_, to make a noise.
~Crack~, ~Crak~, _s._
1. Boasting, S.
_Dunbar._
2. Chat, free conversation, S.
_Ross._
3. Any detached piece of entertaining conversation, S.
_Ross._
4. A rumour; generally used in pl.
_Ramsay._
~Cracker~, ~Crakkar~, _s._ A boaster.
Belg. _kraecker_, id.
_Lyndsay._
~Cracky~, _adj._
1. Talkative; often denoting the effect of one's being elevated by means of strong drink, S.
2. Affable, agreeable in conversation, S.
CRACK, _s. In a crack_, immediately, S.
_Ramsay._
_To_ CRACK, _v. a._
1. _To crack credit_, to lose character and confidence in any respect, S.
_Z. Boyd._
2. _To crack tryst_, to break an engagement.
CRACKERHEADS, _s. pl._ The roots of big tangles, or _alga marina_, eaten by young people, Ang.
CRACKLINGS, _s. pl._
1. The refuse of tallow, S.
_Acts Ja. VI._
