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Sw. _kaningaard_, from _kanin_, id. and _gaard_, an inclosure.
V. ~Yaire~.
CUNYSANCE, _s._ Badge, cognisance.
Fr. _cognoissance_, id.
_Gawan and Gol._
c.u.n.tENYNG, _s._ Generals.h.i.+p.
V. ~Contenyng~.
CUPPIL, _s._ Rafter.
V. ~Couple~.
CUPPLIN, _s._ The lower part of the backbone, S. B.
CURAGE, _s._ Care, anxiety.
_Douglas._
CURCUDDOCH,
1. _To dance curcuddoch_, or _curcuddie_, a play among children, in which they sit on their houghs, and hop round in a circular form, S.
2. Sitting close together, S. B.
_Ross._
3. Cordial.
_Kelly._
_To_ CURE, _v. a._ To care for.
_Lyndsay._
~Cure~, _s._ Care, anxiety; Fr.
_Palice Hon._
CURER, _s._ A cover, a dish.
_Houlate._
_To_ CURFUFFLE, _v. a._ To discompose, to dishevel, S.
V. ~Fuffle~.
_Ross._
CURIE, _s._ Search, investigation.
_Douglas._
Fr. _quer-ir_, to inquire.
CURIOUS, _adj._ Anxious, fond, S.
_Baillie._
_To_ CURL, CURLE, _s._ To cause a stone to move alongst ice towards a mark, S.
_Pennecuik._
~Curler~, _s._ One who amuses himself by _curling_, S.
_Baillie._
~Curling~, _s._ The act of pus.h.i.+ng stones on ice, S.
_Pennant._
~Curling-Stane~, _s._ A stone used in curling, S.
_Ramsay._
Teut. _krull-en_, sinuare, flectere.
CURLDODDY, _s._
1. Ribgra.s.s.
_Evergreen. Border Minstrelsy._
