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66 COURAGE-ON.—"A couraged-on them dogs to vight"

COW-CALF.—A female calf.

COW-LAAYDY.—The lady bird.

COW-PIE.—A favourite dish with children, made by having a thin layer of paste on the bottom and sides of a pie dish whereon custard is poured. This is then baked.

COW PARSLEY.—Wild parsley obtained and given as a favourite food to tame rabbits.

COW STALL.—A wooden arrangement for securing & cow's head whilst it is being milked.

CRAAYZY.—Dilapidated; out of repair.

CRAAYZY WE-UD.—The plant crow's-foot, so called because it spreads about so wildly.

CRACK.—A sharp blow. "I gid 'un a crack a top of the yead." "To crack up" is to extol "In a crack," in a minute.

CRACKLIN'.—The scotched skin of roast pork; this is also sometimes called the "scrump."

CRACKY.—Peculiar; not quite right in one's mind.

CRANKS.—Achea and slight ailments. A person is said to be full of "crinks and cranks" when generally complaining of ill health.

CKANKY.—Out of health; for machinery out of gear; for a structure, in bad repair, likely to give way.

Also sometimes used to mean out of temper.

CRAP.—Crop.

CRASS.—Obstinate, contrary.

CRASS-GRAAINED.—Opposing from obstinacy or bad temper.

CRASS-PATCH.—The name a child calls another that is out of temper to teaze him.

CRAW.—The crop of a bird; the maw or receptacle for food.

CRE-AMY VAAYCED, or CRAMY-VE-USED.—Having no roses in the cheeks—white faced.