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 20 HAlfPSHIRE GLOSSARY. Coop [koop], iniefy. a wor»l used in calling horses ; particularly wlien in toe field they are enticed by a sieye of oats to be caught Probably a contraction of ^ Come up.' Coopiddy [koop*idi1, intfrrj. a word used in calling poultry to their food. Suggested Dy Sir Frederick Madden to be a comiptiozi of Copse [kops], sh, underwood cut at stated times. Com. The expression * all in a copse,* means indistinct, — Wise, New Forest^ p. 179. Copse Laurel [kops lor*r'u'l], sh. Daphne Laureola, — Dr. Bromfield in FhytohgiH, O.S. iii. 798.— J. B. Coteh [koch], V. a, to catch. — ^N. H. Cotched [koch-d], part, caught — N. H. Cothe [koadh], adj, applied to sheep, means diseased in the liver. — Wise, New Forest, See Coathe. Cot-house [kot-hous], ^6. an outhouse, shed. — ^Wise. Cotterel [kot'erul], 8h, the crane to which the kettle or pot is fast- ened BO as to hang over the fire. — Wise, New Forest * CoUeril, «6. a hook to hang spits, &c. on/ — ^Cooper. 'Count [kount], sb. value, importance. Ex. ' He be'ant no 'cottni ; ' It is of no value. — N. H. Couples [kup'ilz], sb. pi, ewes and lambs. — Lisle. Cow pcou], sb. an earthenware funnel, placed on the tops of chim- neys, curved and revolving with the wind. More generally elsewhore called ' cowl,' which is the correct name. Cow-cress [kou-kres], sb. Helosciadium nodiflorum, — J. B. Cow-lease. See Lease. Cow-parsley [kou-paas-li], sb, Anthriscua aylvesti-ia, — J. B. Cowowing [kou'ouin], sb, the caw, or noise maile by rooka — N". H. Cowslip [kou'slip], sb, FritUlaria Mdeagris, a curious misnomer. 'In proof of the incurious nature of the Hampshire peasantry, I could not find any one at Strathfieldsaye who knew its name ; acme called the plants snowdrops (the white variety), others daffodils, whilst the rest pronounced them to be cowslips I ' — Dr. Bromfi^d in Fhytologist, O.S. iii. 965.— J. B. Cramp [kramp], sb. (1) A bend in a ditch or fence. (2) A bent iron, or the Hke. — ^N. H. Cranky [krank-i], adj. (1) Brisk, merry, jocund. — Cooper. Ex. « I am pretty cranky.* — ^Wise. (2) Peevish, fretful, cross.— N. H. Craup. See Crope. Craw [krau ; ♦Ak. trntes craw], sb. the bosom ; the crop of a bird ; * a spelt th' drenk down's crdw,^ he spilt the drink down his boeom.
 * Gome biddy.'
 * Ak. Hence shirt-crat&, the bosom of a shirt — ^Wise.