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 139 Co. This curious word has opposite meanings according to its use, as " Go at once, co." '^Come at once, co." . Co is Si Celtic Cornish word and means the memory, remembrance; also cof, and ho. Coady. Sheep with diseased livers are coady. Stratton. Coanse, Cawnse, or Scoanes. The stones, or pavement. U.J.T. Coanse-way. A paved path-way. Cob. A thump, a blow. Also the top locks of a horse's mane. (Welsh cob or co]j, a tuft.) Cob. A mixture of coarse brown clayey earth, and straw, for building a cob wall. Cobba. A simpleton. M.A.c. Cobbe. A bungler. R.H. (A cobbler. Dry den.) Cobber. A bruiser of tin. Cobbing. Breaking up the ore into small pieces with a "cobbing hammer." Also, a thrashing, as "He deserves a good cobbing." In Celtic Cornish dho cob,, to break, or bruise. Cob-nuts. Hazel nuts. Also, a game so called played with nuts. (Cock-haw. Polwhele.) Cobshans. Money or savings. U.J.T. Cockle. Capel or Caple. Schorl. Cockle up. To buckle, or curl up. Cockle up to. To confront in a defiant manner.