_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._

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