2. Natural clover, S. Orkn.

_Neill._

~Curldoddies~, _s. pl._ Curled cabbage, S.

CURLIES, _s. pl._ Colewort, of which the leaves are _curled_. S. B.

CURLOROUS, _adj._ Churlish, n.i.g.g.ardly.

_Bannatyne Poems._

A. S. _ceorl_, rusticus.

CURMURRING, _s._ Grumbling; that motion of the intestines produced by slight gripes, S.

_Burns._

Teut. _koer-en_, gemere; _morr-en_, mur-murare.

CURN, KURN, _s._

1. A grain, a single seed, S.

2. A particle, part of a grain, S.

_Chalm. Air._

3. A quant.i.ty, an indefinite number, S.

4. A number of persons, S.

_Journ. Lond._

Moes. G. _kaurno_, Su. G. _korn_, a grain.

~Curny~, _adj._ Grainy, S. Germ. _kernicht_.

CURPHOUR, _s._ The curfew.

_Bannatyne Poems._

CURPLE, _s._ A crupper, S.

Fr. _croupe_.

CURPON, CURPIN, _s._

1. The rump of a fowl, S.

2. Applied ludicrously to the b.u.t.tocks of man, S.

_Burns._

Fr. _cropion_, the rump.

_To_ CURR, _v. n._ To coo, S.

V. ~Curmurring~.

_To_ CURR, _v. n._ To lean.

Isl. _kure_, avium more reclinatus quiesco.

CURRACH, CURROK, _s._ A skiff or small boat.

Gael. _curach_.

_b.e.l.l.e.n.den._

CURRACK, CURROCH, _s._ A small cart made of twigs, S. B.

_Statist. Acc._

Gael. _cuingreach_, a cart or waggon.

CURSOUR, S. COUSER, CUSSER, _s._ A stallion.

_Wallace._

Fr. _coursiere_, a tilting horse.

CUSCHe, CUSSe, _s._ Armour for the thighs.

_Wyntown._

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