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._