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Cauldcoats, Cauldcotes, Cauldcots, Cauldcotts,
Cauldcots [ˈkɑːl(d)kɔts, kɑːl(d)-, N. I. ˈkaːl(d)-, U. ˈkʌul(d)-, -kots]
pn. Cauldcots (Angus).
pn. Cauldcoats (West Lothian).
Caald_Hame, Cauld_Hame, Cauldhame, Coul_Hame, Coulhame,
Cauldhame [ˈkɑːlhem]
pn. Caulhame. (County Londonderry).
 
From caul a weir or dam, or cauld cold and hame a settlement.
Caastrim, Caustrem, Caustrim, Caustrum,
Cauldstream [ˈkɑːl(d)strim, -strem]
Locally Caustrim [ˈkɑstrəm, ˈkʌustrəm].
pn. Coldstream (Borders).
 
From Old English cald strēam.
Calwall, Calwell, Carwaal, Carwall, Cauldwall, Caulwall,
Cauldwall [kɑːl(d)ˈwal, kɑːrˈwal]
pn. Caldwell (East Ayrshire).
cauli, caulie, caulie, cauliflooer, caulifloor, cauliflouer, colliflooer, collifloor,
cauliflouer [kɑːlɪfluːr, kɔːlɪfluːr]
n. A cauliflower.
dim. caulie
caam, caamstane, caamsteen, calm, calme, calmes, calms, cam, camb, camstane, cam-stane, camstone, cam-stone, caulm, caum, caums, caums, caumstane, cawm, cawms, cawmstane, kaam, kaam, kam, kamstane, kaums,
caum [kɔːm, N. I. kaːm]
usually caums
n. A matrix or mould, usually a bullet-mould. An iron ladle in which lead or tallow etc. are melted.
v. To whiten a hearth etc. by means of pipeclay (See below).
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
caum or caumstane [-sten, N. -stin]: Pipeclay, a slate pencil, a clay mould.
ca$m, caam, calm, cam, caulm, caum, cawm, kam,
caum [kɑːm, kɔːm, N. I. kaːm]
n. Calm.
adj. Calm. MN. Of ice: smooth, even.
v. To calm.
caamel, caumel, kaamel,
caumel [ˈkɔːml, N. I. ˈkaːml]
n. A camel.
Cammeltoun, Cammletoun, Caumeltoun, Caumeltoun,
Caumeltoun [ˈkɔːməltun]
pn. Campbeltown (Argyll and Bute).
caanl, caanle, caanle-dowp, Caanlemass, cahnal, can$le, canal, Candlemas, canil, canle, Canlemas, cannel, cannil, cannle, Cannlemas, caun$le, caundle, caunle, caunle-doup, caunle-dowp, Caunlemas, Caunlemass, caunnel, cawnl, cawnle, conal, conile, connal, connel, connle, corp-caunle, counnel, cunnel, cunnle, cunnle, daith-cannle, daith-caunle, fir-candle, fir-caunle, kennle,
caunle [kɑːnl, kɔːnl, N. I. kaːnl]
n. A candle.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
caunle-dowp: Candle end.
Caunlemas [-mas]: Candlemas, 2nd. February.
corp-caunle: A will of the wisp.
deith-caunle: A will of the wisp thought to foretell death.
fir-caunle: A pine-torch.

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