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brose-caup, caap, caapfae, cap, capp, capper, cappie, cappit, cappy, caup, cauper, caupfu, caupie, caupit, coop, cop, copper, kapp, yill_caup,
caup [kɑːp, kɔːp, N. I. kaːp]
n. A turned wooden bowl, a quaich. A measure of quantity.
dim. caupie
v. To bulge, twist, or warp.
pt. pp. caupit adj. Twisted, bent.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
brose-caup: A wooden bowl for an oatmeal dish.
cauper: A wood-turner, a maker of wooden bowls.
caupfu: A bowlful.
yill caup: An ale-mug.
caar, ca-handed, cair, cairy-handed, car, car-handed, car-haundit, car-haunit, car-pawed, carr, carr-hann, carrie, carrie-fistit, carry, caur, caur-haundit, cauri, caurie, caurie-fister, caurie-fistit, caurie-haundit, caur-pawed, caurrie-fistit, caurry, caurry-fisted, caurry-fistit, caury, cawr, corr, corrie, corrie_haunded, corrie_haunit, corrie-fisted, corrie-fister, corrie-fistit, corrie-handed, corrie-haundit, corry, corry-fisted, corry-fisted, corry-handed, cuarry-fistit, curr kerrie-fistit, currie, currie_pawed, kair, ker, ker-haundit, kerr, kerr-haundit, kerrie-fisted, skerry-handit,
caur [kɑːr, kɔːr, N. kaːr]
also caurie and kerr [N. keːr, kɛr]
adj. Left, left-handed. Awkward.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
caurie-fister: A left-handed person.
caurie-fistit, kerrie-fistit: Left-handed.
caur-haundit, caurie-haundit, kerr-haundit, caur-pawed: Left-handed.
caar, cair, cairs, car, carr, carrie, caur, caurie, caurs, cawr, cer, cor, cyar, kar, kyar, motorcaur, motor-cawr, skoosh-car, skoosh-caur, tramcaur, trottle, trottle-caur, trutle,
caur [kɑːr, kɔːr, N. I. kaːr]
n. A car.
dim. caurie
pl. caurs
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
motorcaur: Motorcar.
skoosh-caur: col. WC. A tramcar.
sleepin caur: Sleeping car.
tramcaur: A tramcar.
trottle-caur: U. A low vehicle for moving hay.
caurbon,
caurbon [ˈkɑːrbən, kɔːrbən, N. I. ˈkaːrbən]
n. Carbon.
caas, caase, caased, cah$se, cahse, caus, cause, caused, cos, gaase,
cause [kɑːz, kɔːz N. I. kaːz]
n. Cause.
v. To cause make, to cause something to be made.
pt. pp. caused
caasey, caasie, calsay, calsea, calsey, calsie, cassey, cassie, cassied, causa, causay, causey, causeyd, causeyed, causie, causy, cawsey, cossey,
causey [ˈkɑːzɪ, ˈkɔːzɪ, ˈkɑːse, N. I. ˈkaːzɪ]
n. A causeway, A street or pavement laid with cobble-stones as distinguished from flagstones. The paved or hard-beaten place in front of or round about a farmhouse. A close. A cobblestone.
v. To pave with small stones.
pt. pp. causeyed
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
causey stane: A paving stone, a cobblestone.
croun o the causey: The middle of the road.
Caaseybank, Caasiebank, Causewaybank, Causeybank,
Causeybank [ˈkɑsbɑŋk]
pn. Causewaybank (Berwickshire).
Causeyend,
Causeyend [ˈkɑːzɪɛn(d), ˈkɔːzɪ-, ˈkɑːse-, N. I. ˈkaːzɪ-, -en(d), N. -əi(ə)n(d)]
pn. Causewayend (West Lothian).
caastick, caustic, cowstic, cowstick,
caustic [ˈkɑːstɪk, ˈkɔːstɪk, N. I. ˈkaːstɪk]
adj. Caustic.
cavalier [ˈkavəliːr]
n. arch. A horseman, especially a cavalryman.

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