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cootham, coothaman, coothamin, coothum, coothuman, coothumin, cotham, cothaman, cothamin,
cotham [MN. ˈkɔθəm]
v. To satisfy a hungry person with food.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
cothamin: A surfeit.
cotter, cottered, cottert,
cotter [ˈkɔtər, ˈkotər]
v. MN. To potter about, do odd jobs, work clumsily or slovenly. SN. NEC. To to stir eggs and butter in a pan till cooked.
pt. pp. cottert, cottered adj. S. Entangled.
cotton,
cotton [ˈkɔtən]
n. Cotton.
colledie-stane, coo, coo$s, coohoughed, coomak, coopat, coos, coo-shell, cooslick, cou, cou$s_lick, cou-hocht, cou-leddie-stane, cou-leddy-stane, coumak, coupat, cou-shell, cow-lady-stane, cow-lady-stone, cowmack, heelan_coo, heilan_coo, hielan$_coo, hielan_coo, hielan_cou, hieland_coo, hieland_cou, ka-ay, kine, ku, ku-shall, ky, kye, kyen, kyn, kyne,
cou [kuː, S. kʌu]
n. A cow
pl. kye [kae] also kyne [kəin] Cows, cattle.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
cou-leddy-stane: n. S. Quartz.
coumak: N. The white campion Silene latifolia.
coupat: A cowpat.
cou-shell: I.Sh. The ocean quahog Arctica islandica.
cou's lick: An unruly tuft of hair.
heftit cou: An unmilked cow with a full udder.
hieland cou: A highland cow.
kye time: Milking time.
milk cou: A cow kept for milk.
cooard, cooardie, cooardie, cooardie, cooardie, cooardiness, cooardly, cooart, cooartie, cooartie, cooartiness, coord, coordie, coordie, coordiness, coordly, coordy, coordy, coordy, coordy, coordy-lick, coortie, cooward, couard, couardie, couardie, couardiness, couart, couartie, couartie, couartie-lick, couartiness, couarty, couarty, courdie, courdie,
couart [ˈkuərt, ˈku(ə)rt/d]
n. A coward.
dim. couartie
 
couarty [ˈkuərti, ˈku(ə)rdi]
adj. Cowardly.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
couartiness: Cowardice.
couartie-lick: A coward's blow.
Coocaddens, Coocaddins, Coocauddens, Coucaddens, Coucauddens, Coucaudens, Coucawdens,
Coucaudens [ˈkukɑːdənz, ˈkukɔːdənz, N. I. ˈkukaːdənz, S. ˈkʌukɑːdənz]
pn. Cowcaddens (Glasgow).
Coodenbeeth, Coudenbaith, Coudenbeith,
Coudenbeith [kudənˈbiθ, ˈkudənˈbeθ]
pn. Cowdenbeath (Fife).
 
From a personal name such as Coudone.
coog, coogit, cook, cooke, cooket, cookit, couk, coukit, cuk, koog, koogit, kook, kookit, kuk,
couk [kuk, kug]
n. The cry given in the game hide-and-seek.
v. To disappear suddenly from view, to take cover quickly, to dart in and out of hiding.
pt. pp. coukit adj. Hidden, secluded.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
couk aboot: To court secretly.
caal, cool, coolie, coul, coulie, cowl, kool, koul, kowl,
coul [kul]
n. A close-fitting cap, a night-cap.
dim. coulie
coolan, coulan,
coulan [NN.a. ˈkulən]
n. A young pig. The youngest in a breed.
 
From Gaelic cuilean.

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