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$Nock, Cumnock, Nock,
Cumnock [ˈkʌmnək]
pn. Cumnock (East Ayrshire).
Locally the 'Nock
cumsleesh, cumsleish, cumsloosh, cumslush,
cumsleesh [ˈkʌmsliʃ]
n. A dressing-down, a severe reproof. U. A flatterer, a sweet talker.
con, cun, cunn, cunne, kunn,
cun [kʌn]
v. To express, render thanks to someone, to feel grateful to someone. Usually in a phrase such as to cun (someone) thank(s).
condie, condy, cunddie, cundee, cundeez, cundie, cundy, gundie, gundy,
cundie [ˈkʌndi, ˈkɔndi]
n. A covered drain, a sewer or the entrance to a drain. A conduit.
cunnin, cyunnin, kjunnin, kyunning,
cunnin [ˈkʌnɪn]
adj. Cunning.
coonyie, cungie, cunyie, cunyo, keystane, quaingie, queingie, queinzie, quenyie, quenzie, quine, quinee, quinie, qunie, qunzie, quynie, quynyie,
cunyie [ˈkʌnji, kwinji, NN. ˈkunji, I.Ork. ˈkʌnjio]
n. A gutter, a keystone, quoin, a corner.
cup, cup_o, cuppa, cuppie, cuppy, cuppy, fly_cup, flycup, fly-cup, kip, twal-cup, twall-cup,
cup [kʌp]
n. A cup. SW. A small, thick biscuit that is slightly hollow in the middle.
dim. cuppie
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
cup o: Cup of ...
fly cup: A quick cup of tea.
ring-cup: WC. The lady's mantle Alchemilla vulgaris.
siller cups: Various fungi of the genus Nidulariaceae.
thunner cup: S. The poppy Papaver rhoeas.
twal-cup: A cup of midday tea.
cur, curr, kur, kurr,
cur [kʌr]
n. A depreciatory term for a dog.
curator,
curator [ˈkjuːrətər]
n. leg. An administrator of another person's affairs. The guardian of a minor.
curcuddoch, curcuddochly, curcudduch, curcudiagh, curduddoch,
curcuddoch [kʌrˈkʌd(j)əx]
adj. Sitting side by side.

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