An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 184

An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 184

_Lyndsay._


Ir. Gael. _coranach_, from _cora_, a _quoir_, Lat. _chorus_.


2. A cry of alarm, a sort of war-cry.


_Bannatyne Poems._


3. A proclamation of outlawry by means of the bagpipe.


_Warton._


CORBIE, CORBY, _s._ A raven; Corvus corax, Linn, S.


_Henrysone._


Fr. _corbeau_, Ital. _corvo_, Lat. _corv-us_, id.


_Corbie-Aits_, _s. pl._ A species of black oats, denominated perhaps from their dark colour, S. B.


~Corbie Messenger~, A messenger who either returns not at all, or too late, S.


_Houlate._


CORBIE-STEPS, _s. pl._ The projections of the stones, or the slanting part of a gable, resembling steps of stairs, S.


Fr. _corbeau_, a corbeil in masonry.


CORBIT, _adj._ Apparently, crooked.


_Maitland._


Fr. _courbe_, id. _courbette_, a small crooked rafter.


CORBUYLE, _s._ Leather greatly thickened and hardened in the preparation, jacked leather.


_Douglas._


Fr. _cuir bouilli_, corium coctum.


CORCHAT, _s._ Crotchet, a term in music.


_Dunbar._


CORCOLET, _s._ A purple dye, Shetl.


CORDYT, _pret. v._ Agreed.


_Wallace._


Fr. _accordee_.


CORDON, _s._ A band, a wreath.


Fr. id.


_Z. Boyd._


CORDOWAN, _s._ Spanish leather, Gl. Sibb. Tanned horse leather, S.


CORDS, _s. pl._ A contraction of the muscles of the neck; a disease of horses, A. Bor.


_Polwart._


CORE, _s._ A company, a body of men, often used for corps.


_Hamilton._


CORF, _s._ A basket used for carrying coals from the pit, Loth.


Belg. _korf_, Isl. _koerf_, Lat. _corb-is_, id.


CORF, _s._ A temporary building, a shed.


_Bannatyne Poems._


A. S. _cruft_, a vault, Teut. _krofte_, a cave.


~Corf-House~, _s._ A house, shed, erected for the purpose of curing salmon, and for keeping the nets in, S. B.


_Courant._


CORFT, _part. pa. Corft fish_ are fish boiled with salt and water, S. B.