Webster's Dictionary 1913

5104

Cocus wood

Co″cus wood′ (?). A West Indian wood, used for making flutes and other musical instruments.

5105

Cod

Cod (kŏd), n. [AS. codd small bag; akin to Icel. koddi pillow, Sw. kudde cushion; cf. W. cod, cwd, bag, shell.]1. A husk; a pod; as, a peascod. Mortimer.2. A small bag or pouch....

5106

Cod (2)

Cod, n. [Cf. G. gadde, and (in Heligoland) gadden, L. gadus merlangus.] (Zoöl.) An important edible fish (Gadus morrhua), taken in immense numbers on the northern coasts of Euro...

5107

Cod liver

Cod″ liv′er (?), n. The liver of the common cod and allied species.Cod-liver oil, an oil obtained from the liver of the codfish, and used extensively in medicine as a means of s...

5108

Coda

‖Co″da (kō″dȧ), n. [It., tail, fr. L. cauda.] (Mus.) A few measures added beyond the natural termination of a composition.

5109

Codder

Cod″der (?), n. A gatherer of cods or peas. Johnson.

5110

Codding

Cod″ding (?), a. Lustful. Shak.

5111

Coddle

Cod″dle (kŏd″d'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Coddled (–d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n.Coddling (–dlĭng).] [Cf. Prov. E. caddle to coax, spoil, fondle, and Cade, a. & v. t.] [Written also codle....

5112

Coddymoddy

Cod″dy‐mod″dy (kŏd″dy̆‐mŏd″dy̆), n.(Zoöl.) A gull in the plumage of its first year.

5113

Code

Code (kōd), n. [F., fr. L. codex, caudex, the stock or stem of a tree, a board or tablet of wood smeared over with wax, on which the ancients originally wrote; hence, a book, a ...

5114

Codefendant

Co′de‐fend″ant (?), n. A joint defendant. Blackstone.

5115

Codeine

Co‐de″ine (?), n. [Gr. � poppy head: cf. F. cod�ine.] (Chem.) One of the opium alkaloids; a white crystalline substance, C18H21NO3, similar to and regarded as a derivative of mo...

5116

Codetta

‖Co‐det″ta (?), n. [It., dim. of coda tail.] (Mus.) A short passage connecting two sections, but not forming part of either; a short coda.

5117

Codex

‖Co″dex (?), n.; pl.Codices (#). [L. See Code.] 1. A book; a manuscript.2. A collection or digest of laws; a code. Burrill.3. An ancient manuscript of the Sacred Scriptures, or ...

5118

Codfish

Cod″fish (?), n.(Zoöl.) A kind of fish. Same as Cod.

5119

Codger

Codg″er (?), n. [Cf. Cadger.] 1. A miser or mean person.2. A singular or odd person; — a familiar, humorous, or depreciatory appellation.A few of us old codgers met at the fires...

5120

Codical

Cod″i‐cal (?), a. Relating to a codex, or a code.

5121

Codicil

Cod″i‐cil (?), n. [L. codicillus, dim. of codex: cf. F. codicille. See Code.] (Law) A clause added to a will.

5122

Codicillary

Cod′i‐cil″la‐ry (?), a. [L. codicillaris, codicillarius.] Of the nature of a codicil.

5123

Codification

Co′di‐fi‐ca″tion (? or?), n. [Cf. F. codification.] The act or process of codifying or reducing laws to a code.

5124

Codifier

Co″di‐fi′er (? or?), n. One who codifies.

5125

Codify

Co″di‐fy (? or?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Codified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Codifying.] [Code + -fy: cf. F. codifier.] To reduce to a code, as laws.

5126

Codilla

Co‐dil″la (?), n. [Cf. L. codicula a little tail, dim. of cauda tail.] (Com.) The coarse tow of flax and hemp. McElrath.

5127

Codille

Co‐dille″ (?), n. [F. codile.] A term at omber, signifying that the game is won. Pope.

5128

Codist

Co″dist (?), n. A codifier; a maker of codes.

5129

Codle

Co″dle (?), v. t. See Coddle.

5130

Codlin

{ Cod″lin (?), Cod″ling (?) }, n. [Cf. AS. codæppel a quince.] (a) An apple fit to stew or coddle. (b) An immature apple.A codling when 't is almost an apple.Shak.Codling moth(Z...