Webster's Dictionary 1913

9937

Cud

Cud (kŭd), n. [AS. cudu, cwudu,cwidu,cweodo, of uncertain origin; cf, G. köder bait, Icel. kviðr womb, Goth. qiþus. Cf. Quid.] 1. That portion of food which is brought up into t...

9938

Cudbear

Cud″bear′ (k?d″b?r′), n. [Also cudbeard, corrupted fr. the name of Dr. Cuthbert Gordon, a Scotchman, who first brought it into notice.] 1. A powder of a violet red color, diffic...

9939

Cudden

Cud″den (k?d″d'n), n. [For sense 1, cf. Scot. cuddy an ass; for sense 2, see 3d Cuddy.] 1. A clown; a low rustic; a dolt.The slavering cudden, propped upon his staff.Dryden.2. (...

9940

Cuddle

Cud″dle (kŭd″d'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Cuddled (–d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n.Cuddling (–dlĭng).] [Prob. for couthle, fr. couth known; cf. OE. kuþþen to cuddle, or cuðlechen to make fri...

9941

Cuddle (2)

Cud″dle, v. t. To embrace closely; to fondle. Forby.

9942

Cuddle (3)

Cud″dle, n. A close embrace.

9943

Cuddy

Cud″dy (–d?), n. [See Cudden.] 1. An ass; esp., one driven by a huckster or greengrocer.2. Hence: A blockhead; a lout. Hood.3. (Mech.) A lever mounted on a tripod for lifting st...

9944

Cuddy (2)

Cud″dy (k?d″d?), n. [Prob. a contraction fr. D. kajuit cabin: cf. F. cahute hut.] (Naut.) A small cabin: also, the galley or kitchen of a vessel.

9945

Cuddy (3)

Cud″dy, n. [Scot.; cf. Gael. cudaig, cudainn, or E. cuttlefish, or cod, codfish.] (Zoöl) The coalfish (Pollachius carbonarius). [Written also cudden.]

9946

Cudgel

Cudg″el (k?j″?l), n. [OE. kuggel; cf. G. keule club (with a round end), kugel ball, or perh. W. cogyl cudgel, or D. cudse, kuds, cudgel.] A staff used in cudgel play, shorter th...

9947

Cudgel (2)

Cudg″el, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Cudgeled or Cudgelled (–�ld); p. pr. & vb. n.Cudgeling or cudgelling.] To beat with a cudgel.An he here, I would cudgel him like a dog.Shak.To cudgel...

9948

Cudgeler

Cudg″el‐er (–?r), n. One who beats with a cudgel. [Written also cudgeller.]

9949

Cudweed

Cud″weed′ (k?d″w?d′), n. [Apparently fr. cud + weed, but perh. a corruption of cottonweed; or of cut weed, so called from its use as an application to cuts and chafings.] (Bot.)...

9950

Cue

Cue (kū), n. [OF. coue, coe, F. queue, fr. L. coda, cauda, tail. Cf. Caudal, Coward, Queue.] 1. The tail; the end of a thing; especially, a tail-like twist of hair worn at the b...

9951

Cue (2)

Cue, v. t. To form into a cue; to braid; to twist.

9952

Cue (3)

Cue, n. [From q, an abbreviation for quadrans a farthing.] A small portion of bread or beer; the quantity bought with a farthing or half farthing.☞ The term was formerly current...

9953

Cuerpo

‖Cuer″po (kwẽr″pō̍), n. [Sp. cuerpo, fr. L. corpus body. See Corpse.] The body.In cuerpo, without full dress, so that the shape of the Body is exposed; hence, naked or uncovered...

9954

Cuesta

‖Cues″ta (?), n. A sloping plain, esp. one with the upper end at the crest of a cliff; a hill or ridge with one face steep and the opposite face gently sloping.

9955

Cuff

Cuff (k?f), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Cuffed (k�ft); p. pr. & vb. n.Cuffing.] [Cf. Sw. kuffa to knock, push,kufva to check, subdue, and E. cow, v. t.] 1. To strike; esp., to smite with...

9956

Cuff (2)

Cuff, v. i. To fight; to scuffle; to box.While the peers cuff to make the rabble sport.Dryden.

9957

Cuff (3)

Cuff, n. A blow; esp.,, a blow with the open hand; a box; a slap.Snatcheth his sword, and fiercely to him flies;Who well it wards, and quitten cuff with cuff.Spenser.Many a bitt...

9958

Cuff (4)

Cuff, n. [Perh. from F. coiffe headdress, hood, or coif; as if the cuff were a cap for the hand. Cf. Coif.]1. The fold at the end of a sleeve; the part of a sleeve turned back f...

9959

Cuffy

Cuf″fy (k�f′f�), n. A name for a negro.

9960

Cufic

Cu″fic (k?′f?k), a. [So called from the town of Cufa, in the province of Bagdad.] Of or pertaining to the older characters of the Arabic language. [Written also Kufic.]

9961

Cui bono

‖Cui′ bo″no (?). Lit., for whose benefit; incorrectly understood, it came to be used in the sense, of what good or use; and hence, (what) purpose; object; specif., the ultimate ...

9962

Cuinage

Cuin″age (kw?n′?j), n. [Corrupted fr. coinage.] The stamping of pigs of tin, by the proper officer, with the arms of the duchy of Cornwall.

9963

Cuir bouilli

‖Cuir″ bou′illi″ (?). In decorative art, boiled leather, fitted by the process to receive impressed patterns, like those produced by chasing metal, and to retain the impression ...