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CASE - CAYENNE
CASE - nouns
• CAP-CASE † a receptacle of any kind; a box, chest, casket, case ...1597
• CAPSULE † a little case or receptacle ...1652
• CASSOLE †* a box or case ...1590
• FARSET †* a casket, a small case ...1639
CASH (also see money) - adjectives
• RED in cash (rather than paper) money ...L19 sl.
cash - nouns
• ACTUAL, THE money, especially cash ...19C Eng. sl.
• AMMO cash ...2003 US sl.
• ANTE available cash, means; an amount paid in advance, a down payment; a price ...1843 colloq.
• ARMOR PLATE cash, change ...1918 US navy sl.
• ARTHUR cash ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (Arthur Ashe)
• ARTHUR ASHE cash ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• BANK cash; money itself; common in rap music lyrics ...20C teen & high school sl.
• BARE GELT † n. ready money ...1591
• BITE † cash, money ...1532 thieves' sl.
• BLUNT cash or money of any value, or in any quantity ...Bk1890 sl.
• BRASS money; cash; formerly applied specifically to bronze or copper coins ...1597 sl.
• CABBAGE money, banknotes, paper money, cash ... 1903 sl., orig. US
• CHECK money; cash ...1889 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN'S HASH cash ...2000s rhyming sl.
• CHINK cash, money ...1698 sl.
• CHIP a cash-box; a till; a cash drawer without belling device ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• CASTINGS cash ...M19 US sl.
• CLINK money; hard cash ...1720s Sc.
• COMBINATION CHIP a till; a cash drawer with belling device ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• DAMPER a till; a cash drawer with belling device ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• DARB cash; money, usually stolen ...1904 US criminals' sl.
• DARBY † cash; ready money ...1682 criminals' sl.
• DINGER a till; a cash drawer with belling device ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• GO-AND-FETCH-IT. ready cash ...1898 Amer. dial.
• HAPPY CABBAGE cash, banknotes ...20C sl. orig. US
• HARD MONEY cash ...1972 US sl.
• HORSE NAILS cash, money ...1859 sl.
• INDOOR MONEY a reserve of cash for use in day-to-day life rather than the proceeds of a robbery ...1960s UK criminals' sl.
• IRON MAN a coin, coin, cash, money; loot in the form of cash; usually plural ...1924 US criminals' sl.
• KELTER money, cash ...1807 N. Eng. dial.
• NEEDFUL, THE the necessary funds; money, cash ...1774 colloq.
• NELSON EDDIES money, cash ...1930s rhyming sl. for readies'
• NUGGETS money, esp. cash ...c1890 colloq.
• OAK AND ASH cash ...1960 UK rhyming sl.
• OCHRE money; cash ...1835 sl.
• OOFTISH any kind of money or cash ...sl.
• OSCAR ASCHE cash; money ...1905 Aust. rhyming. sl.
• OSCAR ASH cash; money ...1905 Aust. rhyming. sl.
• PACK † a bundle of money, stock of cash; a cash-box ...c1394
• PUGGY an ATM cash dispenser ...1985 Sc. sl.
• QUID †* money, cash ...a1700 sl.
• QUINIE coin, money, cash ...1832 Sc.
• QUINZIE coin, money, cash ...1832 Sc.
• READIES cash, rather than cheques, etc. ...1930s sl.
• READY cash in hand, usually as 'the ready' ...L17 sl.
• REDDY cash ...1688 sl.
• SAUSAGE AND MASH cash, money ...1976 UK rhyming sl.
• SHEKELS money, cash ...1883 sl.
• TIN money, cash ...1836 sl.
• TRANSFUSION a replenishment of cash ...1989 Aust. sl.
• WALK-ABOUT MONEY daily expenses, petty cash rather than a large amount that needs investing or depositing ...1930s sl.
cash - verbs
• FORK OVER THE DARBY to hand over the cash ...1859 sl.
cash - phrases
• WAD THAT WOULD CHOKE A COAL CHUTE, A an exceptionally impressive roll of cash ...20C US sl.
• WAD THAT WOULD CHOKE A DONKEY, A an exceptionally impressive roll of cash ...20C US sl.
• WAD THAT WOULD CHOKE A WOMBAT, A an exceptionally impressive roll of cash ...20C Aust. sl.
CASHEW - nouns
• ACAJOU the cashew nut ...1725
• HEART-NUT † the cashew nut ...1568
CASH MACHINE - nouns
• HOLE IN THE WALL an automatic teller machine installed in the external wall of a bank, etc. ...1980s sl.
• MAC an automated cash machine ...1996 US sl.
• MONEY-PUKER an automatic teller machine ...1993 Amer. jocular
• PUGGY a one-armed bandit; an ATM cash dispenser ...1985 Sc. sl.
CASH REGISTER - see TILL
CASINO - nouns
• ACADEMY a casino ...E18 sl.
• ACT the disguise and staged personality assumed by an expert card counter playing blackjack in a casino in the hope of avoiding detection and ejection ...1991 US sl.
• A-GAME in a casino or cardroom: the poker game with the highest stakes ...1949 US sl.
• ALIEN in casino gambling: a betting chip from another casino ...1983 US sl.
• BANANA in US casinos: a $20 chip ...1985 US sl.
• BLACK ACTION casino betting in $100 increments ...1991 US sl.
• CADDY BLACKJACK a private game of blackjack ...1981 US sl.
• CARPET JOINT a carpeted and well-furnished or well-equipped gambling casino ...1961 Amer. sl.
• DEADFALL a cheap, possibly corrupt, casino ...M19 sl.
• DIME STORE a small casino or gambling establishment with low-stakes games ...1953 US sl.
• EARLY OUT in American casinos: an early dismissal from work due to smaller than expected numbers of gamblers ...1980 US sl.
• EYE IN THE SKY surveillance stations or camera in casinos concealed above two-way mirrors on the ceiling ...1961 US sl.
• GAFF a crooked casino or similar place designed to fleece innocent victims ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• GAFF JOINT a casino where the games are crooked ...1920s US criminals' sl.
• GREEN in American casinos: a $25 chip ...1985 US sl.
• JACK a counter, similar in size and shape to a sovereign, used in gambling houses and casinos ...M19 sl.
• LAUNDROMAT a business, such as a casino, in which money has been gained through criminal activities can be decriminalized ...1980s sl.
• LAUNDRY a business, such as a casino, in which money has been gained through criminal activities can be decriminalized ...1980s sl.
• ONE-ARM BANDIT a fruit machine, a coin-operated gaming machine, orig. operated by a single lever ...1930s sl., orig. US
• ONE-ARMED BANDIT a fruit machine, a coin-operated gaming machine, orig. operated by a single lever ...1930s sl., orig. US
• POKIE an electronic poker machine ...2002 NZ sl.
• Q in a casino: a $25 chip ...1983 US sl.
• QUARTER in a casino: a $25 chip ...1980 US sl.
• RABBIT EARS in a casino Keno game: the two clear plastic tubes through which the number balls are blown ...1993 US sl.
• RAINBOW in casinos: a bet comprised of different colour and different value betting chips ...1991 US sl.
• SILVER in American casinos: a silver coin or $1 chip ...1980 US sl.
casino - person
• ACORN - in a casino: a generous tipper ...1984 US sl.
• ANCHOR MAN - in casino blackjack: the gambler immediately to the dealer's right ...1985 US sl.
• BANKER - a casino or gambling house owner or operator who may become involved in crime by using gangsters to protect him from other gangsters or to help collect gambling debts; a financier of a drug-importing ring - the one least likely ever to be arrested or jailed ...Bk1988 criminals' sl.
• BLACK-AND-WHITE - a casino dealer, who typically wear black slacks and a white shirt or blouse ...Bk1997 gambling cheats' usage
• C-NOTE CHARLIE - in a casino: a gambler who insists on betting wit $100 notes, not betting chips ...1949 US sl.
• GEORGETTE - in a casino: a female who tips generously ...Bk1997 gambling sl.
• HIGH PULLER - a dedicated player of casino slot machines, esp. those with higher bets and higher payouts ...1985 US sl.
• RAILBIRD - a fan or spectator who crowds round the rails that surround a big game in a casino ...1940s gambling sl.
• TAKER - one who captures or seizes; a captor, a seizer, a catcher, an apprehender ...c1375
• WRITER - in a casino: an employee who accepts and records bets on Keno ...1972 US sl.
casino - verbs
• DEAL to supervise the blackjack game in a casino ...1980 US sl.
• MUCK in a casino: to spread playing cards on a table and move them randomly as part of the shuffling process ...2003 US sl.
• RACK UP in a casino or gambling establishment: to have your chips placed in a chip rack to be cashed in ...1982 US sl.
• SILVERMINE to patrol a casino in search of coins left in the tray of a slot machine or dropped on the floor ...1985 US sl.
casino - phrases
• ON THE RAIL in American casinos: observing the gambling but not playing ...1985 US sl.
• OUT OF THE APRON of gambling in a casino: on money borrowed from the casino ...1982 sl.
CASK - nouns
• BARELLET, BARRELET † a little barrel or cask ...1611
• BARRICO a keg, a small cask or barrel ...1607
• BARRIKET, BARRIQUET † a small cask; a firkin ...1611
• BOSS a small cask ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWIE a small barrel or cask open at one end; a tub; a milk pail; a water bucket or pail with a 'bow-handle' ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CADE † a barrel or cask, esp. of herrings ...ME
• CAG † a small cask; a keg ...LME obs. exc. Sc. and Amer. dial.
• CAP † a closed wooden vessel; a cask ...1519
• CAST a cask ...1969 Amer. dial.
• FAT † 1. a vessel of large size for liquids; a tub, a dyer's or brewer's vat; a wine cask ...c1400
† 2. a cask or barrel to contain dry things ...1540
• FAUCET † a peg or spigot to stop the vent-hole in a cask or in a tap; a vent-peg ...c1430
• KAG a small cask, a keg ...1818 Eng. dial.
• MONKEY a keg, cask or other container for liquor ...1839-40 Amer. sl.
• QUILL † the faucet or bung of a cask ...1777 Eng. dial.
• TAMPION † a plug for stopping an aperture, e.g. a bung for a cask, etc. ...c1460
• TOMPION † a plug for stopping an aperture, e.g. a bung for a cask, etc. ...1729
• TONNEL † a cask or barrel for wine or other commodities ...1483
cask - person
• TIGHT COOPER a cooper who makes casks for liquids ...1889
CASKET - nouns
• CAP-CASE † a receptacle of any kind; a box, chest, casket, case ...1597
• FARSET †* a casket, a small case ...1639
CASSETTE PLAYER - nouns
• BOOGIE-PACK a mini cassette-player with lightweight headphones, for listening while one is on the move ...c1981 sl.
• JAM BOX a portable radio and cassette player with large speakers ...1982 US sl.
CAST - verbs
• HAINCH to throw or cast a stone, etc., by jerking the arm against the thigh ...1788 Sc.
• SKEW to throw, to hurl, to cast, to fling ...1824 Eng. dial.
• THRING † to thrust or drive with pressure or violence; to cast, throw, or fling violently; to hurl, dash, knock ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• UNCASE † to cast, to throw off ...1581
• WALT † to throw, to cast, to toss out, over, etc.; to fling to the ground; to overturn, to upset ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YARK to throw with a jerk; to cast violently; to toss ...1823 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YERK to throw with a jerk; to cast violently; to toss ...1823 Sc. & Eng. dial.
CASTANETS - nouns
• MARROWBONES castanets, bones; performers on the castanets ...1893 Eng. dial.
castanets - person
• MARROWBONES castanets, bones; performers on the castanets ...1893 Eng. dial.
CAST ASIDE - nouns
• CASTER anything that has been rejected or cast aside ...M19 sl.
cast aside - person
• CASTER anyone that has been rejected or cast aside ...M19 sl.
cast aside - verbs
• WAIVE † to cast aside, to relinquish, to forsake the truth, one's faith or god, a state or condition, etc. ...1303
CASTAWAY - person
• OFF-CAST an outcast, a castaway ...1631 Sc.
• WA-CAST anything contemptible or worthless; a castaway; a piece of extravagance; 'away-cast' ...1898 Sc.
CAST DOWN - adjectives
• ABESSED humbled, abased, cast down ...14C
• DASHED abashed, cast down, ashamed, bashful ...1803 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FEATHER-FALLEN crest-fallen, cast down in confidence, spirits, or courage; dispirited, disheartened, dejected; subdued in demeanour ...19C Eng. dial.
• LIKE A DYING DUCK IN A THUNDERSTORM cast down in spirit; very down in the mouth; having a forlorn and hopeless expression; depressed, dejected ...1874
cast down - nouns
• ABJECTION † the act of casting down; abasement, humiliation, degradation ...c1525
cast down - verbs
• ABJECTATE † to cast or throw down; hence, to lower, to degrade, to abase, to debase ...1731
• ACAST † to cast down, to throw down, to cast away or off ...c1220
• AFELL † to fell, to strike down, to cast down, to lay low ...c1000
• AFELLE † to fell, to strike down, to cast down, to lay low ...c1000
• BATE to lower, to let down; to cast down, to humble, to depress, to deject ...c1380
• DAUNT † to cast down, to put down, to quell ...a1400
• FASH to shame, to cast down ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• LAY † to cast down, to abase, to humble ...a1300
• UNDER † to cast down, to depress ...1502
• UNDERCAST † to cast down; to make subject, to subdue ...a1340
CASTIGATE - verbs
• GYBE to whip; to beat; to castigate ...L17 sl.
• HAVE OVER to reprimand, to complain at; to castigate ...1936 Amer. dial.
• LASH to castigate in words; to rebuke, to satirize, to vituperate ...1590
• NAIL ONE TO THE CROSS to punish or otherwise deal with someone in a final or decisive manner; to castigate thoroughly ...1899 Amer. dial.
• NAIL ONE TO THE MAST to punish or otherwise deal with someone in a final or decisive manner; to castigate thoroughly ...1925 Amer. dial.
• PAIK to beat, to strike, to belabour, to castigate, to punish ...c1639 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PUT (ONE) THROUGH A COURSE OF SPROUTS to thrash; to castigate; to give one a good drubbing ...19C Amer. dial.
• RAISE HELL to criticize or castigate thoroughly and in anger, to reprimand severely ...1920s sl.
• RAISE HELL AND STICK A PROP UNDER IT to castigate, to reprimand severely ...1920s sl.
• RAISE MERRY HELL AND PUT A SHINGLE UNDER IT to castigate, to reprimand severely ...1920s sl.
CASTIGATION - nouns
• BATTING a beating, castigation ...1863 Eng. dial.
• HIPSY-DIPSY a castigation; a 'skelping' on the buttocks (skelping - a smack, slap, or blow given with the open hand on the buttocks) ...1881 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PAYS punishment; castigation; thrashing ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
CAST IRON - adjectives
• YETLING made of cast iron ...1495-6 Sc.
cast iron - nouns
• YETLIN(G) cast iron; iron not made malleable ...1777 Sc.
CASTLE - adjectives
• CASTELLAR pert. to a castle; of the nature of a castle ...1789
• CASTELLATE * built like a castle; having battlements ...1830
• CASTELLATED 1. built like a castle; having battlements ...1679
2. formed like a castle; castle-like ...1762-71
castle - nouns
• CASTELET a small castle ...c1320
• CASTELLANY the office or jurisdiction of a castellan; the lordship of a castle, or the district belonging to a castle ...1696
• CASTELLATE †* the district belonging to a castle ...1809
• CASTELLATION the building of castles; the furnishing of a house with battlements; a fortified or castellated structure; a battlement ...1818
• CASTELLET a small castle ...c1325
• CASTELRY, CASTLERY † the government or jurisdiction of a castle; the territory subject to it ...1679
• CASTLESHIP † the government or jurisdiction of a castle; the territory subject to it ...1598
• CASTLET † a small castle ...1538
• MASMORE an alleged term for a castle dungeon ...1789 Sc.
• MASSYMORE an alleged term for a castle dungeon ...1789 Sc.
• P AND D a castle ...c1870 criminals' sl.
castle - person
• CASTELLAN the governor or constable of a castle ...1393
• CASTELLION † the governor or constable of a castle ...c1430
• CASTILIAN † one living in or belonging to a castle; one of the garrison of a castle ...1570-87
• CASTLE-MONGER † one who builds or owns castles ...1655
• CASTLEWARD † the warden of a castle ...c1425
• GARITOUR - the watchman on the battlements of a castle ...1825 Sc.
castle - verbs
• BASTILLE † to fortify a castle ...1480
• CASTELLATE to build in the manner of a castle; to build with battlements ...1831
CAST OFF - adjectives
• ABJECTED † cast off, rejected, cast down, dispirited ...1633
cast off - nouns
• ABJECTION † that which is cast off or away; refuse, scum, dregs ...1447
• LEFT-OFF cast-off ...M19 sl.
cast off - verbs
• ABJECTATE † to cast off, to throw off or away, to cast out, to exclude, to reject ...c1475
• OFF-KESSEN cast off ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
CAST OUT - adjectives
• EJECTITIOUS † cast out ...1736
• EMISSITIOUS †* cast out ...1731
cast out - nouns
• EJECTATION † a casting or throwing out ...1736
• EJECTMENTS †* things cast up or out ...1658
cast out - verbs
• DECK to discard, to cast out ...1781 Eng. dial.
• WALE to drive away; to cast out with violence or exertion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
CASTRATE - person
• NUTTER one who castrates animals ...1968 Amer. dial.
castrate - verbs
• ALTER to castrate, to spay ...E19 Aust. & NZ
• ARRANGE to castrate ...20C US euphemism
• CAPSIZE to castrate ...20C US colloq.
• CARVE † to castrate a cock ...1586
• CASTERATE to castrate ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CASTERIZE to castrate ...1973 Amer. dial.
• CASTERMINE to castrate ...1949 Amer. dial.
• CHANGE to castrate ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DE-BALL to castrate, lit. and fig. ...1961 sl.
• DE-BOLLOCK to castrate, usually in figurative sense of hurting or punishing severely ...1960s sl.
• DEHORN to castrate ...20C Amer. dial.
• DENATURE to castrate an animal ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DE-NUT to castrate ...1950 Amer. dial.
• DE-STONE to castrate an animal ...1969 Amer. dial.
• DOCTOR to castrate or spay an animal ...1939 euphemism
• EUNUCHATE † to make a eunuch of, to castrate; to deprive of virility or generative power ...1646
• EXCHANGE to castrate ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GELD to castrate a male animal; to spay a female animal; now primarily to castrate ...14C
• HANDLE to castrate ...1949 Amer. dial. euphemism
• HARROW † to castrate ...1753
• KNACKER to castrate ...M19 Brit. colloq.
• LIB to castrate ...14C Eng. dial.
• LINE UP to castrate ...1949 Amer. dial.
• MAIM to castrate ...euphemism
• NUT to castrate ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SATURNIZE to castrate ...1829
• TRIM to castrate ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• UNGEAR † to castrate, to geld ...1788 Sc.
• UNSEX to castrate ...US medical usage
CASTRATED - adjectives
• ADDED TO THE LIST castrated ...L19 sl.
• ALTERATED castrated ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DEKNACKERED castrated; emasculated ...20C
• SCRIBB'D AND LIBB'D castrated ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• UNPAVED castrated ...E17
• UNSEMINARED deprived of virility; castrated ...Shakespeare usage
castrated - nouns
• NEUTER a castrated animal ...1900
castrated - person
• CASTRATE † a castrated man, a eunuch ...1639
• CASTRATO a male singer castrated in boyhood so as to retain a soprano or alto voice ...1763
CASUAL - adjectives
• ACCIDENTARY † fortuitous, casual ...1607
• ADVENTUROUS † occurring or coming by chance; casual, fortuitous, accidental ...c1374
• CAJ casual, laid-back, conducive to a good time ...1990 Amer. sl.
• CAS casual, laid-back, conducive to a good time ...1990 Amer. sl.
• CAZH casual, laid-back, conducive to a good time ...1981 Amer. campus sl.
• HAPPENING casual, chance, occasional ...1895 Sc.
• KAZH casual, laid-back, conducive to a good time ...1981 Amer. campus sl.
• LAID-BACK relaxed or easygoing; unconcerned; unhurried; casual ...1969 US colloq.
• OFF-SIDED offhand, casual ...1885 Sc.
• POPPIN' occasional, casual, turning or popping up by chance ...1900 Sc.
• TEMERARIOUS † acting or happening at random; fortuitous, casual, haphazard ...1660
CASUALLY - adverbs
• ACCIDENTARILY † by way of accident; casually, incidentally ...1651
• ACCIDENTLY † accidentally, casually, by chance ...1611
• ADVENTUROUSLY † by chance, accidentally, casually ...c1460
• BY HAP † by chance, casually; perhaps ...1388
• CASUAL-WISE † casually ...1601
• OFFLIKE casually, offhandedly ...1949 Amer. dial.
CAT - adjectives
• BONE-STIFF of a dead cat: rigid ...1970 Amer. dial.
cat - nouns
• ABBY an Abyssinian cat ...20C colloq.
• AILUROPHOBIA an abnormal fear of cats ...E20
• ALLEY CAT a homeless cat
• BALL-BEARING MOUSETRAP a tomcat ...M20 sl.
• BANDRUMS a cat ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BARDIE a gelded cat ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BARRED CAT a tabby-cat ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAUDRONS, BAWDRONS a familiar name for a cat ...c1450 Sc.
• BETTY-CAT a she-cat ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIRDER † a wild cat ...1712 Eng. dial.
• BOAR CAT a male cat ...1899 Amer. dial.
• BOB a bobtail cat ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BRINDLY CAT a cat with fur of mixed colours ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CALAMANCO a calico or tortoiseshell cat ...1947 Amer. dial.
• CALAMANCO-CAT a tortoiseshell cat ...1877 Eng. dial.
• CAL(L)IMANKER a calico or tortoiseshell cat ...1947 Amer. dial.
• CAMPS †* the whiskers of a cat; stout bristly hairs, as in a beard ...c1450
• CARL CAT a male cat ...c1605
• CHAT a cat ...18C sl.
• CHITTY an endearing name for a cat ...1864 Eng. dial.
• CURMUR the purring of a cat ...1892 Sc.
• DAY-CAT a female cat ...1887 Eng. dial.
• DOE CAT a she-cat ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• EWE CAT a female cat ...1914 Amer. dial.
• FUFF an explosive sound; a splutter; the hissing or spitting sound made by a cat ...1881 chiefly Sc.
• GILBERT †* a proper name, used as the appellation of a male cat; usually shortened to 'Gib' ...c1480
• GREY THRUMS the purring sound made by a cat ...1835 Sc.
• GRIMALKIN a cat, especially an old female cat ...1630
• JACKET the natural (usually hairy) covering or 'coat' of various animals; the fleece of a sheep, hair of a dog, fur of a cat, etc.; also, the skin of a seal, fish, etc. ...1613
• KITLING a kitten ...Sc.
• KITTY a cat, used esp. as a calling name ...1719
• LALLY-WOW a cat ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LEOPARD CAT a cat with fur of mixed colours ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LONG-TAILED BEGGAR a cat ...1875 sl.
• MALKIN a cat ...1673 Eng. dial.
• MALTEE a Maltese cat ...1907 Amer. dial.
• MANKER a calico or tortoiseshell cat ...1947 Amer. dial.
• MANNY-YOWLER a tomcat prowling upon roofs at night ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MARJERY a pet name for a cat ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MICER a cat that catches lots of mice ...1892 Amer. dial.
• MINNIE a cat ...1916 Amer. dial.
• MINNIE-CAT 1. a female cat ...Bk1903 Ireland
2. a cat ...1941 Amer. dial.
• MINOU a kitten, a cat ...1941 Amer. dial.
• MITTEN-KITTEN a kitten born with extra toes in the front paws ...1977 Amer. dial.
• MOG a cat ...1927 Brit.
• MOGGIE, MOGGY a cat ...1911 Brit.
• MONEY CAT a calico cat, esp. one with at least three colours ...1957 Amer. dial.
• NIMSHOD a cat ...B1900 sl.
• OFF-BREED a cat with fur of mixed colours ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PAUTRONS, PAWTRENS a nickname or pet name for a cat ...1887 Sc.
• POOSHIE a call to a cat ...Irish sl.
• PUSHEEN a kitten; an affectionate term for a cat ...Irish sl.
• PUSS a cat, used esp. as a calling name ...a1530
• PUSSICKIE a kitten ...B1900 Sc.
• PUSSY a cat ...1726
• QUEAN-CAT a she-cat ...1684 Eng. dial.
• QUEEN a female cat ...1898
• RAAMI a sea-taboo word for a cat; literally, that which has claws ...1897 Sc.
• RAG a cat with fur of mixed colours ...1970 Amer. dial.
• RAM CAT a male cat ...1672
• RAM'S-CAT a tomcat ...1827 Eng. dial.
• RAT CAT a cat that catches lots of rats and mice ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCATTLE-CAT a thieving, mischievous cat ...1874 Eng. dial.
• SOW-CAT a she cat ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TABBY a cat having a striped or brindled coat; also, a she-cat ...1774
• TAB-CAT a striped or brindled cat; a tabby cat; a pet cat ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• THREE-THRUMS the purring noise made by a cat when pleased; especially in the phrase, 'to sing three-thrums' ...1835 Sc.
• THRICE-THRUMS the purring of a cat ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRUM the purring sound made by a cat ...1835 Sc.
• TIBBY-CAT a female cat ...1828 Eng. dial.
• TIB-CAT a female cat ...1828 Eng. dial.
• TIBERT a cat; a name for a cat ...1481
• TIGERKIN a cat ...1849
• TILER a cat that frequents the tiles or roofs ...1905
• TITTY a kitten, a cat ...1821
• TOMLING * a little or young tomcat ...1821
• TUP CAT a tomcat ...19C Eng. dial.
• UPPA-MURRA the action of a cat washing with the paws about the head ...Bk1905 Sc.
• VENGA a cat ...1866 Sc.
• VENGI a cat ...1884 Sc.
• VENGLA a cat ...1884 Sc.
• VOALER, VOLER a cat ...1838 Sc.
• WACKELASS a cat this is a troublesome, clumsy creature ...1999 Can. sl.
• WHEAN-CAT a she-cat ...1684 Eng. dial.
• WOOLLY MITTEN a kitten ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• YARM the cry or whine of a cat; mewing, caterwauling ...1880 Sc.
• YARMER a cat, esp. in sea-taboo language ...1974 Sc.
• YARMS of a cat: caterwauling, mewing ...1898 Sc.
• YOKEY-MOLKIT a tabby cat ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YOKLY-MOLEKIT a tabby cat ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
cat - person
• PHILOFELIST a lover of cats ...a1843
cat - verbs
• BREAK THE WEATHER to bring about change in the weather; said of a cat washing its face with its paws ...Bk1911 Sc.
• FUFF of a cat: to spit, to make a hissing sound ...a1693 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• KAID † of cats: to desire the male, to be in heat ...1825 Sc.
• MARR to purr, as a cat ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MARR UP to make a noise like two cats when provoking each other to fight ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MELL of a cat: to mew ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEOWL to mew or cry like a cat ...1888 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MEWT † of a cat: to mew ...1737 Sc.
• QUILT to claw and pound with the claws as a cat upon a carpet ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SING THREE THREADS AND A THRUM of a cat: to purr ...1870 Sc.
• SING THREE-THRUMS of a cat: to purr ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SLENCH to hunt about privately with a view to stealing food, as a cat or dog; to pry about ...1790 Eng. dial.
• TAWL to stroke or smooth down, as a cat's back ...1873 Eng. dial.
• TAWL DOWN to stroke or smooth down, as a cat's back ...1873 Eng. dial.
• THRUM of a cat: to purr ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WRAW †* to mew as a cat ...1481
• YARM of a cat: to mew, esp. in a plaintive, persistent manner ...a1838 Sc.
• YAW † to cry like a cat; to mew, to caterwaul ...1819 Sc.
• YAWL † to cry out loudly from pain, grief, or distress; also said of the howling of dogs, the 'wauling' of cats, the screaming of peacocks ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
cat - interjections
• ISH-WISH a call to a cat to come to its food ...1824 Sc.
• MINNIE! a call to a cat ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PUSHIE a call to a cat ...Irish sl.
• TIT a call to a cat ...1828
CATACOMB - adjectives
• CATACUMBAL * of or resembling a catacomb ...1865
CATALOGUE - adjectives
• CATALOGIC pert. to a catalogue ...1882
• CATALOGICAL pert. to a catalogue ...1882
• CATALOGISTIC * pert. to cataloguing ...1840
catalogue - nouns
• BEAD-ROLL † a list or string of names; a catalogue; a long line, a pedigree; a long series ...1529 obs. or arch.
• BEAD-ROW † a list or string of names; a catalogue; a long line, a pedigree; a long series ...1576
• CATTIE a mail-order catalogue ...1988 UK sl.
• CATTLE DOG a catalogue ...1984 Aust. sl.
• RAGMAN † a roll, a list, a catalogue ...c1394
• RAGMAN ROLL, RAGMAN'S ROLL † a list, catalogue, etc. ...1523
• ROLL OF RAGMAN † a roll, a list, a catalogue ...c1460
• RUNDOWN a catalogue of information, facts, etc., or a brief description ...1945 sl., orig. US
• SCREED a dissertation; a long harangue; a document, a letter; a poetical effusion; a long list or catalogue; a lie, a fabrication ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TABLEMENT †* a tabulation, list, catalogue ...1551
• WISH BOOK a mail-order catalogue ...1933 Amer. sl.
• WISHING BOOK a mail-order catalogue ...1941 Amer. dial.
catalogue - verbs
• CATALOGIZE † to insert in a catalogue ...1632
• INVENTOR to make or draw up an inventory, to catalogue, to list ...1701 Sc.
CATAMITE - see SEX - nouns, person
CATAPULT - adjectives
• CATAPELTIC * pert. to a catapult ...1849
catapult - nouns
• CATAPELTIC * a catapult ...1864
• GALLEY a boy's catapult ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• NIGGER SHOOTER (now offensive) a catapult ...1876 US sl.
• SHANGHAI a catapult ...M19 Aust. & NZ
catapult - verbs
• SHANGHAI to shoot with a catapult ...1917 Aust. & NZ
CATASTROPHE - adjectives
• CATASTROPHAL of the nature of a catastrophe; disastrous ...1842
catastrophe - nouns
• CATASTERFY a catastrophe ...1844 Amer. dial.
• UPSHAW a finish; a catastrophe ...1882 Eng. dial.
CATCALL - nouns
• CAT MEWING † a catcall ...1851 Amer. dial.
CATCH - nouns
• FANG † a capture, a catch; also, a tight grasp, a grip ...a1400-50
catch - person
• FANGER † one who catches or captures ...a1300
catch - verbs
• BAG to catch (a wrongdoer); hence, to arrest, to put in jail ...1824 Amer. sl.
• BECLAP † to catch or lay hold of suddenly ...c1386
• BECLIP † to lay hold of, to seize upon, to grip; to catch, to overtake ...c1380
• BEFONG † to lay hold on, to seize, to grasp, to catch ...a1000
• BEGRIPE † to catch hold of, to apprehend; to seize and hold fast ...c1175
• BOTTLE TOP to catch, gain, or understand something 1974 UK rhyming sl. on 'cop'
• CAPE to 'kep'; to catch ...a1802
• CAST SALT ON ANYONE'S TAIL to catch; to take advantage of; to cajole; to get the better of ...1721 Sc.
• CAST SALT ON THE TAIL OF to catch; to capture: children having been told from hoary antiquity that they can catch birds by putting salt on their tails ...Bk1895
• COB of people: to capture, to catch, to catch out ...E19 sl.
• COP to catch, to nab ...colloq.
• FANG † to seize upon booty; to catch, to apprehend, to get into one's power; to capture a city; to seize lands or possessions ...1016
• HAWK to capture, to catch, to pounce upon ...1806 Amer. dial.
• HAWK AFTER † to hunt after, to endeavour to catch or gain ...c1510
• HEM to corner, to surround, to catch ...1939
• HEM UP to corner, to surround, to catch ...1941
• HIVE to discover; to catch ...Amer. World War I sl.
• HOOK to catch or apprehend by law; to arrest ...1928 Amer. sl.
• ILLAQUEATE † to catch as in a noose; to ensnare, to entrap, to entangle ...1548 now rare or obs.
• KEEP † to try to catch or get; to seek after ...c1000
• KEP to catch in the hands or otherwise, so as to prevent from falling ...1500-20 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• KNAP to catch, to lay hold of; to seize; to steal ...1897 Eng. dial.
• LAG to catch, to apprehend; to arrest ...1847
• LAY SALT ON ONE'S TAIL to catch; to take advantage of; to cajole; to get the better of ...1836 Sc.
• LAY SALT ON THE TAIL OF to catch; to capture: children having been told from hoary antiquity that they can catch birds by putting salt on their tails ...Bk1895
• NAB to catch or capture a person unawares; to apprehend and arrest; to catch, in the sense of to hit ...1686 UK criminals' sl.
• NAIL to catch ...1383
• NAP to seize, to catch, to lay hold of a person or thing; to take into custody; to nab, to steal ...1673 sl.
• NECK 1. to catch; to steal ...1863 Sc.
2. to catch and shake a person ...1888 N. Ireland & Eng. dial.
• NEIVE to catch with the hands, to pinch, to grip ...1824 Sc.
• NIB to catch; to arrest ...1819 sl.
• NIBBLE to catch; to steal ...1608 sl.
• NICK to catch; to arrest ...1700 sl.
• NIG to catch ...1754 sl.
• NIP to seize, to catch, to lay hold of, to snatch up, to make off with, to steal ...1768 Sc.
• PAN to catch ...L19 US sl.
• PREHEND †* to seize, to catch, to take, to lay hold of, to apprehend ...a1500
• PUT SALT ON THE TAIL OF to catch; to capture: children having been told from hoary antiquity that they can catch birds by putting salt on their tails ...Bk1895
• SCRAN to gather together; to collect in any way; to get hold of; to gain, to catch ...1873 Sc.
• TAB to catch, to seize ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• TAG to catch someone; to convict someone of a crime ...1966 US sl.
• TAKE to come upon suddenly, to overtake, to catch ...a1533 arch.
• YAMP to grab, to catch, to overcome, to steal ...1866 Amer. dial.
CATCHING - nouns
• CAPTION * a taking, catching, seizure, capture ...1382
• ILLAQUEATION † the act of catching or entangling in a noose or snare; entrapping or entangling in argument; the condition of being entangled or ensnared ...1605
CATCH UP - verbs
• PLAY CATCH-UP to attempt to catch up ...1971 US sl.
CATCHWORD - nouns
• NAYWORD * a watchword or catchword ...1598
CATER, CATERER, CATERING - nouns
• MAGGOT WAGON a catering truck ...1992 US sl.
cater, caterer, catering - person
• OBSONATOR †* a caterer or manciple (an officer who buys provisions for a college, monastery or other institution) ...1656
CATER-CORNERED - see DIAGONALLY
CATERPILLAR - NOUNS
• ASP a caterpillar with stinging hairs ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BEAR a hairy caterpillar ...1935 Amer. dial.
• BEAR CATERPILLAR a hairy caterpillar ...1935 Amer. dial.
• BEAR-WORM † a hairy caterpillar ...1608
• GAIRY-WORM the caterpillar ...1916 Sc.
• HAIRIE WILLIE the woolly bear caterpillar ...1837 Sc.
• HAIRY BROTAG a large hairy caterpillar ...1902 Sc.
• HAIRY-GRANDA a large hairy caterpillar ...1931 Sc.
• HAIRY-GRANFER any very large, hairy caterpillar ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAIRY-GRANNIE a large hairy caterpillar ...1931 Sc.
• HAIRY-HOOBIT any very large, hairy caterpillar ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAIRY HORSE a hairy caterpillar ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HAIRY-HUBERT any very large, hairy caterpillar ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAIRY MAN the woolly bear caterpillar ...1956 Sc.
• HAIRY-MILNER any very large, hairy caterpillar ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAIRY OOBIT the woolly bear caterpillar ...1868 Sc.
• HAIRY-PALMER any very large, hairy caterpillar ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAIRY-TAILOR any very large, hairy caterpillar ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAIRY WOOBIT the woolly bear caterpillar ...1868 Sc.
• HAIRY WOOBUD a woolly-bear ...1896 Sc.
• HAIRY WORM n. n. any very large, hairy caterpillar ...Bk1905 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• KAILIE-WORM a caterpillar ...1825 Sc.
• KAIL-WORM a caterpillar ...1772 Sc.
• KALE-WORM a caterpillar ...1773 Sc.
• MALESHAG a caterpillar that devours cabbages ...1777 Eng. dial.
• MALLEYSHAG a caterpillar that devours cabbages ...1777 Eng. dial.
• MALLISHAG a caterpillar that devours cabbages ...1777 Eng. dial.
• MALSHAVE † a caterpillar ...c1000
• MALSHRAG † a caterpillar ...1398
• MALTSCALE the common green caterpillar ...1856 Eng. dial.
• MALTSHAG a caterpillar that devours cabbages ...1777 Eng. dial.
• MARLY-SCRARLY the common green caterpillar ...1856 Eng. dial.
• MASCALE the common green caterpillar ...1856 Eng. dial.
• MASKEL the common green caterpillar ...1856 Eng. dial.
• MASKELL the common green caterpillar ...1856 Eng. dial.
• MASKILL the common green caterpillar ...1856 Eng. dial.
• MAUL-SCRAWL the common green caterpillar ...1856 Eng. dial.
• MAWL-SCRAWL the common green caterpillar ...1856 Eng. dial.
• MEASURING-BUG the caterpillar ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MEASURING WORM. a caterpillar ...1844 Amer. dial.
• MILLER a hairy caterpillar, esp. the caterpillar of the tiger-moth ...1883 Eng. dial.
• MILLER'S DOG a hairy caterpillar ...1777 Eng. dial.
• MOLESHAG a caterpillar that devours cabbages ...1777 Eng. dial.
• MUSKEL the common green caterpillar ...1856 Eng. dial.
• NANNY-VIPER a caterpillar ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OOBIT a long, hairy caterpillar, esp. the larva of the tiger-moth, from its woolly appearance ...1790 Sc.
• PILLERCAT a caterpillar ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TAILOR a caterpillar ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• TAPE MEASURE a caterpillar ...1967 Amer. dial.
• UBIT a long, hairy caterpillar, esp. the larva of the tiger-moth, from its woolly appearance ...1790 Sc.
• VOWBET a caterpillar; esp. the caterpillar of the tiger-moth ...1809 Sc.
• WEATHER WORM a hairy caterpillar ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WOOLLY a hairy caterpillar ...1968 Amer. dial.
• YELLOW BEAR a woolly bear, a hairy caterpillar ...1841 Amer. dial.
• YELLOW WOOLLY BEAR a woolly bear, a hairy caterpillar ...1885 Amer. dial.
CATERWAUL - verbs
• YAW † to cry like a cat; to mew, to caterwaul ...1819 Sc.
CATERWAULING - nouns
• YARMS of a cat: caterwauling, mewing ...1898 Sc.
CATGUT - nouns
• THARM catgut; a fiddle-string ...1786 Sc. & Eng. dial.
CATHOLIC - adjectives
• CATACATHOLIC † Catholic ...1608 nonce word
• MASS-MONGING contemptuous for Roman Catholic ...1607 arch.
• MICK Roman Catholic ...1920s Aust. & US sl.
• PAPAGAN † Roman Catholic ...1647
• PAPICOLAR Roman Catholic ...c1810
• PAPISTIC (usually hostile or opprobrious) adhering to the pope; Roman Catholic ...1545
• PAPISTICAL (usually hostile or opprobrious) adhering to the pope; Roman Catholic ...1537
• ROMANICAL† Roman Catholic ...1663
• RIGHT-FOOT (derogatory) Roman Catholic ...1960 Amer. dial.
• RIGHT-HANDED (derogatory) Roman Catholic ...1935 Amer. dial.
Catholic - nouns
• BAGGAGE † contemptuously applied after the Reformation to the rites and accessories of Roman Catholic worship ...1549
• LADY OF BABYLON an abusive term for the Roman Catholic Church (referencing the 'scarlet woman' of the Apocalypse) ...1860
• LADY OF ROME an abusive term for the Roman Catholic Church (referencing the 'scarlet woman' of the Apocalypse) ...1860
• MASS-CLOSET † a Roman Catholic chapel ...1656
• MASS-HOUSE † a Roman Catholic place of worship ...1644
• MASSING CLOSET † a Roman Catholic chapel ...1656
• PAPISTRY the Roman Catholic religion or faith; popery ...a1500
Catholic - person
• ACATHOLIC - a non-Catholic, esp. a non-Catholic inhabitant of a Catholic state ...1745
• BABYLONIAN - † (derogatory) a Roman Catholic ...1603
• BEAD-JIGGLER - a Roman Catholic, esp. a priest ...1968 US sl.
• BEAD MUMBLER - a Roman Catholic, esp. a priest ...1966 sl.
• BEAD-PULLER - a Roman Catholic ...1964 Amer. dial.
• BEAD-TWIRLER - (derogatory) a Roman Catholic ...1998 UK sl.
• BENDER - a Catholic ...2003 NZ sl.
• BLACK GOWN - a Roman Catholic priest ...1847 US Indian usage
• CACOLEEK - † (derogatory) a Catholic - a term of reproach ...1626
• CACOLIKE - † (derogatory) a Catholic - a term of reproach ...1582
• CAFETERIA CATHOLIC - a Roman Catholic who observes church prescriptions and prohibitions at his or her own discretion ...1980s Amer. sl.
• CARTHOLIC - † a Catholic - derisive usage ...1582
• CASTLE CATHOLICS - Irish Catholics who rejected nationalism, preferring to curry favour with and ape the lifestyle of the ruling British ...E19 sl.
• CAT LICK - (often derogatory) a Catholic ...1960 Amer. dial.
• CAT-LICKER - (often derogatory) a Catholic ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CATTLE DOG - a Catholic school student ...1998 NZ sl.
• CHEST-POUNDER - a Roman Catholic ...1930 Amer. dial.
• DAN - a Roman Catholic ...1988 Sc. sl.
• DOGAN - an Irish Catholic; used disparagingly ...1854 sl.
• DOOLAN, DOOLIN - a Catholic, usually an Irish Catholic ...1930s NZ sl.
• DOOLIE - a Catholic, usually an Irish Catholic ...1930s NZ sl.
• FISH-EATER - (derogatory) a Roman Catholic ...E20 US sl.
• GALWAY - a Catholic priest ...L19 US sl.
• GUPPY-GOBBLER a Catholic ...1964 US jocular
• KAFFLIK - a Catholic ...1998 Sc. sl.
• LEFT-FOOTER - (derogatory) a Roman Catholic ...1944 sl.
• LEFT-WINGER - a Roman Catholic ...1969 Amer. dial.
• MACKEREL - (contemptuous) a Roman Catholic ...1948 Amer. sl.
• MACKEREL-EATER - a Roman Catholic ...M19 sl., orig. US
• MACKEREL-GOBBLER - a Roman Catholic ...M19 sl., orig. US
• MACKEREL-SMACKER - a Roman Catholic ...M19 sl., orig.
• MACKEREL-SNAPPER - (contemptuous) a Roman Catholic ...1855 Amer. sl.
• MACKEREL-SNATCHER - a Roman Catholic ...M19 sl., orig. US
• MARY - a homosexual man who is a Catholic ...2002 Brit. sl.
• MASS-MAN - a Roman Catholic ...1889 Ireland
• MASS-MONGER - a term of contempt for a Roman Catholic ...1550 arch.
• MICK - a Roman Catholic ...1924 sl.
• MICK DOOLAN - an Irish immigrant - a Roman Catholic ...20C NZ sl.
• MICKEY - a Roman Catholic ...1924 sl.
• MICKEY DO - an Irish immigrant - a Roman Catholic ...20C NZ sl.
• MICKEY DOO - an Irish immigrant - a Roman Catholic ...20C NZ sl.
• MICKEY DOOLAN, MICKEY DOOLIN, MICKY DOOLAN - an Irish immigrant - a Roman Catholic ...20C NZ sl.
• MICKEY DOOLEY, MICKEY DOOLIE - an Irish immigrant - a Roman Catholic ...20C NZ sl.
• MICKIE, MICKY - a Roman Catholic ...1920s Aust. & US sl.
• MINNOW-MUNCHER - a Roman Catholic - used derisively ...1966 Amer. jocular
• PADDY - a Roman Catholic ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PADROADIST - a Roman Catholic who favours or supports the padroado or ecclesiastical patronage claimed by the King of Portugal in India ...1890
• PAPAGAN - † a Papist ...1641
• PAPAGEE - a member of the Roman Catholic Church - a papist ...1767 Sc.
• PAPAL - † a Papist ...1611
• PAPALIN - † a member of the papal party or papal church - an adherent of the pope - a papist ...1624
• PAPALINA - †* a female papist ...1671
• PAPANE - †* a Papist ...1581
• PAPE - (derogatory) a Roman Catholic ...1935 Sc. & Ulster sl.
• PAPICOLIST - †* a worshipper of the pope - a papist ...1633
• PAPINGO - a member of the Roman Catholic Church - a papist ...1767 Sc.
• PAPISH - a Papist - a Roman Catholic ...1806 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PAPISHER - † a member of the Roman Catholic Church - a Roman Catholic ...1823 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PAPIST - (usually hostile or opprobrious) a member of the Roman Catholic Church - a Roman Catholic ...1534
• PAPISTIC - a member of the Roman Catholic Church - a Roman Catholic ...1589
• PAPISTICAL - † a Roman Catholic ...1823 Sc.
• RED-LETTER MAN - a Roman Catholic ...Bk1903 sl.
• RED-NECK - a Roman Catholic ...1873 Eng. dial.
• RIGHT-FOOT - (derogatory) a Roman Catholic ...1960 Amer. dial.
• RIGHT-HANDER - (derogatory) a Roman Catholic ...1960 Amer. dial.
• ROCK CHOPPER - a Roman Catholic ...Aust. sl.
• ROMAN CANDLE - a Roman Catholic ...1941 jocular
• ROMULIST - †* a Roman Catholic ...1620
• SALMON-SNATCHER - a Catholic ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SALT-WATER TURKEY - (derogatory) a nickname for an Irishman who has crossed the ocean; a person of Irish descent; a Catholic ...1964 Amer. sl.
• TAD - an Irish Catholic ...1904 US sl.
• TAGUE - a Roman Catholic, esp. as used by Protestants in Northern Ireland ...1640 sl.
• TAIG - (derogatory) a Roman Catholic ...1971 Anglo-Irish sl.
• TEAGUE - a Roman Catholic, esp. as used by Protestants in Northern Ireland ...1640
• TEG - a Roman Catholic, esp. as used by Protestants in Northern Ireland ...M17 sl.
• TEIG - a Roman Catholic, esp. as used by Protestants in Northern Ireland ...M17 sl.
• TIKE - (derogatory) a Roman Catholic ...1902 Aust. & NZ sl.
• TIM - used by Protestants as a nickname for a Roman Catholic ...1958 Sc. sl.
• TURK - a person of Irish descent; a Catholic ...1914 Amer. dial.
• TURKEY - a person of Irish descent; a Catholic ...1911 Amer. dial.
• TYKE - (derogatory) a Roman Catholic ...1902 Aust. & NZ sl.
• UNCATHOLIC - one who is not a Catholic ...1865
Catholic - verbs
• KICK WITH THE LEFT FOOT to be a Catholic ...1984 UK sl.
• TAKE THE SOUP to convert from Catholicism to Protestantism ...M19 sl.
CATKIN - nouns
• TAPPETTE †* a catkin ...1561
CAT'S-CRADLE - nouns
• SCRATCH-CRADLE a game played by two children with a piece of string crossed upon the hands; cat's-cradle ...1878 Eng. dial.
CATTLE (also see COW) - adjectives
• ALL HORN AND HIDE of cattle: nothing but skin and bone ...1890 Aust.
• EVIL of cattle: mean, ornery ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GARLED † spotted, checked; chiefly used of cattle ...1501 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HAWKED of cattle: having white spots or streaks; spotted, streaked ...1500-20 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• NEATISH †* resembling cattle ...c1200
• SNUFFY of cattle or horses: excitable, spirited, wild
cattle - nouns
• ABACTION † a driving away, as of cattle ...1626
• ANIMAL a bull (euphemism) ...1912 Amer. dial.
• BALONEY a poor quality beef animal fit only to make sausage ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BAND a herd of cattle ...1903 Amer. dial.
• BANGTAIL MUSTER a roundup of cattle to be counted, each one having the hairs on its tail docked as it is counted ...Aust. hist.
• BARREL the belly and loins of a horse, ox, etc. ...1703
• BARTH † a warm sheltered place or shelter for cattle and sheep ...1573 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BASH the front of the head of a bull or a pig ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAWLEY a calf that has been taken away to be weaned; a male calf ...1954 Amer. dial.
• BAWLY a calf that has been taken away to be weaned; a male calf ...1954 Amer. dial.
• BEAST a male domestic animal used for breeding, esp. a bull ...1890 Amer. euphemism
• BEEF CREATURE a full grown bull, cow, or ox intended as a source of beef ...1782 Amer. dial.
• BEEF CRITTER a full grown bull, cow, or ox intended as a source of beef ...1782 Amer. dial.
• BEEFER a calf; a cow or bullock fed for the butcher ...1809 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BEEFING an ox for slaughter ...1466 Eng. dial.
• BELDERING a resounding cry; the bellowing of a bull ...1841 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• BESS a cow or calf ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BESSIE a cow or calf ...1942 Amer. dial.
• BETSY a cow or calf ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BIG ANIMAL a bull ...19C US rural euphemism
• BILL a bull ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BILLATORY a restless bull ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BILL-BLO a bull ...1806 Sc.
• BILL-JOCK a bull ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BILLSEAG an old, castrated bull ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BILLY a bull ...1896 Eng. dial.
• BLAA the bleat of a calf or sheep ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BLACKJACK STEER a scrawny steer from the timbered country ...1944 Amer. dial.
• BLAT the cry of a calf, or occasionally a cow ...1850 Amer. dial.
• BLATE the cry of a calf, or occasionally a cow ...1949 Amer. dial.
• BLEAT the noise made by a calf that's taken away from its mother ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BLOCK the carcass of a bullock ...1893
• BLUE MEAT the flesh of an unweaned calf ...1944 Amer. dial.
• BOB VEAL 1. the meat of a newly born calf, the youngest salable as veal ...1855 Amer. dial.
2. the flesh of an unborn calf from a slaughtered cow - unmarketable ...1935 Amer. dial.
• BOLOGNA a poor quality beef animal fit only to make sausage ...1899 Amer. dial.
• BOLOGNA BULL a bull of low grade sold for slaughter ...Bk1942 Amer. Western sl.
• BONER an old or poor quality steer, slaughtered for mince or sausage ...1963 NZ sl.
• BOO a bull ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOSS a cow or calf ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BOSSIE a cow or calf ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BOSSY a cow or calf ...1863 Amer. dial.
• BOWWOW a stunted, aged steer, unsuited for beef or fattening ...1935 Amer. dial.
• BRAWNY a brindled bull, cow, or ox ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAY the noise made by a calf that's taken away from its mother ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BRUSH SPLITTERS the longhorn cattle of the brush country of Texas ...1961 Amer. dial.
• BRUTE a bull ...1891 Amer. euphemism
• BUCK 1. a name for one of a pair of oxen ...1852 Amer. dial.
2. a bull or steer ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BULCHYN. a young male calf ...1899 Amer. dial.
• BULLAMACOW cattle ...1887
• BULVINE an ox ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BUNGY a bull ...1939 Amer. euphemism
• BUNTER a calf or a hornless cow ...1852 Amer. dial.
• BUTTERMILK an orphaned calf ...1940 Amer. dial.
• BUTTERMILK COW a bull ...Bk1942 Amer. Western sl.
• CACTUS BOOMER a nickname for wild brush cattle ...1928 US Western usage
• CALFLING a little calf ...1598
• CALF-VIEW the heart, liver, and lights of a calf ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CONCHERS tame or quiet cattle ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• COW'S SPOUSE a bull ...L18 Brit. euphemism
• CRACKER a worn-out horse, sheep, bullock ...M20 Aust. sl.
• DADDY a stallion; a bull; a male pig; a male animal kept for breeding purposes ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• DEADHEAD an old ox ...c1940 Amer. dial.
• DUKE a bull ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• END MAN a bull ...1967 Amer. dial. euphemism
• ESSEX LION a calf ...M17
• FAT a fattened cow or bull ready for market ...1888 Aust. sl.
• FEE † livestock, cattle, whether large or small ...c900
• FEE-HOUSE † a cattle-shed ...1483
• FERDINAND a bull ...1950 Amer. euphemism
• FRESH dung, recently excreted dung, esp. cattle or dog dung ...20C US euphemism
• GALE a bull that has been castrated after reaching maturity ...1777 Eng. dial.
• GENTLEMAN COW a bull ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GRANDPA a bull ...1977 Amer. dial. euphemism
• HAG(G) a stall-fed ox ...1863 Sc.
• HAWKIE a bull having a white face ...1856 Eng. dial.
• HEAD OF THE FLOCK a bull ...1966 Amer. dial. euphemism
• HEAD OF THE HERD a bull ...1931 Amer. dial. euphemism
• HE THING a bull ...Bk1942 Amer. Western sl.
• HORNEY a bullock ...1901 Aust. sl.
• HORNY a bullock ...1901 Aust. sl.
• JAKE a bull ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LEPPIE an orphan calf, lamb, or foal ...1924 Amer. dial.
• LEPPY an orphan calf, lamb, or foal ...1924 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE JOHN a calf ...1973 Amer. dial.
• MAGPIE a lean, angular Holstein steer ...1941 Amer. dial.
• MALE a bull, a boar, a stallion ...20C US euphemism
• MALE BRUTE a bull or a stallion ...20C US rural euphemism
• MART an ox or cow fattened for slaughter ...1307-8 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• MASTER a bull ...1842 Amer. dial. euphemism
• MICKEY a young wild bull ...1876 Aust. sl.
• MICKY a young wild bull ...1876 Aust. sl.
• MISTER a bull ...1966 Amer. dial. euphemism
• MOSSBACK a wild bull or cow ...Amer.
• MOSSHORN an old cowboy; old cattle ...1936 Amer. dial.
• MOSSY HORN an old steer, esp. a longhorn with scaly horns ...1880 Western US
• MOWER a cow ...L17 criminal sl.
• NEAT * 1. an animal of the ox kind; an ox or bullock, a cow or heifer, horned or black cattle ...c825
2. cattle, collectively ...c825
• NEATERY † a place for cattle ...1647
• NEAT-HOUSE a house or shed in which cattle are kept ...c1440
• NUGGET a thickset young animal, esp. a heifer or calf ...c1850 Aust., chiefly rural usage
• OLD MAN a bull ...1939 Amer. dial. euphemism
• ORF † cattle, livestock ...960-975
• PADDY a bull ...1939 Amer. dial.
• PADDY COW a bull ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PAPA a male animal, esp. one used for breeding purposes; a bull ...1950 Amer. euphemism
• PAPA COW a bull ...c1960 Amer. euphemism
• PARADA a herd of cattle or horses ...1924 Amer. dial.
• PARATHA a herd of cattle or horses ...1984 Amer. dial.
• PAW, THE a male animal kept for breeding purposes; a bull ...1969 Amer. euphemism
• PERATHA a herd of cattle or horses ...1940 Amer. dial.
• PIGMEATER a bullock fit only for pig's food ...Aust. slang
• PIKER a bullock living wild in the bush ...L19 Aust. slang
• PODDY a hand-fed calf; an orphan calf or lamb ...B1900 Aust.
• POP BULL a bull ...1969 Amer. dial.
• POPPA COW a bull ...c1955 Amer. euphemism online
• POTTY an orphan calf or lamb ...1964 Amer. dial.
• PRADA a herd of cattle or horses ...1984 Amer. dial.
• QUAKING CHEAT a calf ...M16 sl.
• QUICK †* livestock, cattle ...a1400-50
• RACE † the heart, liver, and lungs, esp. of a calf ...1661 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAGER an old, fierce bullock or cow that always begins to rage in the stock-yard ...1884 Aust. colloq.
• RAGGY-BACKS long-horned Lancashire and Irish cattle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAIMY a calf, esp. a small or sickly one ...2000 Amer. dial.
• RAMIE a calf, esp. a small or sickly one ...1936 Amer. dial.
• REMUDA a drove of cattle ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• ROGER the nickname for a bull; occasionally, a ram ...18C colloq.
• SCAB a cow or steer less than one year old ...1907 Amer. dial.
• SCALLAWAG undersized or ill-conditioned cattle ...1854 Amer. dial.
• SCALLYWAG undersized or ill-conditioned cattle ...M19 sl.
• SCANTERER a roving bullock ...1877 Eng. dial.
• SCOT any black cattle; a name for a horse ...1787 Eng. dial.
• SCOTE the footmarks of horses, cattle, etc. ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOTTY-KYE Scotch cattle ...1805 Eng. dial.
• SEA LION a Texas longhorn steer from the Gulf coast region ...1890 Amer. dial.
• SHE-STOCK female cattle ...1937 Amer. dial.
• SHE-STUFF female cattle ...1920 Amer. dial.
• SLEEPER a calf that is ear-marked but not branded ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• ST. LUKE'S BIRD an ox ...L18 sl.
• SURLY a bull ...Bk1942 Amer. Western sl.
• TEBBIE a calf ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THINGS cattle, sheep, livestock ...1899 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• TIB a calf ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIBBY a calf ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TOP COW a bull ...Bk1942 Amer. Western sl.
• TORO a bull; formerly also a full bison ...1892 Amer. dial.
• VEAL * a calf, esp. as killed for food or intended for this purpose ...1422
• WAIF-AND-STRAY homeless vagrants; flotsam and jetsam, useless or discarded objects; strayed cattle of unknown ownership ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• W.F.s. wild cattle ...c1840 Aust. sl.
• WORKER a draught bullock ...c1870 Aust. colloq.
• YAT a heifer ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YELLOWHAMMER a scrawny or otherwise undesirable cow or calf ...1922 Amer. dial.
• YELLOW PUMPS very young calves ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YELLOW SLIPPERS very young calves ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
cattle - person
• ABACTER - † a dishonest drover or shepherd who connives at the stealing of cattle they are guarding - a stealer of cattle by herds or great numbers ...1659
• ABACTOR - † one that feloniously drives away or steals a herd or numbers of cattle at once, in distinction from one who steals a single beast or two ...1659
• ABHIR - in India: one engaged in pastoral occupations, as herding cattle and tending sheep ...Bk1898
• ABIGEUS - a thief who has stolen cattle - an abactor ...Bk1775
• ABIGEVUS - a thief who has stolen many cattle ...Bk1726
• ANKLE-BEATER - a boy who drives cattle from the market to the slaughterer ...19C
• BAILLIE LOON - a lad in charge of the cattle ...1916 Sc.
• BAISELER - a person who takes care of cattle ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEASTMAN - a cattleman ...1311
• BEEFEATER - a cattle rustler or poacher ...1958 US sl.
• BIG SUGAR - the owner of a ranch - a cattleman ...1942 Amer. sl.
• BULL-DOGGER - one who holds down cattle to be branded ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• BULL-PUSHER - a cattleman ...1887
• BULL-WHACKER - a driver of cattle - a cowboy ...1859 US
• CACHEKOW - † a cow-catcher or cattle-pounder - hence, generally, a bailiff - a cow-stealer ...1513 Sc.
• COW-SPANKER - a dairy farmer or stockman ...1906 Aust. & NZ sl.
• DUFFER - someone who steal stock, often altering their brands ...1844 Aust. sl.
• GELDHERD - †* a person who tends gelded cattle ...1284
• HAG(G) - one who tends fat cattle ...1899 Sc.
• HAGMAN - a cattleman ...1882 Sc.
• HARD - a shepherd; a cattle-keeper ...Bk1893 Eng. dial.
• HARRIER - † a drover - a driver of cattle ...1591
• HAYWARD - an officer of a manor, township, or parish, having charge of the fences and enclosures, especially to keep cattle from breaking through from the common into enclosed fields; sometimes, the herdsman of the cattle feeding on the common ...c1225
• HERD - a keeper of a herd or flock of domestic animals; a herdsman; now usually with word prefixed, as cowherd, swineherd, but in Scotland and north of England still a common word for ‘shepherd’ ...c725
• HERDMAN - † a man who herds cattle, sheep, or other animals; a herdsman ...c1000
• HERDSMAIDEN - a maiden who tends cattle ...1829
• HERDSMAN - a keeper of domestic animals which go in herds, especially of cattle ...1603
• HERDSWOMAN - a woman who tends cattle ...1818
• HERD-WIDDIEFOWS - cattle-stealers ...1817 Sc.
• MOONLIGHTER - a thief or burglar who operates at night; in Ireland, usually a cattle thief ...1883 UK criminals' sl.
• NEATHERD - one who has the care of neat cattle - a herdsman ...1382
• NEATHERDESS - a female who has the care of neat cattle ...1648
• NEATRESS - † a female who has the care of neat cattle ...1586
• PODDY DODGER - one who steals unbranded cattle - a cattle rustler ...1910s Aust. sl.
• RANGER the 'boss' of a cattle range ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SATYR - a cattle-thief ...Bk1895 criminals' sl.
• SUCKLER - one who rears young calves or lambs ...1750
• TACKMAN - one who looks after horses or cattle which are grazed on tack; a keeper or tender of cattle or horses ...1885 Eng. dial.
• TALLY HAND - a man selected to keep a record of the calves branded at the spring roundup ...Bk1945 US Western sl.
• TALLY MAN - a man selected to keep a record of the calves branded at the spring roundup ...Bk1945 US Western sl.
• TAPSMAN - the chief man in charge of a drove of cattle; the head-drover ...Bk1825 Sc.
• VAQUERO - in Spanish America, a cowboy or cowherd; a herdsman or cattle-driver; a cattle-tender ...1837
• WADDIE, WADDY - a cattle rustler ...1897 US sl.
cattle - verbs
• BECOME FRESH to calve ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• BELDER of cattle: to bellow ...1855 Eng. dial.
• BELLAS to shout loudly; of oxen: to low ...1881 Eng. dial.
• BELLOCK of cattle: to low, to roar ...1866 Eng. dial.
• BELLUS to shout loudly; of oxen: to low ...1881 Eng. dial.
• BELVE of people and cattle: to roar, to bellow ...1867 Eng. dial.
• BLAT to make the cry of a calf or cow ...1850 Amer. dial.
• BLATE to make the cry of a calf or cow ...1949 Amer. dial.
• BO of cattle: to low ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BULLWHACK to drive an ox team ...1869 Amer. dial.
• CALIFORNIA to throw an animal; to catch it by its neck, or by its ear, and its flank, and trip it by throwing your foot in front of its legs; the animal jumps, and tripping, goes clear over the thrower's head; this method was used for large and unruly calves ...1966 Amer. dial.
• COME IN to calve ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DUFF to steal cattle, sheep, etc., often altering their brands ...1859 Aust. sl.
• JACK to brand an unmarked yearling or maverick ...1871 Amer. sl.
• MOONLIGHT to steal cattle ...1950s Irish sl.
• NIGHTHAWK to herd or guard cattle at night ...1964 Amer. dial.
• NUGGET to appropriate unbranded calves, usually one’s neighbour’s ...c1900 Aust. sl.
• POKE to herd cattle ...1940s Amer. sl.
• PUNCH to herd livestock, esp. cattle ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• RING to patrol cattle by riding around and round them ...Bk1903 Aust. sl.
• TAIL to follow, drive or tend sheep or cattle ...1844 Aust.
cattle - interjections
• KIF! a call to a calf at feeding time ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SOOK! a call to cattle at feeding time ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SOOK-CALF! a call to cattle at feeding time ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SOOKY! a call to cattle at feeding time ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SWOOK! a call to cattle at feeding time ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SWOOK-CALF! a call to cattle at feeding time ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SWOOK-CALFY! a call to cattle at feeding time ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SWOOKY! a call to cattle at feeding time ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
CAUGHT - adjectives
• BANGED TO RIGHTS caught in the act, caught red-handed ...20C sl., orig. US, esp. criminals' usage
• BANG TO RIGHTS caught in the act, caught red-handed ...1904 sl
• CAPTABLE † liable or open to be caught or taken ...1649
• GONE caught ...1954 Aust. sl.
• IN FLAGRANTE (caught) in the act, generally of sexual intercourse ...E17 sl.
• NABBED IN THE HOCK caught in the very act ...1872 Amer. sl.
caught - person
• CATCHEE one who is caught ...1839 nonce word
caught - verbs
• BAG UP to be caught or arrested by the police ...1980s UK & US Black sl.
• HAVE ONE BY THE SHORT AND CURLIES to have caught him properly ...c1935 army sl.
• JACKET to be identified or caught in the act ...M19 US criminals' sl.
• NAB IN THE HOCK to be caught in the act ...L19 US criminals' sl.
caught - phrases
• CAUGHT RED-HANDY having been caught in the act of doing something wrong or illegal ...1940 Amer. dial.
CAUL - nouns
• VEIL the caul of a child, calf, etc ...1879 Eng. dial.
CAULDRON - nouns
• KAWDRON † a cauldron ...c1483
• MUCKLE-POT n. a cauldron ...1892 Eng. dial.
CAULIFLOWER - nouns
• COLLEYFLOWER a cauliflower ...1976 Amer. dial.
• CULLYFLOWER a cauliflower ...1968 Amer. dial.
CAUSE - adverbs
• OCCASIONEDLY † with occasion or cause, with ground or reason ...1631
cause - nouns
• CAZEN cause ...1911 Amer. dial.
• KAISHIN occasion, reason, cause ...1908 Sc.
• KAZEN cause ...1931 Amer. dial.
• MANNER † reason, cause ...1390
• OMNICAUSALITY the fact of being the cause of all things ...1678
• SAKE a reason, a cause ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKILL † cause, reason, ground ...a1300
cause - verbs
• CAZEN to cause ...1911 Amer. dial.
• GAR 1. to make or cause one to do something ...a1300 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
2. to cause, to occasion ...c1460 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• ILLATE †* to bring upon, to occasion, to cause ...1533
• IMPORT † to bring about, to cause, to occasion; to involve as a consequence or result ...1550
• KAZEN to cause ...1931 Amer. dial.
• POP UP to create, to make happen, to cause ...1930s sl.
CAUSED - adjectives
• OCCASIONABLE * capable of being occasioned or caused ...a1677
CAUTERIZE - verbs
• FIRE to sterilize, to cauterize ...1940 Amer. dial.
CAUTION - nouns
• CANNINESS sagacity, skilfulness, prudence, cautiousness; gentleness, quietness ...a1662 Sc.
• SLOWS, THE chronic caution and slowness ...US Civil War usage
• TAKE-HEED † the act of taking heed, caution; a warning to take heed, a caution ...1611
• WAREFULNESS † caution, carefulness ...1548
• WARELINESS † caution, carefulness ...c1000
• WARENESS † cautiousness, vigilance ...971
• WARISOMENESS † caution, carefulness ...1607
caution - verbs
• AVISE to warn, to caution; to inform ...1894 Eng. dial.
• TIP OFF to warn of impending danger or trouble; to caution beforehand ...colloq.
caution - interjections
• STEADY! used to advocate caution and/or restraint ...1825
• STEADY ON! used to advocate caution and/or restraint ...1825
• STEADY THERE! used to advocate caution and/or restraint ...1825
CAUTIOUS - adjectives
• ADVISED † deliberate, cautious, wary, judicious ...1475
• ADVISY † well-advised; circumspect, heedful, wary, cautious ...c1300
• CAGEY cautious, wary ...1893 orig. US
• CAGY wary, cautious, crafty, cunning, reticent, non-committal ...1893 US colloq.
• CANNY 1. knowing, sagacious, judicious, prudent; wary, cautious ...1637 Sc.
2. careful or cautious in motion or action; hence, quite, gentle, 'soft' of speech; free from commotion, disturbance, or noise ....1785 Sc.
3. cautious in worldly matters, worldly-wise, shrewd, having a constant eye to the main chance ...1816 Sc.
• CAT-EYED cautious ...1934 US West. sl.
• CAUTELOUS † cautious, wary, heedful, prudent ...1574 obs. or arch.
• FEARFUL † cautious, wary ...1526
• HEEDY † heedful, careful, attentive, cautious, wary, watchful ...1548
• HINKEY, HINKY wary or extremely cautious; feeling suspicion; hence, nervous or jumpy ...1956 Amer. sl.
• LEARY, LEERY cunning, astute, knowing, artful; wide-awake; alert; cautious, wary ...1718 sl.
• ON WARE † on one's guard, cautious ...c1300
• PRECAUTIOUS - cautious, careful, provident ...1645
• SICKER prudent, careful, esp. with regard to money matters; wary, cautious ...c1662 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SOFTLY-SOFTLY gradual, cautious, and discreet
• TENTY careful, heedful, attentive; watchful, cautious ...1685 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TICKLISH liable to end in disaster unless treated with great care; needing cautious handling or action; delicate, critical, precarious, risky, hazardous ...1592
• VERTIE † careful, cautious, prudent; industrious, wide-awake, eager; attentive to business ...1804 Sc.
• WARE prepared, on one's guard, watchful, vigilant, cautious, alert ...c1000 arch.
• WAREFUL † watchful, cautious ...1548
• WARELY † of a person, his actions, etc.: cautious, circumspect, prudent ...a900
• WARISOME †* cautious or careful ...1628
cautious - person
• AUNT BETTIE an overly cautious person ...1945 US sl.
• BIG EYE - an especially observant, cautious person ...Bk1992 sl.
• RABBIT a nervous, timid, cautious person ...1951 US sl.
• SANNIE SICCAR-SOLES a very cautious, rather tight-fisted person ...1950 Sc.
cautious - verbs
• CALL CANNY to go gently, to proceed cautiously ...1892 Sc.
• HAVE HAIR ON ONE'S HEAD to be clever, cautious, or wise ...1825 Sc.
• HOLD CLOSE TO THE WILLOWS to act cautiously and conservatively; to be conventional, conservative, or modest ...1913 Amer. dial.
• PLAY CAGEY-CANNON to be cautious or 'cagey' ...1968 Ireland
• PULL IN ONE'S EARS to be cautious; to watch out for oneself ...Amer. sl.
• READ to be cautious, to beware ...1892 Sc.
• WAIT † to take precautions, to be watchful or cautious ...a1300
cautious - phrases
• HE WOULD LIVE EVEN IN A GRAVEL PIT applied to a cautious, niggardly person ...c1660 chiefly rural usage
CAUTIOUSLY - adverbs
• CANNILY sagaciously, skilfully, prudently; cautiously, slyly; gently, softly; comfortably ...1636 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• FEARFULLY † in a state of apprehension or uneasiness; anxiously; cautiously, with hesitation ...1586
• LAIRILY cautiously ...1990s sl.
• TENTILY carefully, heedfully, cautiously ...1874 Sc.
• TENTY carefully, attentively; cautiously ...1785 Sc.
• WARELY † watchfully, cautiously, circumspectly; prudently ...c897
CAVALRY - nouns
• HAYBURNERS cavalry ...1941 Amer. army sl.
• LONG SWORDS the Cavalry; so-called by Indians ...US Civil War usage
cavalry - person
• BOWLEGS a cavalryman or cavalrymen ...1907 Army usage
• FLY-SLICER a cavalryman ...19C sl.
• GEE-GEES, THE - † the Cavalry ...Bk1909 sl.
• SHOEY a shoeing smith in a cavalry regiment ...1919 Brit. sl.
CAVE, CAVERN, CAVING - nouns
• BATSH in caving and pot-holing: bat excreta ...2004 UK sl.
• CABIN † a natural cave or grotto; the den or hole of a wild beast ...1377
• EARTH-HOLE † a cave ...1813
• FOGO a cave in a cliff ...1891 Eng. dial.
• KRAB in caving, pot-holing, & mountaineering: a karabiner (coupling device) ...1963 UK sl.
• NANNY-HOLE a cave; a culvert ...1900 Eng. dial.
• OGOS caves along the shore; cliff caves ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SAND HOUSE a cave or shelter beneath an overhanging cliff ...1969 Amer. dial.
• SUBTERRANE * an underground cave, chamber, or dwelling ...1774
• SUBTERRANEAN an underground cave, chamber, or dwelling ...1797
• VAULT a natural cavern, cave, or overarched space ...1535
• VOUT, VOWT a deep hole, a cave, a well, a pond ...1866 Sc.
cave, cavern, caving - person
• MANDRITE * a person who lived in a solitary cave ...1844
• SUBTERRANEAN n. one who lives under ground; a cave-dweller ...1625
cave, cavern, caving - verbs
• TROG UP to dress and equip yourself for caving and pot-holing ...2004 UK sl.
CAVIAR - nouns
• ICARY, IKARY † caviar ...1591
CAVIL, CAVILLING - adjectives
• CAVILLOUS † unfair in argument; full of objections; apt to object or criticize without good reason; captious, quibbling ...1572
cavil, cavilling - nouns
• ARGUTATION † over-refinement in arguing; subtle disputation; cavilling, cavil, quibble ...1641
• CAPTION † the act of cavilling or taking exception; an objection or cavil; fallacious or captious argument; a quibble, sophism ...1605
• CARP †* discourse; power of speech; carping speech, cavil ...c1325
• HAFTING † subtle dealing, dodging, cavilling; holding off, hesitation, demur ...1519
cavil, cavilling - verbs
• ARGLE-BARGLE to argue, quarrel, cavil, dispute, contend; to haggle, to bandy words ...1727 chiefly Eng. dial. and Sc.
• ARGOL-BARGOL to bandy words; to cavil; to dispute ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRABBLE † to dispute captiously or obstinately; to cavil or quibble ...c1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CAFFLE to cavil, to quarrel, to wrangle ...1886 Eng. dial.
• CUT THE HAIR to make fine or cavilling distinctions; to 'split hairs' ...1652
• HAFT † to use subtlety or deceit; to use shifts or dodges; to haggle, to cavil; to avoid coming to the point, to hold off, to hang back, to hesitate ...1519
• HAGGLE to dispute; to cavil; to argue; esp., to dispute the terms of a bargain ...1777 Sc. & Eng. dial.
CAVILLER - person
• ARGLE-BARGLER a contentious person; a caviller ...1820 Sc.
• GIRDER - †* one who sneers or cavils; a jester or satirist ...1584
• HAFTER † a caviller, a wrangler, a haggler, a dodger ...1519
CAVITY - adjectives
• LACUNOUS †* resembling a hollow or 'lacuna' ...1653
cavity - nouns
• LACUNA a gap, an empty space, spot, or cavity ...1872
• LACUNE a gap, an empty space, spot, or cavity ...1846
CAVORT - verbs
• CADARUP to leap about; to cavort ...1911 Amer. dial.
• MOLLOCK to cavort; to have a good time; to have sexual intercourse ...1932 sl.
• PAVIE to caper, to frisk, to move in a quick light way; to cavort, to waltz around ...1804 Sc.
• SMOLLICK to romp, to cavort; to engage in sexual play ...1913 Amer. dial.
CAW - nouns
• QUAWK a screech; a quack; a caw; a squawk ...1899 Eng. & Amer. dial.
caw - verbs
• KAAK † of a crow: to caw ...1605
• KAE to caw ...Bk1902 Sc.
• QUARK to caw; to screech as a bird; to call out loudly but inarticulately ...1820 Eng. dial.
• QUAWK to caw; to screech as a bird; to call out loudly but inarticulately ...1820 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• QUORK to caw; to screech as a bird; to call out loudly but inarticulately ...1820 Eng. dial.
CAYENNE - nouns
• GARDEN-GINGER cayenne pepper ...1597
• CAP-CASE † a receptacle of any kind; a box, chest, casket, case ...1597
• CAPSULE † a little case or receptacle ...1652
• CASSOLE †* a box or case ...1590
• FARSET †* a casket, a small case ...1639
CASH (also see money) - adjectives
• RED in cash (rather than paper) money ...L19 sl.
cash - nouns
• ACTUAL, THE money, especially cash ...19C Eng. sl.
• AMMO cash ...2003 US sl.
• ANTE available cash, means; an amount paid in advance, a down payment; a price ...1843 colloq.
• ARMOR PLATE cash, change ...1918 US navy sl.
• ARTHUR cash ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (Arthur Ashe)
• ARTHUR ASHE cash ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• BANK cash; money itself; common in rap music lyrics ...20C teen & high school sl.
• BARE GELT † n. ready money ...1591
• BITE † cash, money ...1532 thieves' sl.
• BLUNT cash or money of any value, or in any quantity ...Bk1890 sl.
• BRASS money; cash; formerly applied specifically to bronze or copper coins ...1597 sl.
• CABBAGE money, banknotes, paper money, cash ... 1903 sl., orig. US
• CHECK money; cash ...1889 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN'S HASH cash ...2000s rhyming sl.
• CHINK cash, money ...1698 sl.
• CHIP a cash-box; a till; a cash drawer without belling device ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• CASTINGS cash ...M19 US sl.
• CLINK money; hard cash ...1720s Sc.
• COMBINATION CHIP a till; a cash drawer with belling device ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• DAMPER a till; a cash drawer with belling device ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• DARB cash; money, usually stolen ...1904 US criminals' sl.
• DARBY † cash; ready money ...1682 criminals' sl.
• DINGER a till; a cash drawer with belling device ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• GO-AND-FETCH-IT. ready cash ...1898 Amer. dial.
• HAPPY CABBAGE cash, banknotes ...20C sl. orig. US
• HARD MONEY cash ...1972 US sl.
• HORSE NAILS cash, money ...1859 sl.
• INDOOR MONEY a reserve of cash for use in day-to-day life rather than the proceeds of a robbery ...1960s UK criminals' sl.
• IRON MAN a coin, coin, cash, money; loot in the form of cash; usually plural ...1924 US criminals' sl.
• KELTER money, cash ...1807 N. Eng. dial.
• NEEDFUL, THE the necessary funds; money, cash ...1774 colloq.
• NELSON EDDIES money, cash ...1930s rhyming sl. for readies'
• NUGGETS money, esp. cash ...c1890 colloq.
• OAK AND ASH cash ...1960 UK rhyming sl.
• OCHRE money; cash ...1835 sl.
• OOFTISH any kind of money or cash ...sl.
• OSCAR ASCHE cash; money ...1905 Aust. rhyming. sl.
• OSCAR ASH cash; money ...1905 Aust. rhyming. sl.
• PACK † a bundle of money, stock of cash; a cash-box ...c1394
• PUGGY an ATM cash dispenser ...1985 Sc. sl.
• QUID †* money, cash ...a1700 sl.
• QUINIE coin, money, cash ...1832 Sc.
• QUINZIE coin, money, cash ...1832 Sc.
• READIES cash, rather than cheques, etc. ...1930s sl.
• READY cash in hand, usually as 'the ready' ...L17 sl.
• REDDY cash ...1688 sl.
• SAUSAGE AND MASH cash, money ...1976 UK rhyming sl.
• SHEKELS money, cash ...1883 sl.
• TIN money, cash ...1836 sl.
• TRANSFUSION a replenishment of cash ...1989 Aust. sl.
• WALK-ABOUT MONEY daily expenses, petty cash rather than a large amount that needs investing or depositing ...1930s sl.
cash - verbs
• FORK OVER THE DARBY to hand over the cash ...1859 sl.
cash - phrases
• WAD THAT WOULD CHOKE A COAL CHUTE, A an exceptionally impressive roll of cash ...20C US sl.
• WAD THAT WOULD CHOKE A DONKEY, A an exceptionally impressive roll of cash ...20C US sl.
• WAD THAT WOULD CHOKE A WOMBAT, A an exceptionally impressive roll of cash ...20C Aust. sl.
CASHEW - nouns
• ACAJOU the cashew nut ...1725
• HEART-NUT † the cashew nut ...1568
CASH MACHINE - nouns
• HOLE IN THE WALL an automatic teller machine installed in the external wall of a bank, etc. ...1980s sl.
• MAC an automated cash machine ...1996 US sl.
• MONEY-PUKER an automatic teller machine ...1993 Amer. jocular
• PUGGY a one-armed bandit; an ATM cash dispenser ...1985 Sc. sl.
CASH REGISTER - see TILL
CASINO - nouns
• ACADEMY a casino ...E18 sl.
• ACT the disguise and staged personality assumed by an expert card counter playing blackjack in a casino in the hope of avoiding detection and ejection ...1991 US sl.
• A-GAME in a casino or cardroom: the poker game with the highest stakes ...1949 US sl.
• ALIEN in casino gambling: a betting chip from another casino ...1983 US sl.
• BANANA in US casinos: a $20 chip ...1985 US sl.
• BLACK ACTION casino betting in $100 increments ...1991 US sl.
• CADDY BLACKJACK a private game of blackjack ...1981 US sl.
• CARPET JOINT a carpeted and well-furnished or well-equipped gambling casino ...1961 Amer. sl.
• DEADFALL a cheap, possibly corrupt, casino ...M19 sl.
• DIME STORE a small casino or gambling establishment with low-stakes games ...1953 US sl.
• EARLY OUT in American casinos: an early dismissal from work due to smaller than expected numbers of gamblers ...1980 US sl.
• EYE IN THE SKY surveillance stations or camera in casinos concealed above two-way mirrors on the ceiling ...1961 US sl.
• GAFF a crooked casino or similar place designed to fleece innocent victims ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• GAFF JOINT a casino where the games are crooked ...1920s US criminals' sl.
• GREEN in American casinos: a $25 chip ...1985 US sl.
• JACK a counter, similar in size and shape to a sovereign, used in gambling houses and casinos ...M19 sl.
• LAUNDROMAT a business, such as a casino, in which money has been gained through criminal activities can be decriminalized ...1980s sl.
• LAUNDRY a business, such as a casino, in which money has been gained through criminal activities can be decriminalized ...1980s sl.
• ONE-ARM BANDIT a fruit machine, a coin-operated gaming machine, orig. operated by a single lever ...1930s sl., orig. US
• ONE-ARMED BANDIT a fruit machine, a coin-operated gaming machine, orig. operated by a single lever ...1930s sl., orig. US
• POKIE an electronic poker machine ...2002 NZ sl.
• Q in a casino: a $25 chip ...1983 US sl.
• QUARTER in a casino: a $25 chip ...1980 US sl.
• RABBIT EARS in a casino Keno game: the two clear plastic tubes through which the number balls are blown ...1993 US sl.
• RAINBOW in casinos: a bet comprised of different colour and different value betting chips ...1991 US sl.
• SILVER in American casinos: a silver coin or $1 chip ...1980 US sl.
casino - person
• ACORN - in a casino: a generous tipper ...1984 US sl.
• ANCHOR MAN - in casino blackjack: the gambler immediately to the dealer's right ...1985 US sl.
• BANKER - a casino or gambling house owner or operator who may become involved in crime by using gangsters to protect him from other gangsters or to help collect gambling debts; a financier of a drug-importing ring - the one least likely ever to be arrested or jailed ...Bk1988 criminals' sl.
• BLACK-AND-WHITE - a casino dealer, who typically wear black slacks and a white shirt or blouse ...Bk1997 gambling cheats' usage
• C-NOTE CHARLIE - in a casino: a gambler who insists on betting wit $100 notes, not betting chips ...1949 US sl.
• GEORGETTE - in a casino: a female who tips generously ...Bk1997 gambling sl.
• HIGH PULLER - a dedicated player of casino slot machines, esp. those with higher bets and higher payouts ...1985 US sl.
• RAILBIRD - a fan or spectator who crowds round the rails that surround a big game in a casino ...1940s gambling sl.
• TAKER - one who captures or seizes; a captor, a seizer, a catcher, an apprehender ...c1375
• WRITER - in a casino: an employee who accepts and records bets on Keno ...1972 US sl.
casino - verbs
• DEAL to supervise the blackjack game in a casino ...1980 US sl.
• MUCK in a casino: to spread playing cards on a table and move them randomly as part of the shuffling process ...2003 US sl.
• RACK UP in a casino or gambling establishment: to have your chips placed in a chip rack to be cashed in ...1982 US sl.
• SILVERMINE to patrol a casino in search of coins left in the tray of a slot machine or dropped on the floor ...1985 US sl.
casino - phrases
• ON THE RAIL in American casinos: observing the gambling but not playing ...1985 US sl.
• OUT OF THE APRON of gambling in a casino: on money borrowed from the casino ...1982 sl.
CASK - nouns
• BARELLET, BARRELET † a little barrel or cask ...1611
• BARRICO a keg, a small cask or barrel ...1607
• BARRIKET, BARRIQUET † a small cask; a firkin ...1611
• BOSS a small cask ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWIE a small barrel or cask open at one end; a tub; a milk pail; a water bucket or pail with a 'bow-handle' ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CADE † a barrel or cask, esp. of herrings ...ME
• CAG † a small cask; a keg ...LME obs. exc. Sc. and Amer. dial.
• CAP † a closed wooden vessel; a cask ...1519
• CAST a cask ...1969 Amer. dial.
• FAT † 1. a vessel of large size for liquids; a tub, a dyer's or brewer's vat; a wine cask ...c1400
† 2. a cask or barrel to contain dry things ...1540
• FAUCET † a peg or spigot to stop the vent-hole in a cask or in a tap; a vent-peg ...c1430
• KAG a small cask, a keg ...1818 Eng. dial.
• MONKEY a keg, cask or other container for liquor ...1839-40 Amer. sl.
• QUILL † the faucet or bung of a cask ...1777 Eng. dial.
• TAMPION † a plug for stopping an aperture, e.g. a bung for a cask, etc. ...c1460
• TOMPION † a plug for stopping an aperture, e.g. a bung for a cask, etc. ...1729
• TONNEL † a cask or barrel for wine or other commodities ...1483
cask - person
• TIGHT COOPER a cooper who makes casks for liquids ...1889
CASKET - nouns
• CAP-CASE † a receptacle of any kind; a box, chest, casket, case ...1597
• FARSET †* a casket, a small case ...1639
CASSETTE PLAYER - nouns
• BOOGIE-PACK a mini cassette-player with lightweight headphones, for listening while one is on the move ...c1981 sl.
• JAM BOX a portable radio and cassette player with large speakers ...1982 US sl.
CAST - verbs
• HAINCH to throw or cast a stone, etc., by jerking the arm against the thigh ...1788 Sc.
• SKEW to throw, to hurl, to cast, to fling ...1824 Eng. dial.
• THRING † to thrust or drive with pressure or violence; to cast, throw, or fling violently; to hurl, dash, knock ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• UNCASE † to cast, to throw off ...1581
• WALT † to throw, to cast, to toss out, over, etc.; to fling to the ground; to overturn, to upset ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YARK to throw with a jerk; to cast violently; to toss ...1823 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YERK to throw with a jerk; to cast violently; to toss ...1823 Sc. & Eng. dial.
CASTANETS - nouns
• MARROWBONES castanets, bones; performers on the castanets ...1893 Eng. dial.
castanets - person
• MARROWBONES castanets, bones; performers on the castanets ...1893 Eng. dial.
CAST ASIDE - nouns
• CASTER anything that has been rejected or cast aside ...M19 sl.
cast aside - person
• CASTER anyone that has been rejected or cast aside ...M19 sl.
cast aside - verbs
• WAIVE † to cast aside, to relinquish, to forsake the truth, one's faith or god, a state or condition, etc. ...1303
CASTAWAY - person
• OFF-CAST an outcast, a castaway ...1631 Sc.
• WA-CAST anything contemptible or worthless; a castaway; a piece of extravagance; 'away-cast' ...1898 Sc.
CAST DOWN - adjectives
• ABESSED humbled, abased, cast down ...14C
• DASHED abashed, cast down, ashamed, bashful ...1803 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FEATHER-FALLEN crest-fallen, cast down in confidence, spirits, or courage; dispirited, disheartened, dejected; subdued in demeanour ...19C Eng. dial.
• LIKE A DYING DUCK IN A THUNDERSTORM cast down in spirit; very down in the mouth; having a forlorn and hopeless expression; depressed, dejected ...1874
cast down - nouns
• ABJECTION † the act of casting down; abasement, humiliation, degradation ...c1525
cast down - verbs
• ABJECTATE † to cast or throw down; hence, to lower, to degrade, to abase, to debase ...1731
• ACAST † to cast down, to throw down, to cast away or off ...c1220
• AFELL † to fell, to strike down, to cast down, to lay low ...c1000
• AFELLE † to fell, to strike down, to cast down, to lay low ...c1000
• BATE to lower, to let down; to cast down, to humble, to depress, to deject ...c1380
• DAUNT † to cast down, to put down, to quell ...a1400
• FASH to shame, to cast down ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• LAY † to cast down, to abase, to humble ...a1300
• UNDER † to cast down, to depress ...1502
• UNDERCAST † to cast down; to make subject, to subdue ...a1340
CASTIGATE - verbs
• GYBE to whip; to beat; to castigate ...L17 sl.
• HAVE OVER to reprimand, to complain at; to castigate ...1936 Amer. dial.
• LASH to castigate in words; to rebuke, to satirize, to vituperate ...1590
• NAIL ONE TO THE CROSS to punish or otherwise deal with someone in a final or decisive manner; to castigate thoroughly ...1899 Amer. dial.
• NAIL ONE TO THE MAST to punish or otherwise deal with someone in a final or decisive manner; to castigate thoroughly ...1925 Amer. dial.
• PAIK to beat, to strike, to belabour, to castigate, to punish ...c1639 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PUT (ONE) THROUGH A COURSE OF SPROUTS to thrash; to castigate; to give one a good drubbing ...19C Amer. dial.
• RAISE HELL to criticize or castigate thoroughly and in anger, to reprimand severely ...1920s sl.
• RAISE HELL AND STICK A PROP UNDER IT to castigate, to reprimand severely ...1920s sl.
• RAISE MERRY HELL AND PUT A SHINGLE UNDER IT to castigate, to reprimand severely ...1920s sl.
CASTIGATION - nouns
• BATTING a beating, castigation ...1863 Eng. dial.
• HIPSY-DIPSY a castigation; a 'skelping' on the buttocks (skelping - a smack, slap, or blow given with the open hand on the buttocks) ...1881 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PAYS punishment; castigation; thrashing ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
CAST IRON - adjectives
• YETLING made of cast iron ...1495-6 Sc.
cast iron - nouns
• YETLIN(G) cast iron; iron not made malleable ...1777 Sc.
CASTLE - adjectives
• CASTELLAR pert. to a castle; of the nature of a castle ...1789
• CASTELLATE * built like a castle; having battlements ...1830
• CASTELLATED 1. built like a castle; having battlements ...1679
2. formed like a castle; castle-like ...1762-71
castle - nouns
• CASTELET a small castle ...c1320
• CASTELLANY the office or jurisdiction of a castellan; the lordship of a castle, or the district belonging to a castle ...1696
• CASTELLATE †* the district belonging to a castle ...1809
• CASTELLATION the building of castles; the furnishing of a house with battlements; a fortified or castellated structure; a battlement ...1818
• CASTELLET a small castle ...c1325
• CASTELRY, CASTLERY † the government or jurisdiction of a castle; the territory subject to it ...1679
• CASTLESHIP † the government or jurisdiction of a castle; the territory subject to it ...1598
• CASTLET † a small castle ...1538
• MASMORE an alleged term for a castle dungeon ...1789 Sc.
• MASSYMORE an alleged term for a castle dungeon ...1789 Sc.
• P AND D a castle ...c1870 criminals' sl.
castle - person
• CASTELLAN the governor or constable of a castle ...1393
• CASTELLION † the governor or constable of a castle ...c1430
• CASTILIAN † one living in or belonging to a castle; one of the garrison of a castle ...1570-87
• CASTLE-MONGER † one who builds or owns castles ...1655
• CASTLEWARD † the warden of a castle ...c1425
• GARITOUR - the watchman on the battlements of a castle ...1825 Sc.
castle - verbs
• BASTILLE † to fortify a castle ...1480
• CASTELLATE to build in the manner of a castle; to build with battlements ...1831
CAST OFF - adjectives
• ABJECTED † cast off, rejected, cast down, dispirited ...1633
cast off - nouns
• ABJECTION † that which is cast off or away; refuse, scum, dregs ...1447
• LEFT-OFF cast-off ...M19 sl.
cast off - verbs
• ABJECTATE † to cast off, to throw off or away, to cast out, to exclude, to reject ...c1475
• OFF-KESSEN cast off ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
CAST OUT - adjectives
• EJECTITIOUS † cast out ...1736
• EMISSITIOUS †* cast out ...1731
cast out - nouns
• EJECTATION † a casting or throwing out ...1736
• EJECTMENTS †* things cast up or out ...1658
cast out - verbs
• DECK to discard, to cast out ...1781 Eng. dial.
• WALE to drive away; to cast out with violence or exertion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
CASTRATE - person
• NUTTER one who castrates animals ...1968 Amer. dial.
castrate - verbs
• ALTER to castrate, to spay ...E19 Aust. & NZ
• ARRANGE to castrate ...20C US euphemism
• CAPSIZE to castrate ...20C US colloq.
• CARVE † to castrate a cock ...1586
• CASTERATE to castrate ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CASTERIZE to castrate ...1973 Amer. dial.
• CASTERMINE to castrate ...1949 Amer. dial.
• CHANGE to castrate ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DE-BALL to castrate, lit. and fig. ...1961 sl.
• DE-BOLLOCK to castrate, usually in figurative sense of hurting or punishing severely ...1960s sl.
• DEHORN to castrate ...20C Amer. dial.
• DENATURE to castrate an animal ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DE-NUT to castrate ...1950 Amer. dial.
• DE-STONE to castrate an animal ...1969 Amer. dial.
• DOCTOR to castrate or spay an animal ...1939 euphemism
• EUNUCHATE † to make a eunuch of, to castrate; to deprive of virility or generative power ...1646
• EXCHANGE to castrate ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GELD to castrate a male animal; to spay a female animal; now primarily to castrate ...14C
• HANDLE to castrate ...1949 Amer. dial. euphemism
• HARROW † to castrate ...1753
• KNACKER to castrate ...M19 Brit. colloq.
• LIB to castrate ...14C Eng. dial.
• LINE UP to castrate ...1949 Amer. dial.
• MAIM to castrate ...euphemism
• NUT to castrate ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SATURNIZE to castrate ...1829
• TRIM to castrate ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• UNGEAR † to castrate, to geld ...1788 Sc.
• UNSEX to castrate ...US medical usage
CASTRATED - adjectives
• ADDED TO THE LIST castrated ...L19 sl.
• ALTERATED castrated ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DEKNACKERED castrated; emasculated ...20C
• SCRIBB'D AND LIBB'D castrated ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• UNPAVED castrated ...E17
• UNSEMINARED deprived of virility; castrated ...Shakespeare usage
castrated - nouns
• NEUTER a castrated animal ...1900
castrated - person
• CASTRATE † a castrated man, a eunuch ...1639
• CASTRATO a male singer castrated in boyhood so as to retain a soprano or alto voice ...1763
CASUAL - adjectives
• ACCIDENTARY † fortuitous, casual ...1607
• ADVENTUROUS † occurring or coming by chance; casual, fortuitous, accidental ...c1374
• CAJ casual, laid-back, conducive to a good time ...1990 Amer. sl.
• CAS casual, laid-back, conducive to a good time ...1990 Amer. sl.
• CAZH casual, laid-back, conducive to a good time ...1981 Amer. campus sl.
• HAPPENING casual, chance, occasional ...1895 Sc.
• KAZH casual, laid-back, conducive to a good time ...1981 Amer. campus sl.
• LAID-BACK relaxed or easygoing; unconcerned; unhurried; casual ...1969 US colloq.
• OFF-SIDED offhand, casual ...1885 Sc.
• POPPIN' occasional, casual, turning or popping up by chance ...1900 Sc.
• TEMERARIOUS † acting or happening at random; fortuitous, casual, haphazard ...1660
CASUALLY - adverbs
• ACCIDENTARILY † by way of accident; casually, incidentally ...1651
• ACCIDENTLY † accidentally, casually, by chance ...1611
• ADVENTUROUSLY † by chance, accidentally, casually ...c1460
• BY HAP † by chance, casually; perhaps ...1388
• CASUAL-WISE † casually ...1601
• OFFLIKE casually, offhandedly ...1949 Amer. dial.
CAT - adjectives
• BONE-STIFF of a dead cat: rigid ...1970 Amer. dial.
cat - nouns
• ABBY an Abyssinian cat ...20C colloq.
• AILUROPHOBIA an abnormal fear of cats ...E20
• ALLEY CAT a homeless cat
• BALL-BEARING MOUSETRAP a tomcat ...M20 sl.
• BANDRUMS a cat ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BARDIE a gelded cat ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BARRED CAT a tabby-cat ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAUDRONS, BAWDRONS a familiar name for a cat ...c1450 Sc.
• BETTY-CAT a she-cat ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIRDER † a wild cat ...1712 Eng. dial.
• BOAR CAT a male cat ...1899 Amer. dial.
• BOB a bobtail cat ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BRINDLY CAT a cat with fur of mixed colours ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CALAMANCO a calico or tortoiseshell cat ...1947 Amer. dial.
• CALAMANCO-CAT a tortoiseshell cat ...1877 Eng. dial.
• CAL(L)IMANKER a calico or tortoiseshell cat ...1947 Amer. dial.
• CAMPS †* the whiskers of a cat; stout bristly hairs, as in a beard ...c1450
• CARL CAT a male cat ...c1605
• CHAT a cat ...18C sl.
• CHITTY an endearing name for a cat ...1864 Eng. dial.
• CURMUR the purring of a cat ...1892 Sc.
• DAY-CAT a female cat ...1887 Eng. dial.
• DOE CAT a she-cat ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• EWE CAT a female cat ...1914 Amer. dial.
• FUFF an explosive sound; a splutter; the hissing or spitting sound made by a cat ...1881 chiefly Sc.
• GILBERT †* a proper name, used as the appellation of a male cat; usually shortened to 'Gib' ...c1480
• GREY THRUMS the purring sound made by a cat ...1835 Sc.
• GRIMALKIN a cat, especially an old female cat ...1630
• JACKET the natural (usually hairy) covering or 'coat' of various animals; the fleece of a sheep, hair of a dog, fur of a cat, etc.; also, the skin of a seal, fish, etc. ...1613
• KITLING a kitten ...Sc.
• KITTY a cat, used esp. as a calling name ...1719
• LALLY-WOW a cat ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LEOPARD CAT a cat with fur of mixed colours ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LONG-TAILED BEGGAR a cat ...1875 sl.
• MALKIN a cat ...1673 Eng. dial.
• MALTEE a Maltese cat ...1907 Amer. dial.
• MANKER a calico or tortoiseshell cat ...1947 Amer. dial.
• MANNY-YOWLER a tomcat prowling upon roofs at night ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MARJERY a pet name for a cat ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MICER a cat that catches lots of mice ...1892 Amer. dial.
• MINNIE a cat ...1916 Amer. dial.
• MINNIE-CAT 1. a female cat ...Bk1903 Ireland
2. a cat ...1941 Amer. dial.
• MINOU a kitten, a cat ...1941 Amer. dial.
• MITTEN-KITTEN a kitten born with extra toes in the front paws ...1977 Amer. dial.
• MOG a cat ...1927 Brit.
• MOGGIE, MOGGY a cat ...1911 Brit.
• MONEY CAT a calico cat, esp. one with at least three colours ...1957 Amer. dial.
• NIMSHOD a cat ...B1900 sl.
• OFF-BREED a cat with fur of mixed colours ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PAUTRONS, PAWTRENS a nickname or pet name for a cat ...1887 Sc.
• POOSHIE a call to a cat ...Irish sl.
• PUSHEEN a kitten; an affectionate term for a cat ...Irish sl.
• PUSS a cat, used esp. as a calling name ...a1530
• PUSSICKIE a kitten ...B1900 Sc.
• PUSSY a cat ...1726
• QUEAN-CAT a she-cat ...1684 Eng. dial.
• QUEEN a female cat ...1898
• RAAMI a sea-taboo word for a cat; literally, that which has claws ...1897 Sc.
• RAG a cat with fur of mixed colours ...1970 Amer. dial.
• RAM CAT a male cat ...1672
• RAM'S-CAT a tomcat ...1827 Eng. dial.
• RAT CAT a cat that catches lots of rats and mice ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCATTLE-CAT a thieving, mischievous cat ...1874 Eng. dial.
• SOW-CAT a she cat ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TABBY a cat having a striped or brindled coat; also, a she-cat ...1774
• TAB-CAT a striped or brindled cat; a tabby cat; a pet cat ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• THREE-THRUMS the purring noise made by a cat when pleased; especially in the phrase, 'to sing three-thrums' ...1835 Sc.
• THRICE-THRUMS the purring of a cat ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRUM the purring sound made by a cat ...1835 Sc.
• TIBBY-CAT a female cat ...1828 Eng. dial.
• TIB-CAT a female cat ...1828 Eng. dial.
• TIBERT a cat; a name for a cat ...1481
• TIGERKIN a cat ...1849
• TILER a cat that frequents the tiles or roofs ...1905
• TITTY a kitten, a cat ...1821
• TOMLING * a little or young tomcat ...1821
• TUP CAT a tomcat ...19C Eng. dial.
• UPPA-MURRA the action of a cat washing with the paws about the head ...Bk1905 Sc.
• VENGA a cat ...1866 Sc.
• VENGI a cat ...1884 Sc.
• VENGLA a cat ...1884 Sc.
• VOALER, VOLER a cat ...1838 Sc.
• WACKELASS a cat this is a troublesome, clumsy creature ...1999 Can. sl.
• WHEAN-CAT a she-cat ...1684 Eng. dial.
• WOOLLY MITTEN a kitten ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• YARM the cry or whine of a cat; mewing, caterwauling ...1880 Sc.
• YARMER a cat, esp. in sea-taboo language ...1974 Sc.
• YARMS of a cat: caterwauling, mewing ...1898 Sc.
• YOKEY-MOLKIT a tabby cat ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YOKLY-MOLEKIT a tabby cat ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
cat - person
• PHILOFELIST a lover of cats ...a1843
cat - verbs
• BREAK THE WEATHER to bring about change in the weather; said of a cat washing its face with its paws ...Bk1911 Sc.
• FUFF of a cat: to spit, to make a hissing sound ...a1693 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• KAID † of cats: to desire the male, to be in heat ...1825 Sc.
• MARR to purr, as a cat ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MARR UP to make a noise like two cats when provoking each other to fight ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MELL of a cat: to mew ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEOWL to mew or cry like a cat ...1888 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MEWT † of a cat: to mew ...1737 Sc.
• QUILT to claw and pound with the claws as a cat upon a carpet ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SING THREE THREADS AND A THRUM of a cat: to purr ...1870 Sc.
• SING THREE-THRUMS of a cat: to purr ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SLENCH to hunt about privately with a view to stealing food, as a cat or dog; to pry about ...1790 Eng. dial.
• TAWL to stroke or smooth down, as a cat's back ...1873 Eng. dial.
• TAWL DOWN to stroke or smooth down, as a cat's back ...1873 Eng. dial.
• THRUM of a cat: to purr ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WRAW †* to mew as a cat ...1481
• YARM of a cat: to mew, esp. in a plaintive, persistent manner ...a1838 Sc.
• YAW † to cry like a cat; to mew, to caterwaul ...1819 Sc.
• YAWL † to cry out loudly from pain, grief, or distress; also said of the howling of dogs, the 'wauling' of cats, the screaming of peacocks ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
cat - interjections
• ISH-WISH a call to a cat to come to its food ...1824 Sc.
• MINNIE! a call to a cat ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PUSHIE a call to a cat ...Irish sl.
• TIT a call to a cat ...1828
CATACOMB - adjectives
• CATACUMBAL * of or resembling a catacomb ...1865
CATALOGUE - adjectives
• CATALOGIC pert. to a catalogue ...1882
• CATALOGICAL pert. to a catalogue ...1882
• CATALOGISTIC * pert. to cataloguing ...1840
catalogue - nouns
• BEAD-ROLL † a list or string of names; a catalogue; a long line, a pedigree; a long series ...1529 obs. or arch.
• BEAD-ROW † a list or string of names; a catalogue; a long line, a pedigree; a long series ...1576
• CATTIE a mail-order catalogue ...1988 UK sl.
• CATTLE DOG a catalogue ...1984 Aust. sl.
• RAGMAN † a roll, a list, a catalogue ...c1394
• RAGMAN ROLL, RAGMAN'S ROLL † a list, catalogue, etc. ...1523
• ROLL OF RAGMAN † a roll, a list, a catalogue ...c1460
• RUNDOWN a catalogue of information, facts, etc., or a brief description ...1945 sl., orig. US
• SCREED a dissertation; a long harangue; a document, a letter; a poetical effusion; a long list or catalogue; a lie, a fabrication ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TABLEMENT †* a tabulation, list, catalogue ...1551
• WISH BOOK a mail-order catalogue ...1933 Amer. sl.
• WISHING BOOK a mail-order catalogue ...1941 Amer. dial.
catalogue - verbs
• CATALOGIZE † to insert in a catalogue ...1632
• INVENTOR to make or draw up an inventory, to catalogue, to list ...1701 Sc.
CATAMITE - see SEX - nouns, person
CATAPULT - adjectives
• CATAPELTIC * pert. to a catapult ...1849
catapult - nouns
• CATAPELTIC * a catapult ...1864
• GALLEY a boy's catapult ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• NIGGER SHOOTER (now offensive) a catapult ...1876 US sl.
• SHANGHAI a catapult ...M19 Aust. & NZ
catapult - verbs
• SHANGHAI to shoot with a catapult ...1917 Aust. & NZ
CATASTROPHE - adjectives
• CATASTROPHAL of the nature of a catastrophe; disastrous ...1842
catastrophe - nouns
• CATASTERFY a catastrophe ...1844 Amer. dial.
• UPSHAW a finish; a catastrophe ...1882 Eng. dial.
CATCALL - nouns
• CAT MEWING † a catcall ...1851 Amer. dial.
CATCH - nouns
• FANG † a capture, a catch; also, a tight grasp, a grip ...a1400-50
catch - person
• FANGER † one who catches or captures ...a1300
catch - verbs
• BAG to catch (a wrongdoer); hence, to arrest, to put in jail ...1824 Amer. sl.
• BECLAP † to catch or lay hold of suddenly ...c1386
• BECLIP † to lay hold of, to seize upon, to grip; to catch, to overtake ...c1380
• BEFONG † to lay hold on, to seize, to grasp, to catch ...a1000
• BEGRIPE † to catch hold of, to apprehend; to seize and hold fast ...c1175
• BOTTLE TOP to catch, gain, or understand something 1974 UK rhyming sl. on 'cop'
• CAPE to 'kep'; to catch ...a1802
• CAST SALT ON ANYONE'S TAIL to catch; to take advantage of; to cajole; to get the better of ...1721 Sc.
• CAST SALT ON THE TAIL OF to catch; to capture: children having been told from hoary antiquity that they can catch birds by putting salt on their tails ...Bk1895
• COB of people: to capture, to catch, to catch out ...E19 sl.
• COP to catch, to nab ...colloq.
• FANG † to seize upon booty; to catch, to apprehend, to get into one's power; to capture a city; to seize lands or possessions ...1016
• HAWK to capture, to catch, to pounce upon ...1806 Amer. dial.
• HAWK AFTER † to hunt after, to endeavour to catch or gain ...c1510
• HEM to corner, to surround, to catch ...1939
• HEM UP to corner, to surround, to catch ...1941
• HIVE to discover; to catch ...Amer. World War I sl.
• HOOK to catch or apprehend by law; to arrest ...1928 Amer. sl.
• ILLAQUEATE † to catch as in a noose; to ensnare, to entrap, to entangle ...1548 now rare or obs.
• KEEP † to try to catch or get; to seek after ...c1000
• KEP to catch in the hands or otherwise, so as to prevent from falling ...1500-20 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• KNAP to catch, to lay hold of; to seize; to steal ...1897 Eng. dial.
• LAG to catch, to apprehend; to arrest ...1847
• LAY SALT ON ONE'S TAIL to catch; to take advantage of; to cajole; to get the better of ...1836 Sc.
• LAY SALT ON THE TAIL OF to catch; to capture: children having been told from hoary antiquity that they can catch birds by putting salt on their tails ...Bk1895
• NAB to catch or capture a person unawares; to apprehend and arrest; to catch, in the sense of to hit ...1686 UK criminals' sl.
• NAIL to catch ...1383
• NAP to seize, to catch, to lay hold of a person or thing; to take into custody; to nab, to steal ...1673 sl.
• NECK 1. to catch; to steal ...1863 Sc.
2. to catch and shake a person ...1888 N. Ireland & Eng. dial.
• NEIVE to catch with the hands, to pinch, to grip ...1824 Sc.
• NIB to catch; to arrest ...1819 sl.
• NIBBLE to catch; to steal ...1608 sl.
• NICK to catch; to arrest ...1700 sl.
• NIG to catch ...1754 sl.
• NIP to seize, to catch, to lay hold of, to snatch up, to make off with, to steal ...1768 Sc.
• PAN to catch ...L19 US sl.
• PREHEND †* to seize, to catch, to take, to lay hold of, to apprehend ...a1500
• PUT SALT ON THE TAIL OF to catch; to capture: children having been told from hoary antiquity that they can catch birds by putting salt on their tails ...Bk1895
• SCRAN to gather together; to collect in any way; to get hold of; to gain, to catch ...1873 Sc.
• TAB to catch, to seize ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• TAG to catch someone; to convict someone of a crime ...1966 US sl.
• TAKE to come upon suddenly, to overtake, to catch ...a1533 arch.
• YAMP to grab, to catch, to overcome, to steal ...1866 Amer. dial.
CATCHING - nouns
• CAPTION * a taking, catching, seizure, capture ...1382
• ILLAQUEATION † the act of catching or entangling in a noose or snare; entrapping or entangling in argument; the condition of being entangled or ensnared ...1605
CATCH UP - verbs
• PLAY CATCH-UP to attempt to catch up ...1971 US sl.
CATCHWORD - nouns
• NAYWORD * a watchword or catchword ...1598
CATER, CATERER, CATERING - nouns
• MAGGOT WAGON a catering truck ...1992 US sl.
cater, caterer, catering - person
• OBSONATOR †* a caterer or manciple (an officer who buys provisions for a college, monastery or other institution) ...1656
CATER-CORNERED - see DIAGONALLY
CATERPILLAR - NOUNS
• ASP a caterpillar with stinging hairs ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BEAR a hairy caterpillar ...1935 Amer. dial.
• BEAR CATERPILLAR a hairy caterpillar ...1935 Amer. dial.
• BEAR-WORM † a hairy caterpillar ...1608
• GAIRY-WORM the caterpillar ...1916 Sc.
• HAIRIE WILLIE the woolly bear caterpillar ...1837 Sc.
• HAIRY BROTAG a large hairy caterpillar ...1902 Sc.
• HAIRY-GRANDA a large hairy caterpillar ...1931 Sc.
• HAIRY-GRANFER any very large, hairy caterpillar ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAIRY-GRANNIE a large hairy caterpillar ...1931 Sc.
• HAIRY-HOOBIT any very large, hairy caterpillar ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAIRY HORSE a hairy caterpillar ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HAIRY-HUBERT any very large, hairy caterpillar ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAIRY MAN the woolly bear caterpillar ...1956 Sc.
• HAIRY-MILNER any very large, hairy caterpillar ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAIRY OOBIT the woolly bear caterpillar ...1868 Sc.
• HAIRY-PALMER any very large, hairy caterpillar ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAIRY-TAILOR any very large, hairy caterpillar ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAIRY WOOBIT the woolly bear caterpillar ...1868 Sc.
• HAIRY WOOBUD a woolly-bear ...1896 Sc.
• HAIRY WORM n. n. any very large, hairy caterpillar ...Bk1905 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• KAILIE-WORM a caterpillar ...1825 Sc.
• KAIL-WORM a caterpillar ...1772 Sc.
• KALE-WORM a caterpillar ...1773 Sc.
• MALESHAG a caterpillar that devours cabbages ...1777 Eng. dial.
• MALLEYSHAG a caterpillar that devours cabbages ...1777 Eng. dial.
• MALLISHAG a caterpillar that devours cabbages ...1777 Eng. dial.
• MALSHAVE † a caterpillar ...c1000
• MALSHRAG † a caterpillar ...1398
• MALTSCALE the common green caterpillar ...1856 Eng. dial.
• MALTSHAG a caterpillar that devours cabbages ...1777 Eng. dial.
• MARLY-SCRARLY the common green caterpillar ...1856 Eng. dial.
• MASCALE the common green caterpillar ...1856 Eng. dial.
• MASKEL the common green caterpillar ...1856 Eng. dial.
• MASKELL the common green caterpillar ...1856 Eng. dial.
• MASKILL the common green caterpillar ...1856 Eng. dial.
• MAUL-SCRAWL the common green caterpillar ...1856 Eng. dial.
• MAWL-SCRAWL the common green caterpillar ...1856 Eng. dial.
• MEASURING-BUG the caterpillar ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MEASURING WORM. a caterpillar ...1844 Amer. dial.
• MILLER a hairy caterpillar, esp. the caterpillar of the tiger-moth ...1883 Eng. dial.
• MILLER'S DOG a hairy caterpillar ...1777 Eng. dial.
• MOLESHAG a caterpillar that devours cabbages ...1777 Eng. dial.
• MUSKEL the common green caterpillar ...1856 Eng. dial.
• NANNY-VIPER a caterpillar ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OOBIT a long, hairy caterpillar, esp. the larva of the tiger-moth, from its woolly appearance ...1790 Sc.
• PILLERCAT a caterpillar ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TAILOR a caterpillar ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• TAPE MEASURE a caterpillar ...1967 Amer. dial.
• UBIT a long, hairy caterpillar, esp. the larva of the tiger-moth, from its woolly appearance ...1790 Sc.
• VOWBET a caterpillar; esp. the caterpillar of the tiger-moth ...1809 Sc.
• WEATHER WORM a hairy caterpillar ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WOOLLY a hairy caterpillar ...1968 Amer. dial.
• YELLOW BEAR a woolly bear, a hairy caterpillar ...1841 Amer. dial.
• YELLOW WOOLLY BEAR a woolly bear, a hairy caterpillar ...1885 Amer. dial.
CATERWAUL - verbs
• YAW † to cry like a cat; to mew, to caterwaul ...1819 Sc.
CATERWAULING - nouns
• YARMS of a cat: caterwauling, mewing ...1898 Sc.
CATGUT - nouns
• THARM catgut; a fiddle-string ...1786 Sc. & Eng. dial.
CATHOLIC - adjectives
• CATACATHOLIC † Catholic ...1608 nonce word
• MASS-MONGING contemptuous for Roman Catholic ...1607 arch.
• MICK Roman Catholic ...1920s Aust. & US sl.
• PAPAGAN † Roman Catholic ...1647
• PAPICOLAR Roman Catholic ...c1810
• PAPISTIC (usually hostile or opprobrious) adhering to the pope; Roman Catholic ...1545
• PAPISTICAL (usually hostile or opprobrious) adhering to the pope; Roman Catholic ...1537
• ROMANICAL† Roman Catholic ...1663
• RIGHT-FOOT (derogatory) Roman Catholic ...1960 Amer. dial.
• RIGHT-HANDED (derogatory) Roman Catholic ...1935 Amer. dial.
Catholic - nouns
• BAGGAGE † contemptuously applied after the Reformation to the rites and accessories of Roman Catholic worship ...1549
• LADY OF BABYLON an abusive term for the Roman Catholic Church (referencing the 'scarlet woman' of the Apocalypse) ...1860
• LADY OF ROME an abusive term for the Roman Catholic Church (referencing the 'scarlet woman' of the Apocalypse) ...1860
• MASS-CLOSET † a Roman Catholic chapel ...1656
• MASS-HOUSE † a Roman Catholic place of worship ...1644
• MASSING CLOSET † a Roman Catholic chapel ...1656
• PAPISTRY the Roman Catholic religion or faith; popery ...a1500
Catholic - person
• ACATHOLIC - a non-Catholic, esp. a non-Catholic inhabitant of a Catholic state ...1745
• BABYLONIAN - † (derogatory) a Roman Catholic ...1603
• BEAD-JIGGLER - a Roman Catholic, esp. a priest ...1968 US sl.
• BEAD MUMBLER - a Roman Catholic, esp. a priest ...1966 sl.
• BEAD-PULLER - a Roman Catholic ...1964 Amer. dial.
• BEAD-TWIRLER - (derogatory) a Roman Catholic ...1998 UK sl.
• BENDER - a Catholic ...2003 NZ sl.
• BLACK GOWN - a Roman Catholic priest ...1847 US Indian usage
• CACOLEEK - † (derogatory) a Catholic - a term of reproach ...1626
• CACOLIKE - † (derogatory) a Catholic - a term of reproach ...1582
• CAFETERIA CATHOLIC - a Roman Catholic who observes church prescriptions and prohibitions at his or her own discretion ...1980s Amer. sl.
• CARTHOLIC - † a Catholic - derisive usage ...1582
• CASTLE CATHOLICS - Irish Catholics who rejected nationalism, preferring to curry favour with and ape the lifestyle of the ruling British ...E19 sl.
• CAT LICK - (often derogatory) a Catholic ...1960 Amer. dial.
• CAT-LICKER - (often derogatory) a Catholic ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CATTLE DOG - a Catholic school student ...1998 NZ sl.
• CHEST-POUNDER - a Roman Catholic ...1930 Amer. dial.
• DAN - a Roman Catholic ...1988 Sc. sl.
• DOGAN - an Irish Catholic; used disparagingly ...1854 sl.
• DOOLAN, DOOLIN - a Catholic, usually an Irish Catholic ...1930s NZ sl.
• DOOLIE - a Catholic, usually an Irish Catholic ...1930s NZ sl.
• FISH-EATER - (derogatory) a Roman Catholic ...E20 US sl.
• GALWAY - a Catholic priest ...L19 US sl.
• GUPPY-GOBBLER a Catholic ...1964 US jocular
• KAFFLIK - a Catholic ...1998 Sc. sl.
• LEFT-FOOTER - (derogatory) a Roman Catholic ...1944 sl.
• LEFT-WINGER - a Roman Catholic ...1969 Amer. dial.
• MACKEREL - (contemptuous) a Roman Catholic ...1948 Amer. sl.
• MACKEREL-EATER - a Roman Catholic ...M19 sl., orig. US
• MACKEREL-GOBBLER - a Roman Catholic ...M19 sl., orig. US
• MACKEREL-SMACKER - a Roman Catholic ...M19 sl., orig.
• MACKEREL-SNAPPER - (contemptuous) a Roman Catholic ...1855 Amer. sl.
• MACKEREL-SNATCHER - a Roman Catholic ...M19 sl., orig. US
• MARY - a homosexual man who is a Catholic ...2002 Brit. sl.
• MASS-MAN - a Roman Catholic ...1889 Ireland
• MASS-MONGER - a term of contempt for a Roman Catholic ...1550 arch.
• MICK - a Roman Catholic ...1924 sl.
• MICK DOOLAN - an Irish immigrant - a Roman Catholic ...20C NZ sl.
• MICKEY - a Roman Catholic ...1924 sl.
• MICKEY DO - an Irish immigrant - a Roman Catholic ...20C NZ sl.
• MICKEY DOO - an Irish immigrant - a Roman Catholic ...20C NZ sl.
• MICKEY DOOLAN, MICKEY DOOLIN, MICKY DOOLAN - an Irish immigrant - a Roman Catholic ...20C NZ sl.
• MICKEY DOOLEY, MICKEY DOOLIE - an Irish immigrant - a Roman Catholic ...20C NZ sl.
• MICKIE, MICKY - a Roman Catholic ...1920s Aust. & US sl.
• MINNOW-MUNCHER - a Roman Catholic - used derisively ...1966 Amer. jocular
• PADDY - a Roman Catholic ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PADROADIST - a Roman Catholic who favours or supports the padroado or ecclesiastical patronage claimed by the King of Portugal in India ...1890
• PAPAGAN - † a Papist ...1641
• PAPAGEE - a member of the Roman Catholic Church - a papist ...1767 Sc.
• PAPAL - † a Papist ...1611
• PAPALIN - † a member of the papal party or papal church - an adherent of the pope - a papist ...1624
• PAPALINA - †* a female papist ...1671
• PAPANE - †* a Papist ...1581
• PAPE - (derogatory) a Roman Catholic ...1935 Sc. & Ulster sl.
• PAPICOLIST - †* a worshipper of the pope - a papist ...1633
• PAPINGO - a member of the Roman Catholic Church - a papist ...1767 Sc.
• PAPISH - a Papist - a Roman Catholic ...1806 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PAPISHER - † a member of the Roman Catholic Church - a Roman Catholic ...1823 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PAPIST - (usually hostile or opprobrious) a member of the Roman Catholic Church - a Roman Catholic ...1534
• PAPISTIC - a member of the Roman Catholic Church - a Roman Catholic ...1589
• PAPISTICAL - † a Roman Catholic ...1823 Sc.
• RED-LETTER MAN - a Roman Catholic ...Bk1903 sl.
• RED-NECK - a Roman Catholic ...1873 Eng. dial.
• RIGHT-FOOT - (derogatory) a Roman Catholic ...1960 Amer. dial.
• RIGHT-HANDER - (derogatory) a Roman Catholic ...1960 Amer. dial.
• ROCK CHOPPER - a Roman Catholic ...Aust. sl.
• ROMAN CANDLE - a Roman Catholic ...1941 jocular
• ROMULIST - †* a Roman Catholic ...1620
• SALMON-SNATCHER - a Catholic ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SALT-WATER TURKEY - (derogatory) a nickname for an Irishman who has crossed the ocean; a person of Irish descent; a Catholic ...1964 Amer. sl.
• TAD - an Irish Catholic ...1904 US sl.
• TAGUE - a Roman Catholic, esp. as used by Protestants in Northern Ireland ...1640 sl.
• TAIG - (derogatory) a Roman Catholic ...1971 Anglo-Irish sl.
• TEAGUE - a Roman Catholic, esp. as used by Protestants in Northern Ireland ...1640
• TEG - a Roman Catholic, esp. as used by Protestants in Northern Ireland ...M17 sl.
• TEIG - a Roman Catholic, esp. as used by Protestants in Northern Ireland ...M17 sl.
• TIKE - (derogatory) a Roman Catholic ...1902 Aust. & NZ sl.
• TIM - used by Protestants as a nickname for a Roman Catholic ...1958 Sc. sl.
• TURK - a person of Irish descent; a Catholic ...1914 Amer. dial.
• TURKEY - a person of Irish descent; a Catholic ...1911 Amer. dial.
• TYKE - (derogatory) a Roman Catholic ...1902 Aust. & NZ sl.
• UNCATHOLIC - one who is not a Catholic ...1865
Catholic - verbs
• KICK WITH THE LEFT FOOT to be a Catholic ...1984 UK sl.
• TAKE THE SOUP to convert from Catholicism to Protestantism ...M19 sl.
CATKIN - nouns
• TAPPETTE †* a catkin ...1561
CAT'S-CRADLE - nouns
• SCRATCH-CRADLE a game played by two children with a piece of string crossed upon the hands; cat's-cradle ...1878 Eng. dial.
CATTLE (also see COW) - adjectives
• ALL HORN AND HIDE of cattle: nothing but skin and bone ...1890 Aust.
• EVIL of cattle: mean, ornery ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GARLED † spotted, checked; chiefly used of cattle ...1501 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HAWKED of cattle: having white spots or streaks; spotted, streaked ...1500-20 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• NEATISH †* resembling cattle ...c1200
• SNUFFY of cattle or horses: excitable, spirited, wild
cattle - nouns
• ABACTION † a driving away, as of cattle ...1626
• ANIMAL a bull (euphemism) ...1912 Amer. dial.
• BALONEY a poor quality beef animal fit only to make sausage ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BAND a herd of cattle ...1903 Amer. dial.
• BANGTAIL MUSTER a roundup of cattle to be counted, each one having the hairs on its tail docked as it is counted ...Aust. hist.
• BARREL the belly and loins of a horse, ox, etc. ...1703
• BARTH † a warm sheltered place or shelter for cattle and sheep ...1573 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BASH the front of the head of a bull or a pig ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAWLEY a calf that has been taken away to be weaned; a male calf ...1954 Amer. dial.
• BAWLY a calf that has been taken away to be weaned; a male calf ...1954 Amer. dial.
• BEAST a male domestic animal used for breeding, esp. a bull ...1890 Amer. euphemism
• BEEF CREATURE a full grown bull, cow, or ox intended as a source of beef ...1782 Amer. dial.
• BEEF CRITTER a full grown bull, cow, or ox intended as a source of beef ...1782 Amer. dial.
• BEEFER a calf; a cow or bullock fed for the butcher ...1809 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BEEFING an ox for slaughter ...1466 Eng. dial.
• BELDERING a resounding cry; the bellowing of a bull ...1841 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• BESS a cow or calf ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BESSIE a cow or calf ...1942 Amer. dial.
• BETSY a cow or calf ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BIG ANIMAL a bull ...19C US rural euphemism
• BILL a bull ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BILLATORY a restless bull ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BILL-BLO a bull ...1806 Sc.
• BILL-JOCK a bull ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BILLSEAG an old, castrated bull ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BILLY a bull ...1896 Eng. dial.
• BLAA the bleat of a calf or sheep ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BLACKJACK STEER a scrawny steer from the timbered country ...1944 Amer. dial.
• BLAT the cry of a calf, or occasionally a cow ...1850 Amer. dial.
• BLATE the cry of a calf, or occasionally a cow ...1949 Amer. dial.
• BLEAT the noise made by a calf that's taken away from its mother ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BLOCK the carcass of a bullock ...1893
• BLUE MEAT the flesh of an unweaned calf ...1944 Amer. dial.
• BOB VEAL 1. the meat of a newly born calf, the youngest salable as veal ...1855 Amer. dial.
2. the flesh of an unborn calf from a slaughtered cow - unmarketable ...1935 Amer. dial.
• BOLOGNA a poor quality beef animal fit only to make sausage ...1899 Amer. dial.
• BOLOGNA BULL a bull of low grade sold for slaughter ...Bk1942 Amer. Western sl.
• BONER an old or poor quality steer, slaughtered for mince or sausage ...1963 NZ sl.
• BOO a bull ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOSS a cow or calf ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BOSSIE a cow or calf ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BOSSY a cow or calf ...1863 Amer. dial.
• BOWWOW a stunted, aged steer, unsuited for beef or fattening ...1935 Amer. dial.
• BRAWNY a brindled bull, cow, or ox ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAY the noise made by a calf that's taken away from its mother ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BRUSH SPLITTERS the longhorn cattle of the brush country of Texas ...1961 Amer. dial.
• BRUTE a bull ...1891 Amer. euphemism
• BUCK 1. a name for one of a pair of oxen ...1852 Amer. dial.
2. a bull or steer ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BULCHYN. a young male calf ...1899 Amer. dial.
• BULLAMACOW cattle ...1887
• BULVINE an ox ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BUNGY a bull ...1939 Amer. euphemism
• BUNTER a calf or a hornless cow ...1852 Amer. dial.
• BUTTERMILK an orphaned calf ...1940 Amer. dial.
• BUTTERMILK COW a bull ...Bk1942 Amer. Western sl.
• CACTUS BOOMER a nickname for wild brush cattle ...1928 US Western usage
• CALFLING a little calf ...1598
• CALF-VIEW the heart, liver, and lights of a calf ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CONCHERS tame or quiet cattle ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• COW'S SPOUSE a bull ...L18 Brit. euphemism
• CRACKER a worn-out horse, sheep, bullock ...M20 Aust. sl.
• DADDY a stallion; a bull; a male pig; a male animal kept for breeding purposes ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• DEADHEAD an old ox ...c1940 Amer. dial.
• DUKE a bull ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• END MAN a bull ...1967 Amer. dial. euphemism
• ESSEX LION a calf ...M17
• FAT a fattened cow or bull ready for market ...1888 Aust. sl.
• FEE † livestock, cattle, whether large or small ...c900
• FEE-HOUSE † a cattle-shed ...1483
• FERDINAND a bull ...1950 Amer. euphemism
• FRESH dung, recently excreted dung, esp. cattle or dog dung ...20C US euphemism
• GALE a bull that has been castrated after reaching maturity ...1777 Eng. dial.
• GENTLEMAN COW a bull ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GRANDPA a bull ...1977 Amer. dial. euphemism
• HAG(G) a stall-fed ox ...1863 Sc.
• HAWKIE a bull having a white face ...1856 Eng. dial.
• HEAD OF THE FLOCK a bull ...1966 Amer. dial. euphemism
• HEAD OF THE HERD a bull ...1931 Amer. dial. euphemism
• HE THING a bull ...Bk1942 Amer. Western sl.
• HORNEY a bullock ...1901 Aust. sl.
• HORNY a bullock ...1901 Aust. sl.
• JAKE a bull ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LEPPIE an orphan calf, lamb, or foal ...1924 Amer. dial.
• LEPPY an orphan calf, lamb, or foal ...1924 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE JOHN a calf ...1973 Amer. dial.
• MAGPIE a lean, angular Holstein steer ...1941 Amer. dial.
• MALE a bull, a boar, a stallion ...20C US euphemism
• MALE BRUTE a bull or a stallion ...20C US rural euphemism
• MART an ox or cow fattened for slaughter ...1307-8 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• MASTER a bull ...1842 Amer. dial. euphemism
• MICKEY a young wild bull ...1876 Aust. sl.
• MICKY a young wild bull ...1876 Aust. sl.
• MISTER a bull ...1966 Amer. dial. euphemism
• MOSSBACK a wild bull or cow ...Amer.
• MOSSHORN an old cowboy; old cattle ...1936 Amer. dial.
• MOSSY HORN an old steer, esp. a longhorn with scaly horns ...1880 Western US
• MOWER a cow ...L17 criminal sl.
• NEAT * 1. an animal of the ox kind; an ox or bullock, a cow or heifer, horned or black cattle ...c825
2. cattle, collectively ...c825
• NEATERY † a place for cattle ...1647
• NEAT-HOUSE a house or shed in which cattle are kept ...c1440
• NUGGET a thickset young animal, esp. a heifer or calf ...c1850 Aust., chiefly rural usage
• OLD MAN a bull ...1939 Amer. dial. euphemism
• ORF † cattle, livestock ...960-975
• PADDY a bull ...1939 Amer. dial.
• PADDY COW a bull ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PAPA a male animal, esp. one used for breeding purposes; a bull ...1950 Amer. euphemism
• PAPA COW a bull ...c1960 Amer. euphemism
• PARADA a herd of cattle or horses ...1924 Amer. dial.
• PARATHA a herd of cattle or horses ...1984 Amer. dial.
• PAW, THE a male animal kept for breeding purposes; a bull ...1969 Amer. euphemism
• PERATHA a herd of cattle or horses ...1940 Amer. dial.
• PIGMEATER a bullock fit only for pig's food ...Aust. slang
• PIKER a bullock living wild in the bush ...L19 Aust. slang
• PODDY a hand-fed calf; an orphan calf or lamb ...B1900 Aust.
• POP BULL a bull ...1969 Amer. dial.
• POPPA COW a bull ...c1955 Amer. euphemism online
• POTTY an orphan calf or lamb ...1964 Amer. dial.
• PRADA a herd of cattle or horses ...1984 Amer. dial.
• QUAKING CHEAT a calf ...M16 sl.
• QUICK †* livestock, cattle ...a1400-50
• RACE † the heart, liver, and lungs, esp. of a calf ...1661 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAGER an old, fierce bullock or cow that always begins to rage in the stock-yard ...1884 Aust. colloq.
• RAGGY-BACKS long-horned Lancashire and Irish cattle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAIMY a calf, esp. a small or sickly one ...2000 Amer. dial.
• RAMIE a calf, esp. a small or sickly one ...1936 Amer. dial.
• REMUDA a drove of cattle ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• ROGER the nickname for a bull; occasionally, a ram ...18C colloq.
• SCAB a cow or steer less than one year old ...1907 Amer. dial.
• SCALLAWAG undersized or ill-conditioned cattle ...1854 Amer. dial.
• SCALLYWAG undersized or ill-conditioned cattle ...M19 sl.
• SCANTERER a roving bullock ...1877 Eng. dial.
• SCOT any black cattle; a name for a horse ...1787 Eng. dial.
• SCOTE the footmarks of horses, cattle, etc. ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOTTY-KYE Scotch cattle ...1805 Eng. dial.
• SEA LION a Texas longhorn steer from the Gulf coast region ...1890 Amer. dial.
• SHE-STOCK female cattle ...1937 Amer. dial.
• SHE-STUFF female cattle ...1920 Amer. dial.
• SLEEPER a calf that is ear-marked but not branded ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• ST. LUKE'S BIRD an ox ...L18 sl.
• SURLY a bull ...Bk1942 Amer. Western sl.
• TEBBIE a calf ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THINGS cattle, sheep, livestock ...1899 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• TIB a calf ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIBBY a calf ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TOP COW a bull ...Bk1942 Amer. Western sl.
• TORO a bull; formerly also a full bison ...1892 Amer. dial.
• VEAL * a calf, esp. as killed for food or intended for this purpose ...1422
• WAIF-AND-STRAY homeless vagrants; flotsam and jetsam, useless or discarded objects; strayed cattle of unknown ownership ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• W.F.s. wild cattle ...c1840 Aust. sl.
• WORKER a draught bullock ...c1870 Aust. colloq.
• YAT a heifer ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YELLOWHAMMER a scrawny or otherwise undesirable cow or calf ...1922 Amer. dial.
• YELLOW PUMPS very young calves ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YELLOW SLIPPERS very young calves ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
cattle - person
• ABACTER - † a dishonest drover or shepherd who connives at the stealing of cattle they are guarding - a stealer of cattle by herds or great numbers ...1659
• ABACTOR - † one that feloniously drives away or steals a herd or numbers of cattle at once, in distinction from one who steals a single beast or two ...1659
• ABHIR - in India: one engaged in pastoral occupations, as herding cattle and tending sheep ...Bk1898
• ABIGEUS - a thief who has stolen cattle - an abactor ...Bk1775
• ABIGEVUS - a thief who has stolen many cattle ...Bk1726
• ANKLE-BEATER - a boy who drives cattle from the market to the slaughterer ...19C
• BAILLIE LOON - a lad in charge of the cattle ...1916 Sc.
• BAISELER - a person who takes care of cattle ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEASTMAN - a cattleman ...1311
• BEEFEATER - a cattle rustler or poacher ...1958 US sl.
• BIG SUGAR - the owner of a ranch - a cattleman ...1942 Amer. sl.
• BULL-DOGGER - one who holds down cattle to be branded ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• BULL-PUSHER - a cattleman ...1887
• BULL-WHACKER - a driver of cattle - a cowboy ...1859 US
• CACHEKOW - † a cow-catcher or cattle-pounder - hence, generally, a bailiff - a cow-stealer ...1513 Sc.
• COW-SPANKER - a dairy farmer or stockman ...1906 Aust. & NZ sl.
• DUFFER - someone who steal stock, often altering their brands ...1844 Aust. sl.
• GELDHERD - †* a person who tends gelded cattle ...1284
• HAG(G) - one who tends fat cattle ...1899 Sc.
• HAGMAN - a cattleman ...1882 Sc.
• HARD - a shepherd; a cattle-keeper ...Bk1893 Eng. dial.
• HARRIER - † a drover - a driver of cattle ...1591
• HAYWARD - an officer of a manor, township, or parish, having charge of the fences and enclosures, especially to keep cattle from breaking through from the common into enclosed fields; sometimes, the herdsman of the cattle feeding on the common ...c1225
• HERD - a keeper of a herd or flock of domestic animals; a herdsman; now usually with word prefixed, as cowherd, swineherd, but in Scotland and north of England still a common word for ‘shepherd’ ...c725
• HERDMAN - † a man who herds cattle, sheep, or other animals; a herdsman ...c1000
• HERDSMAIDEN - a maiden who tends cattle ...1829
• HERDSMAN - a keeper of domestic animals which go in herds, especially of cattle ...1603
• HERDSWOMAN - a woman who tends cattle ...1818
• HERD-WIDDIEFOWS - cattle-stealers ...1817 Sc.
• MOONLIGHTER - a thief or burglar who operates at night; in Ireland, usually a cattle thief ...1883 UK criminals' sl.
• NEATHERD - one who has the care of neat cattle - a herdsman ...1382
• NEATHERDESS - a female who has the care of neat cattle ...1648
• NEATRESS - † a female who has the care of neat cattle ...1586
• PODDY DODGER - one who steals unbranded cattle - a cattle rustler ...1910s Aust. sl.
• RANGER the 'boss' of a cattle range ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SATYR - a cattle-thief ...Bk1895 criminals' sl.
• SUCKLER - one who rears young calves or lambs ...1750
• TACKMAN - one who looks after horses or cattle which are grazed on tack; a keeper or tender of cattle or horses ...1885 Eng. dial.
• TALLY HAND - a man selected to keep a record of the calves branded at the spring roundup ...Bk1945 US Western sl.
• TALLY MAN - a man selected to keep a record of the calves branded at the spring roundup ...Bk1945 US Western sl.
• TAPSMAN - the chief man in charge of a drove of cattle; the head-drover ...Bk1825 Sc.
• VAQUERO - in Spanish America, a cowboy or cowherd; a herdsman or cattle-driver; a cattle-tender ...1837
• WADDIE, WADDY - a cattle rustler ...1897 US sl.
cattle - verbs
• BECOME FRESH to calve ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• BELDER of cattle: to bellow ...1855 Eng. dial.
• BELLAS to shout loudly; of oxen: to low ...1881 Eng. dial.
• BELLOCK of cattle: to low, to roar ...1866 Eng. dial.
• BELLUS to shout loudly; of oxen: to low ...1881 Eng. dial.
• BELVE of people and cattle: to roar, to bellow ...1867 Eng. dial.
• BLAT to make the cry of a calf or cow ...1850 Amer. dial.
• BLATE to make the cry of a calf or cow ...1949 Amer. dial.
• BO of cattle: to low ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BULLWHACK to drive an ox team ...1869 Amer. dial.
• CALIFORNIA to throw an animal; to catch it by its neck, or by its ear, and its flank, and trip it by throwing your foot in front of its legs; the animal jumps, and tripping, goes clear over the thrower's head; this method was used for large and unruly calves ...1966 Amer. dial.
• COME IN to calve ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DUFF to steal cattle, sheep, etc., often altering their brands ...1859 Aust. sl.
• JACK to brand an unmarked yearling or maverick ...1871 Amer. sl.
• MOONLIGHT to steal cattle ...1950s Irish sl.
• NIGHTHAWK to herd or guard cattle at night ...1964 Amer. dial.
• NUGGET to appropriate unbranded calves, usually one’s neighbour’s ...c1900 Aust. sl.
• POKE to herd cattle ...1940s Amer. sl.
• PUNCH to herd livestock, esp. cattle ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• RING to patrol cattle by riding around and round them ...Bk1903 Aust. sl.
• TAIL to follow, drive or tend sheep or cattle ...1844 Aust.
cattle - interjections
• KIF! a call to a calf at feeding time ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SOOK! a call to cattle at feeding time ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SOOK-CALF! a call to cattle at feeding time ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SOOKY! a call to cattle at feeding time ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SWOOK! a call to cattle at feeding time ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SWOOK-CALF! a call to cattle at feeding time ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SWOOK-CALFY! a call to cattle at feeding time ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SWOOKY! a call to cattle at feeding time ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
CAUGHT - adjectives
• BANGED TO RIGHTS caught in the act, caught red-handed ...20C sl., orig. US, esp. criminals' usage
• BANG TO RIGHTS caught in the act, caught red-handed ...1904 sl
• CAPTABLE † liable or open to be caught or taken ...1649
• GONE caught ...1954 Aust. sl.
• IN FLAGRANTE (caught) in the act, generally of sexual intercourse ...E17 sl.
• NABBED IN THE HOCK caught in the very act ...1872 Amer. sl.
caught - person
• CATCHEE one who is caught ...1839 nonce word
caught - verbs
• BAG UP to be caught or arrested by the police ...1980s UK & US Black sl.
• HAVE ONE BY THE SHORT AND CURLIES to have caught him properly ...c1935 army sl.
• JACKET to be identified or caught in the act ...M19 US criminals' sl.
• NAB IN THE HOCK to be caught in the act ...L19 US criminals' sl.
caught - phrases
• CAUGHT RED-HANDY having been caught in the act of doing something wrong or illegal ...1940 Amer. dial.
CAUL - nouns
• VEIL the caul of a child, calf, etc ...1879 Eng. dial.
CAULDRON - nouns
• KAWDRON † a cauldron ...c1483
• MUCKLE-POT n. a cauldron ...1892 Eng. dial.
CAULIFLOWER - nouns
• COLLEYFLOWER a cauliflower ...1976 Amer. dial.
• CULLYFLOWER a cauliflower ...1968 Amer. dial.
CAUSE - adverbs
• OCCASIONEDLY † with occasion or cause, with ground or reason ...1631
cause - nouns
• CAZEN cause ...1911 Amer. dial.
• KAISHIN occasion, reason, cause ...1908 Sc.
• KAZEN cause ...1931 Amer. dial.
• MANNER † reason, cause ...1390
• OMNICAUSALITY the fact of being the cause of all things ...1678
• SAKE a reason, a cause ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKILL † cause, reason, ground ...a1300
cause - verbs
• CAZEN to cause ...1911 Amer. dial.
• GAR 1. to make or cause one to do something ...a1300 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
2. to cause, to occasion ...c1460 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• ILLATE †* to bring upon, to occasion, to cause ...1533
• IMPORT † to bring about, to cause, to occasion; to involve as a consequence or result ...1550
• KAZEN to cause ...1931 Amer. dial.
• POP UP to create, to make happen, to cause ...1930s sl.
CAUSED - adjectives
• OCCASIONABLE * capable of being occasioned or caused ...a1677
CAUTERIZE - verbs
• FIRE to sterilize, to cauterize ...1940 Amer. dial.
CAUTION - nouns
• CANNINESS sagacity, skilfulness, prudence, cautiousness; gentleness, quietness ...a1662 Sc.
• SLOWS, THE chronic caution and slowness ...US Civil War usage
• TAKE-HEED † the act of taking heed, caution; a warning to take heed, a caution ...1611
• WAREFULNESS † caution, carefulness ...1548
• WARELINESS † caution, carefulness ...c1000
• WARENESS † cautiousness, vigilance ...971
• WARISOMENESS † caution, carefulness ...1607
caution - verbs
• AVISE to warn, to caution; to inform ...1894 Eng. dial.
• TIP OFF to warn of impending danger or trouble; to caution beforehand ...colloq.
caution - interjections
• STEADY! used to advocate caution and/or restraint ...1825
• STEADY ON! used to advocate caution and/or restraint ...1825
• STEADY THERE! used to advocate caution and/or restraint ...1825
CAUTIOUS - adjectives
• ADVISED † deliberate, cautious, wary, judicious ...1475
• ADVISY † well-advised; circumspect, heedful, wary, cautious ...c1300
• CAGEY cautious, wary ...1893 orig. US
• CAGY wary, cautious, crafty, cunning, reticent, non-committal ...1893 US colloq.
• CANNY 1. knowing, sagacious, judicious, prudent; wary, cautious ...1637 Sc.
2. careful or cautious in motion or action; hence, quite, gentle, 'soft' of speech; free from commotion, disturbance, or noise ....1785 Sc.
3. cautious in worldly matters, worldly-wise, shrewd, having a constant eye to the main chance ...1816 Sc.
• CAT-EYED cautious ...1934 US West. sl.
• CAUTELOUS † cautious, wary, heedful, prudent ...1574 obs. or arch.
• FEARFUL † cautious, wary ...1526
• HEEDY † heedful, careful, attentive, cautious, wary, watchful ...1548
• HINKEY, HINKY wary or extremely cautious; feeling suspicion; hence, nervous or jumpy ...1956 Amer. sl.
• LEARY, LEERY cunning, astute, knowing, artful; wide-awake; alert; cautious, wary ...1718 sl.
• ON WARE † on one's guard, cautious ...c1300
• PRECAUTIOUS - cautious, careful, provident ...1645
• SICKER prudent, careful, esp. with regard to money matters; wary, cautious ...c1662 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SOFTLY-SOFTLY gradual, cautious, and discreet
• TENTY careful, heedful, attentive; watchful, cautious ...1685 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TICKLISH liable to end in disaster unless treated with great care; needing cautious handling or action; delicate, critical, precarious, risky, hazardous ...1592
• VERTIE † careful, cautious, prudent; industrious, wide-awake, eager; attentive to business ...1804 Sc.
• WARE prepared, on one's guard, watchful, vigilant, cautious, alert ...c1000 arch.
• WAREFUL † watchful, cautious ...1548
• WARELY † of a person, his actions, etc.: cautious, circumspect, prudent ...a900
• WARISOME †* cautious or careful ...1628
cautious - person
• AUNT BETTIE an overly cautious person ...1945 US sl.
• BIG EYE - an especially observant, cautious person ...Bk1992 sl.
• RABBIT a nervous, timid, cautious person ...1951 US sl.
• SANNIE SICCAR-SOLES a very cautious, rather tight-fisted person ...1950 Sc.
cautious - verbs
• CALL CANNY to go gently, to proceed cautiously ...1892 Sc.
• HAVE HAIR ON ONE'S HEAD to be clever, cautious, or wise ...1825 Sc.
• HOLD CLOSE TO THE WILLOWS to act cautiously and conservatively; to be conventional, conservative, or modest ...1913 Amer. dial.
• PLAY CAGEY-CANNON to be cautious or 'cagey' ...1968 Ireland
• PULL IN ONE'S EARS to be cautious; to watch out for oneself ...Amer. sl.
• READ to be cautious, to beware ...1892 Sc.
• WAIT † to take precautions, to be watchful or cautious ...a1300
cautious - phrases
• HE WOULD LIVE EVEN IN A GRAVEL PIT applied to a cautious, niggardly person ...c1660 chiefly rural usage
CAUTIOUSLY - adverbs
• CANNILY sagaciously, skilfully, prudently; cautiously, slyly; gently, softly; comfortably ...1636 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• FEARFULLY † in a state of apprehension or uneasiness; anxiously; cautiously, with hesitation ...1586
• LAIRILY cautiously ...1990s sl.
• TENTILY carefully, heedfully, cautiously ...1874 Sc.
• TENTY carefully, attentively; cautiously ...1785 Sc.
• WARELY † watchfully, cautiously, circumspectly; prudently ...c897
CAVALRY - nouns
• HAYBURNERS cavalry ...1941 Amer. army sl.
• LONG SWORDS the Cavalry; so-called by Indians ...US Civil War usage
cavalry - person
• BOWLEGS a cavalryman or cavalrymen ...1907 Army usage
• FLY-SLICER a cavalryman ...19C sl.
• GEE-GEES, THE - † the Cavalry ...Bk1909 sl.
• SHOEY a shoeing smith in a cavalry regiment ...1919 Brit. sl.
CAVE, CAVERN, CAVING - nouns
• BATSH in caving and pot-holing: bat excreta ...2004 UK sl.
• CABIN † a natural cave or grotto; the den or hole of a wild beast ...1377
• EARTH-HOLE † a cave ...1813
• FOGO a cave in a cliff ...1891 Eng. dial.
• KRAB in caving, pot-holing, & mountaineering: a karabiner (coupling device) ...1963 UK sl.
• NANNY-HOLE a cave; a culvert ...1900 Eng. dial.
• OGOS caves along the shore; cliff caves ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SAND HOUSE a cave or shelter beneath an overhanging cliff ...1969 Amer. dial.
• SUBTERRANE * an underground cave, chamber, or dwelling ...1774
• SUBTERRANEAN an underground cave, chamber, or dwelling ...1797
• VAULT a natural cavern, cave, or overarched space ...1535
• VOUT, VOWT a deep hole, a cave, a well, a pond ...1866 Sc.
cave, cavern, caving - person
• MANDRITE * a person who lived in a solitary cave ...1844
• SUBTERRANEAN n. one who lives under ground; a cave-dweller ...1625
cave, cavern, caving - verbs
• TROG UP to dress and equip yourself for caving and pot-holing ...2004 UK sl.
CAVIAR - nouns
• ICARY, IKARY † caviar ...1591
CAVIL, CAVILLING - adjectives
• CAVILLOUS † unfair in argument; full of objections; apt to object or criticize without good reason; captious, quibbling ...1572
cavil, cavilling - nouns
• ARGUTATION † over-refinement in arguing; subtle disputation; cavilling, cavil, quibble ...1641
• CAPTION † the act of cavilling or taking exception; an objection or cavil; fallacious or captious argument; a quibble, sophism ...1605
• CARP †* discourse; power of speech; carping speech, cavil ...c1325
• HAFTING † subtle dealing, dodging, cavilling; holding off, hesitation, demur ...1519
cavil, cavilling - verbs
• ARGLE-BARGLE to argue, quarrel, cavil, dispute, contend; to haggle, to bandy words ...1727 chiefly Eng. dial. and Sc.
• ARGOL-BARGOL to bandy words; to cavil; to dispute ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRABBLE † to dispute captiously or obstinately; to cavil or quibble ...c1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CAFFLE to cavil, to quarrel, to wrangle ...1886 Eng. dial.
• CUT THE HAIR to make fine or cavilling distinctions; to 'split hairs' ...1652
• HAFT † to use subtlety or deceit; to use shifts or dodges; to haggle, to cavil; to avoid coming to the point, to hold off, to hang back, to hesitate ...1519
• HAGGLE to dispute; to cavil; to argue; esp., to dispute the terms of a bargain ...1777 Sc. & Eng. dial.
CAVILLER - person
• ARGLE-BARGLER a contentious person; a caviller ...1820 Sc.
• GIRDER - †* one who sneers or cavils; a jester or satirist ...1584
• HAFTER † a caviller, a wrangler, a haggler, a dodger ...1519
CAVITY - adjectives
• LACUNOUS †* resembling a hollow or 'lacuna' ...1653
cavity - nouns
• LACUNA a gap, an empty space, spot, or cavity ...1872
• LACUNE a gap, an empty space, spot, or cavity ...1846
CAVORT - verbs
• CADARUP to leap about; to cavort ...1911 Amer. dial.
• MOLLOCK to cavort; to have a good time; to have sexual intercourse ...1932 sl.
• PAVIE to caper, to frisk, to move in a quick light way; to cavort, to waltz around ...1804 Sc.
• SMOLLICK to romp, to cavort; to engage in sexual play ...1913 Amer. dial.
CAW - nouns
• QUAWK a screech; a quack; a caw; a squawk ...1899 Eng. & Amer. dial.
caw - verbs
• KAAK † of a crow: to caw ...1605
• KAE to caw ...Bk1902 Sc.
• QUARK to caw; to screech as a bird; to call out loudly but inarticulately ...1820 Eng. dial.
• QUAWK to caw; to screech as a bird; to call out loudly but inarticulately ...1820 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• QUORK to caw; to screech as a bird; to call out loudly but inarticulately ...1820 Eng. dial.
CAYENNE - nouns
• GARDEN-GINGER cayenne pepper ...1597