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Coon grease
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the rendered fat from a raccoon, often used as an ointment or salve. |
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Corduroy (trousers).
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a heavy cotton fabric with a piled velvety
surface, ribbed vertically. |
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Corn cob
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the spike on which the kernels of maize (corn) grow. |
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Corn cracker
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a nickname applied to the poor white people of
Georgia, North and South Carolina, Florida and
other Southern States; from cracked corn being
their supposed chief article of diet. |
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Corn crib
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a sort of lattice-work structure, in which the dried ears of maize (corn) are kept. |
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Corn meal
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Corn pone
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A corn meal bread, enriched with milk and eggs. |
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Corn stalk
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the stalk of the maize (corn) plant. |
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Corn-cob-pipe
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a smoking pipe manufactured from the maize (corn) cob. |
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Corner/to be cornered
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an awkward position from which escape is
difficult. |
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Cornerstone
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a stone uniting two walls at the corner of a building. |
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Corral
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A circular enclosure or pen for livestock |
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Cosmic meters
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Cosmic meters
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pertaining to the universe; particles, dust,
light in the universe |
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Cottonwood
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the name of several species of poplars, from the cotton-like substance in which the seeds are protected against the cold. |
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Cow Palace
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The name of the Fairgrounds or Stadium where livestock (cattle) are exhibited, or large meetings are conducted, in Los Angeles, California. |
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Coward
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a person who lacks courage. |
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Cowpoke
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Cracked in the head
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Cracked-up child
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worthless; of no special importance. |
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Cracker
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a small, hard biscuit. |
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Cradle roll
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a written record of children who are born to parents who attend a particular church. |
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Crank
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a person with irritable, unpleasant tendencies or actions. |
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Craps
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a game of chance, played with two dice, the
winning and losing depending on the numbers
thrown. |
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Creek
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a flow of fresh water much smaller than a river.
It's used extensively, and in England is called
a "brook", and in the Southern United States,
a "branch". |
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Creek-bottom
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Low land near a creek. |
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Crew cut
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a popular haircut that's very short and bristle-like. |
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Crock haircut
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rounded haircut, as though shaped by putting a bowl over the head and cutting the hair along the edge. |
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Crock, scraped with a piece of
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Pots, bowls or dishes made of clay hardened by
heat. |
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Crocodile tears
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insincere tears for effect only. |
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