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CAS-CHIABH. s. /. A curled lock, a
r'.Tigiet.
CASICHIABHACH, -aiche, adj. (Cas
;.nd Ciabh,) Having curled locks ; tressy.
CAS-CHOISGEACH, -eiche, adj, (Cas
;md Coisgeach,) Antipestilential.
CAS-CHREAG, s.f. A steep rock.
CAS-CHREAGACH, ad/. Abounding in
steep rocks.
CAS-CHRÒM, -cois-CHKUiM, s. /. (Cas
and Cròm,) A crooked spade, an implement
of tillage, peculiar to the Highlands,
and useful in rugged or stony ground. It
is of great antiquity, and particularly de-
scribed in Stat. Ace. Vol. VI. page 288.
CAS-CHORRACH, -AiCH, 5. y: A stilt.
J\\ pi. Casan-corrach.
CAS-CÙIRN, s. f. (Cas and Carn,) s.f.
A draught-tree or tram of a car or sledge.
CASD, s, m. A cough. See casad.
CASD, V. a. and n. Cough.
t Casda, adj. see Casad.
CASDACH, «(/;. see Casadach.
CASUAICH, s. f. Provin. See Casad-
aich.
CAS-DÌREACH, s. m. (Cas and Direach)
A straight delving spade used in the
Hebrides.
CAS-FHIONN,nrf/. White footed.
CASG, or CksGA, gen. of Càisg, vehìch see.
CAISG, V. a. Restrain, stop, quell, curb,
appease.
CASG, -A, a. m. A stopping, a stop.
CASGADAIR, A mollifier.
CASGADH, -AiDH, s. VI. and pres. part. v.
Caisg. A restraining, stopping, quench-
ing, quelling, curbing, hindering, appeas-
ing. See Coisg.
CASG.AIR, -idh, or -raidh, ch-, v. a.
Slay, slaughter, butcher, mangle.
CASGAIRT, 5. /. bid. and j7res. part. v.
Casgair. A Slaughtering, a butchering, a
massacring.
CASG-CHUING, -K, -ZAN, s.f. An antasthmatic.
CASGHRÙAGACH, -aiche, adj. (Cas
and Gruag.) Curl headed or haired.
CASGRACH, adj. Slaughtering, massacring
; of or belonging to slaughter, &c.
CASGRADH, -AIDH, s. m. and ]>res. part.
V. Casgair. A Slaughter, a mangling, a
massacre; slaughtering, mangling.
CASG UlRT.s./.seeCasgairt and Casgradh.
t Casla, s.f. Frizzled wool.
CASLACH, -AicH. s. VI. Children, a clan ;
a tribe,
t Cas-laoidh, s.f. Curled hair.
CASLIGHE, -EAK, J./, (cas and Lighe,)
A rapid ford.
CAS-LOM, adj. Barefoot, barefooted, bartv
legged.
CAS-LÙBACH, -AICHE, adj. (Cas and
Lùbach,) Thickly curled.
CAS-MAIGHICHE, 7
CAS-MAIDHICHE, J
s. /. (Cas and
The herb hare's foot.
CAS N AID, s. f. Split wood, chips.
CASPANACH, crfj. Parallel.
Maigheach,)
t Casrach, s.f. Slaughter. See Ca^g^adh.
CAS-RUISG, -E, -^adu (Cas
CAS-RUISGEACH, -eiche, C and
CAS-RUISGTE, 3 Rùisgte,)
Barefooted.
t Cassal, s. m. A storm.
t Cast, adj. Pure, chaste.
CASTA, adj. See Caiste.
C A STAN, -AiK, -AN, s.f. A cbesnut.
CASTARAN, -AiN, s. vi. A measure for
butter, one fourth of a stone.
CAST-EARBHAIN. s. /. The herb
succory. " Cast-earbhain nam muc."
Dandelion.
CASTREAGHAIXN. s. /. Straiv on
which grain is laid to be kihi-dried.
t Casuigh, adj. Headlong.
CAS-URLA, -Ai, and -adh, -aidh, s. m.
A curled lock, a ringlet.
CAS-URL ACH, -aich, adj. Having curls,
curl-locked.
CAT, CAiT, s. m. A cat.
CAT A, s. m. A sheep-cot.
CÀTACHADH, ) aidh, s. 7ft. and pres.
CATADH, S part. V. Cataich.
Taming, domesticating, soothing.
CATAICH, -idh, ch-, v. a. Tame, donifs-
ticate.
CAT AG, -AiGE, -AN, s.f. A potato-cellar.
CATAG ACH, -aiche, adj. (Catag.)
Abounding in potato stores, of or belong-
ing to a potato store.
CÀTAICHTE, pret. jmrt. v. Cataich,
Tamed, domesticated.
t CÀTAIDH, s. /. Generosity, nobility.
CATAN ACH, adj. Hairy, rough, shaggy ;
one of the clan Cattan.
CA TAS, -Ais, -AN, s. m. see Cadas.
f Cat-crainn, -croinn, s. m. A rat-traj
CAT-FIADHAICH, s. m. A wild cat.
CATH, CATHA, -AN, s. m. A battle, a rignt, a
contest; also a companyof soldiers, an army.
CATH, V.
contend.
Fight a battle, carry on war ;
CÀTH, -aidh, CH-, V. a.
now, sift.
Riddle, fan, WiO