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Sw. _kufw-a_, to tame.
_Gl. Sibb._
_To_ CAIGE, CAIDGE, _v. n._ To wanton, to wax wanton.
_Philotus._
Su. G. _kaett-jas_, lascivire.
~Caigie~, ~Caidgy~, ~Cady~, ~Keady~, _adj._
1. Wanton, S. _Kiddy_, Ang.
_Lyndsay._
2. Cheerful, sportive; having the idea of innocence conjoined, S.
_Ramsay._
Dan. _kaad_, Su. G. _kaat_, salax, lascivus; Isl. _kaat-ur_, hilaris.
~Cadgily~, _adv._ Cheerfully, S.
_Ferguson._
CAIK, _s._ A st.i.tch, a sharp pain in the side, South of S.
_Gl. Sibb._
Teut. _koeck_, obstructio hepatis.
CAIK, _s._ A cake of oat-meal, S.
_Knox._
~Caik-Fumler~, _s._ A parasite, a toad-eater; or perhaps, a covetous wretch.
_Douglas._
CAIL, _s._ Colewort, S.
V. ~Kail~.
CAYNE, _s._ An opprobrious term.
_Kennedy._
CAIP, CAPE, _s._ The highest part of any thing, S.
Hence, _caip-stane_, the cope-stone, S.
Teut. _kappe_, culmen.
CAIP, _s._ A coffin.
_Henrysone._
A. S. _cofe_, cavea.
_To_ CAIR, KAIR, _v. a._ To drive backwards and forwards, S. _Care_, Gl.
Sibb.
Isl. _keir-a_, Su. G. _koer-a_, vi pellere.
_To_ CAIR, CAYR, _v. n._ To return to a place where one has been before.
_Wallace._
A. S. _cerr-an_, to return, Belg. _keer-en_, Germ. _ker-en_, to turn.
CAIR, CAAR, CARRY, KER, _adj._ Left.
Hence, _cair-handit_, _carry-handit_, left-handed, S.
V. ~Ker~.
CAIRD, CARD, KAIRD, _s._
1. A gipsy, one who lives by stealing, S.
_Ross._
2. A travelling tinker, S.
_Burns._
3. A st.u.r.dy beggar, S.; synon. with _Sornar_.
