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Germ. _kamp-en_, certare.
CAMPERLECKS, _s. pl._ Magical tricks, Buchan; synon. _Cantraips_.
Perhaps Teut. _kaemper_, a wrestler, and _lek_, play, q. jousts, tournaments.
CAMPY, _adj._
1. Bold, brave, heroical; Gl. Sibb.
2. Ill-natured, contentious, Loth.
V. ~Camp~, _v._
CAMPIOUN, _s._ A champion.
_b.e.l.l.e.n.den._
Ital. _campione_, id.
CAMPRULY, _adj._ Contentious, S. A.
Isl. _kempa_, pugil, and _rugla_, turbare.
CAMSCHO, CAMSCHOL, _adj._
1. Crooked.
_Douglas._
2. Denoting a stern, grim, or distorted countenance.
_Ramsay._
3. Ill-humoured, contentious, crabbed; Ang.
V. ~Camy~.
CAMSHAUCHEL'D, _part. adj._
1. Distorted, awry, S.
_Nicol._
2. Angry, cross, quarrelsome, S.
_Cam_, crooked, and _shachle_, q. v.
CAMSTERIE, CAMSTAIRIE, _adj._ Froward, perverse, unmanageable, S.
Germ. _kamp_, battle, and _starrig_, stiff, q. obstinate in fight.
CAMSTONE, _s._
1. Common compact limestone, S.
2. White clay, indurated; Loth.
Teut. _kalmey-steen_.
CAMSTRUDGEOUS, _adj._ The same with ~Camsterie~; Fife.
Isl. _kaempe_, miles, and _striug_, animus infensus.
_To_ CAN, _v. a._ To know.
_Henrysone._
Teut. _konn-en_, noscere; posse.
~Can~, ~Cann~, _s._
1. Skill, knowledge, S. B.
_Ross._
2. Ability, S. B.
_Ross._
CAN, _pret._ for _Gan_, began.
_Wallace._
Ca.n.a.lYIE, CANNAILYIE, The rabble, S. Fr. _canaille_, id.
_J. Nicol._
