a sword, from Bilboa, a town in Spain where they were made BUCK BILBOES suds or lye for washing clothes in fetters or stocks BUCK-BASKET BILL the basket in which clothes are carried to the wash a bill-hook, a weapon BUCKING BIN washing been, are BUCK-WASHING BIRD-BOLT washing in lye a bolt to be shot from a crossbow at birds BUG BISSON a bugbear, a spectre blind BULLY-ROOK BLANK a bragging cheater the white mark in the middle of a target; hence, metaphorically, BURGONET that which is a kind of helmet aimed at BURST BLENCH to break to start aside, flinch BUSKY BLENT bushy blended BUTT-SHAFT a light arrow for shooting at a target BUXOM obedient CADE COMMONTY a cask or barrel used ludicrously for comedy CAGE COMPACT a prison compacted, composed CAIN-COLOURED COMPARATIVE red (applied to hair) drawing comparisons CAITIFF COMPETITOR a captive, a slave; hence, a witch one who seeks the same thing, an associate in any object CALCULATE COMPLEMENT prophesy accomplishment CALIVER COMPLEXION a hand-gun passion CALLET COMPOSE a trull to agree CALLING COMPTIBLE appellation tractable CALM CON qualm to learn by heart, to deceive CAN CONCEIT to know, be skillful in conception, opinion, fancy CANAKIN CONCUPY a little can concubine CANARY CONDITION a wine brought from the Canary Islands temper, quality CANDLE-WASTERS CONDOLEMENT persons who sit up all night to drink grief CANKER CONDUCT a caterpillar escort CANSTICK CONFECT a candlestick to make up into sweetmeats CANTLE CONFOUND a slice, corner to consume, destroy Coriolanus; CANTON CONSIGN a canto to sign a common bond CANVAS CONSORT to sift: hence, metaphorically, to prove to accompany CAPITULATE CONSTANCY make a combined force consistency CAPOCCHIA CONSTANT a simpleton settled, determined
a sword, from Bilboa, a town in Spain where they were made BILBOES fetters or stocks BILL a bill-hook, a weapon BIN been, are BIRD-BOLT a bolt to be shot from a crossbow at birds BISSON blind BLANK the white mark in the middle of a target; hence, metaphorically, that which is aimed at BLENCH to start aside, flinch BLENT blended BUCK suds or lye for washing clothes in BUCK-BASKET the basket in which clothes are carried to the wash BUCKING washing BUCK-WASHING washing in lye BUG a bugbear, a spectre BULLY-ROOK a bragging cheater BURGONET a kind of helmet BURST to break BUSKY bushy BUTT-SHAFT a light arrow for shooting at a target BUXOM obedient CADE a cask or barrel CAGE a prison CAIN-COLOURED red (applied to hair) CAITIFF a captive, a slave; hence, a witch CALCULATE prophesy CALIVER a hand-gun CALLET a trull CALLING appellation CALM qualm CAN to know, be skillful in CANAKIN a little can CANARY a wine brought from the Canary Islands CANDLE-WASTERS persons who sit up all night to drink CANKER a caterpillar CANSTICK a candlestick CANTLE a slice, corner CANTON a canto CANVAS to sift: hence, metaphorically, to prove CAPITULATE make a combined force CAPOCCHIA a simpleton COMMONTY used ludicrously for comedy COMPACT compacted, composed COMPARATIVE drawing comparisons COMPETITOR one who seeks the same thing, an associate in any object COMPLEMENT accomplishment COMPLEXION passion COMPOSE to agree COMPTIBLE tractable CON to learn by heart, to deceive CONCEIT conception, opinion, fancy CONCUPY concubine CONDITION temper, quality CONDOLEMENT grief CONDUCT escort CONFECT to make up into sweetmeats CONFOUND to consume, destroy Coriolanus; CONSIGN to sign a common bond CONSORT to accompany CONSTANCY consistency CONSTANT settled, determined
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