102 Contributions towards a Wiltshire Glossary. 
Crew. The tang of a scythe-blade, fastening into the pole-ring. N.W. 
Cribble about. To creep about as old people do. N.W. 
Cribbles. Onions grown from bulbs. S.W. (Som. bord). 
Crick crack. People who try to talk fine language, and cannot, are said to 
use “crick crack ” words. N.W. 
Crock. A pot; especially an earthen one. (A.B.) N. & S.W. 
Croupy down. To crouch down as children do when playing hide-and- 
seek. N. & S.W. 
Crow-bells (pl. used as sing). Scilla nutans, Sm., Wild Hyacinth. S.W. 
This is probably the flower referred to in Aubrey’s Wilts MS., p. 126, under 
the same name. 
Crow-flower. Scilla nutans, Sm., Wild Hyacinth. S.W. (Hants bord.) 
Crow-hearted. Young cabbage and broccoli plants that have lost their eye 
or centre are said to be “ crow-hearted.” N.W. (Clyffe Pypard.) 
Crowdy. A kind of apple turnover. Croud. (H.) NEW. 
*Crowpeck. Scandix Pecten, L., Shepherd’s-needle. (D.) S.W. 
Crump. To crunch or munch. N.W. 
Cubby-hole. Asnug corner, a sheltered place. (A.) Also Cooby.N. &S.W. 
Cuckoo. About Salisbury Sazifraga granulata is known as Dry (or 
Dryland) Cuckoo, and Cardamine pratensisas Water Cuckoo, 
from their respective habitats. 
Cuckoo-flower. (1) Cardamine pratensis, L., Lady’s Smock. N. & S.W. 
(2) Anemone nemorosa, L., Wood Anemone. S.W. 
Cuckoo fool. Yune torquilla, the Wryneck. N.W. (Broadtown.) 
*Cuckoo’s bread-and-cheese. The young shoots of the Hawthorn 
(Great Estate, ch. 3.) N.W. 
Cuddickwaay! See Horses. 
Cue. Anox-shoe. (A.) N.W. 
Cull, or Tom Cull. Cottus gobio, the Bullhead. (A.B.) 
Curly-buttons. Woodlice. S.W. 
Curly-cob. The Bullhead, Cottus gobio. S.W. (Bishopstone.) 
*Curry-pig. A sucking pig. (H.) Also Cure-pig. | 
Cushion-pink. Armeria maritima, Willd., Thrift; the garden variety. N.W. 
*Cusnation. An expletive. (A.B.) 
Cutty. Troglodytes vulgaris, the Wren. S.W. 
Dab. An expert at anything; sometimes used ironically, as “He’s a perfect 
