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Cafs Cradle. — A plaything for children, made of pack- 

 thread on the fingers of one person, and transferred from 

 them to those of another (6*.). 



Cafs Crammocks. — Clouds like hairs streaming from an 

 animal's tail {Shetland). 



Cafs Hair. — i. The down that covers unfledged birds 

 {Fife) ; synon. Paddockhair. 2. The down on the face of 

 boys before the beard grows {S.). 3. Applied also to the 

 thin hair that often grows on the bodies of persons in bad 

 health {S.). 



Cat-siller. — The mica of mineralogists {S.) \ the kaizen 

 silber of the vulgar in Germany. Teut., katten silver^ 

 amiantus, mica^ viilgo argentum felium ; Kilian. 



Cafs Lug. — The name given to the Auricula iirsi. — 

 Linn. {Roxburgh.). 



Cafs Stairs. — A plaything for children, made of thread, 

 small cord, or tape, which is so disposed by the hands as to 

 fall down like steps of a stair {Dumfr.^ Gall.). 



Catstoiie. — One of the upright stones which support a 

 grate, there being one on each side {Roxb.). Since the intro- 

 duction of Carron grates these stones are found in kitchens 

 only. The term is said to originate from this being the 

 favourite seat of the cat. See Catstone (English). 



Catstone-head. — The flat top of the Catstone {ibid.). 



Catsteps. — The projections of the stones in the slanting 

 part of a gable {Roxb.). Corbie-steps^ synon. 



Cafs-Tails. — Hare's Tail Rush {Eriophorum vaginatum). 

 Linn. Mearns) also called Canna-down^ Cat Tsi\\^ {Galloway). 



Catten- Clover, Cat-in- Clover. — The Lotus {South of S.). 

 Sw., Katt-klor (Cat's Claws). 



Catter. — i. Catarrh (Bellknden). 2. A supposed 

 disease of the fingers from handling cats. 



