*Cammock. Ononis arvensis, L., Restharrow (D.).
Cammocky. Tainted, ill-flavoured, as cheese or milk when the cows have been feeding on cammock. See Gammotty (2).—S.W.
Canary-seed. Seed-heads of Plantain.—N. & S.W.
Candle. 'To strike a candle,' to slide, as school-boys do, on the heel, so as to leave a white mark along the ice.—S.W.
Cank. To overcome (H.Wr.): perhaps a perversion of conquer. The winner 'canks' his competitors in a race, and you 'cank' a child when you give it more than it can eat.—N.W.
Canker. Fungus, toadstool (A.B.).—N. & S.W.
Canker-berries. Wild Rose hips. Conker-berries (S.).—S.W. (Salisbury, &c.).
Canker-rose. The mossy gall on the Dog-rose, formed by Cynips rosae; often carried in the pocket as a charm against rheumatism (Great Estate, ch. iv).—N.W.
*Cappence. The swivel-joint of the old-fashioned flail, Capel in Devon.—N. & S.W.
Carpet. To blow up, to scold; perhaps from the scene of the fault-finding being the parlour, not the bare-floored kitchen. 'Measter carpeted I sheamvul s'marning.' 'I had my man John on the carpet just now and gave it him finely.'—N.W.