Curly-buttons. Woodlice.—S.W.
Curly-cob. The Bullhead, Cottus gobio—S.W. (Bishopstone.)
Curry-pig. A sucking pig (H.Wr.). Also Cure-pig.
Cushion-pink. Armeria maritima, Willd., Thrift; the garden variety.—N.W.
*Cushions. Scabiosa arvensis, L., Field Scabious.—N. & S.W. (Enford, &c.)
*Cusnation. An expletive (A.).
'Ha' done, Jonas! Dwon't 'e be a cussnation vool! I'll call missus!'—Wilts Tales, p. 83.
Cut-finger-leaf. Valeriana, All-heal. The leaves are good for application to sluggish sores, whitlows, &c. Mr. Cunnington quotes it as V. dioica.—N.W. (Huish, &c.)
Cutty. Troglodytes vulgaris, the Wren (S.).—S.W.
D. (1) In comparatives, &c., d is frequently added to liquids, as coolder, cooler; thinder, thinner; feeldins, feelings; and scholard, scholar. In Chronicon Vilodunense, fifteenth century, we find jaylarde, a gaoler. (2) It is also used for th, as draish, thresh; droo, through; dree, three. (3) D not sounded after a liquid; examples:—veel, field; vine, to find; dreshol, threshold.