Culver-headed, weak and stupid.
Cummer, a gossip or acquaintance.
Cumshaw, a present or bribe.—Anglo-Chinese.
Cupboard-headed, an expressive designation of one whose head is both wooden and hollow.—Norfolk.
Cupboard-love, affection arising from interested motives.
“A CUPBOARD LOVE is seldom true;
A love sincere is found in few.”—Poor Robin.
Cupboard is the fount-spring of the love supposed to exist among policemen for the cooks upon their beats.
Cup-tosser, a person who professes to tell fortunes by examining the grounds in tea or coffee cups. A cup or goblet, however, is the old mystic symbol of a juggler. French, Joueur de gobelet.
Cure, an odd person; a contemptuous term, abridged from CURIOSITY, which was formerly the favourite expression. The word cure, as originally applied, was London street slang, and was, as just stated, an abbreviation of curiosity, or, more correctly, of curious or queer fellow. Of late years it has, however, been used to denote a funny, humorous person, who can give and receive chaff.
Curios, a corruption of “curiosities;” any articles of vertu brought from abroad. Used by naval and military travellers and others.