Control (Temp. i. 2), confute, bring to order.
"Stephano, is all this true that thou hast told me?—
Sir, for lies hitherto you never controll'd me."
Dam. and Pith.
"A trespass that my father made in peace
Is now controll'd by fortune of the war."
Span. Tragedy.
As a subst. determination, decision.
Cony-catch, one of the terms for cheating or taking in. It was evidently derived from the practice of catching rabbits by setting nets before their holes, into which they were driven by ferrets.
Cooling-card (1 H. VI. v. 4), a card so high as to cool the courage of the opponent.