CAVORT
Ca*vort", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cavorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Cavorting.]
Defn: To prance ostentatiously; — said of a horse or his rider.
[Local slang U. S.]
CAVY
Ca"vy, n.; pl. Cavies (. Etym: [NL. cavia, fr. Brazilian cabiai: cf.
F. cabiai.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A rodent of the genera cavia and Dolichotis, as the guinea pig
(Cavia cabaya). Cavies are natives of South America. Water cavy
(Zoöl.), The capybara.
CAW
Caw, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cawed; p. pr. & vb. n. Cawing.] Etym:
[Imitative. *22 Cf. Chough.]
Defn: To cry like a crow, rook, or raven.
Rising and cawing at the gun's report. Shak.
CAW
Caw, n.
Defn: The cry made by the crow, rook, or raven.
CAWK
Cawk, n. Etym: [Prov. E. cauk limestone. A doublet of chalk.] (Min.)
Defn: An opaque, compact variety of barite, or heavy spar. [Also written cauk.]