CARESS, CARESSED, CARESSING – ADJECTIVES
– caressing, fondling CARESSANT 1861 poetic usage, rare
– lovingly caressing VOGIE 1878 Sc.
CARESS etc. – NOUNS
– a caress DAUT; DAWT 1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– a caress, a dandling VOGIE a1548 obs.
– a caress; an endearment LITTLING 1963 Amer. dial.
– a caressing and kissing sexually, involving anything up to copulation HEAVY-NECKING; HEAVY-PETTING 20C US colloq.
– a caressing, hugging, etc. LOVE-UP 1953 sl.
– a caressing, petting, fondling MAKING Bk1905 Sc.
– a caressing someone’s ear with the mouth and tongue EAR JOB 1963 US sl.
– an affectionate caress or blow LOVE-BOX 1879 Amer. dial.
– an affectionate caress or blow LOVE-LICK 1953 Amer. dial.
– an affectionate caress or blow LOVE-PAT 1951 Amer. dial.
– an affectionate caress or blow LOVE-TAP 1889 Amer. dial.
– a period or session of caressing and kissing SNOG 1959 sl.
– a soft caress given by fluttering the eyelashes against the partner’s skin BUTTERFLY KISS 1871 sl.
– light-hearted caressing, kissing, etc. SLAP AND TICKLE 1928 Brit. sl.
CARESS etc. – NOUNS, PERSON
– a person caressed or indulged; a darling, a pet, a favourite; a term of affection DAUTIE; DAWTIE; DAWTY 1676 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– a person who caresses FADDLER Bk1888 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
CARESS etc. – VERBS
– to bestow light touches or pats by way of caressing TICK 1546
– to caress SMUGGLE L17 Brit. sl.
– to caress a woman; to fondle STROKE 19C Brit. colloq.
– to caress and kiss NECK 1825 sl.
– to caress and make other displays of affection BILL AND COO 1854 sl.
– to caress fondly BITE BY THE EAR 1597 obs.
– to caress in a wheedling manner MEE-MAW Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– to caress one of the opposite sex in a teasing way; to make faint, idle, or jocular attempt at seduction FOOL AROUND Bk1974 Amer. sl.
– to caress or fondle lovingly or intimately NINGLE 1659 obs. rare
– to caress or fondle someone sexually WREATHE ROUND 20C Brit. sl.
– to caress sexually; to fondle a woman sexually PADDLE 16C colloq.
– to caress, to coddle COOSTER 1895 Amer. dial.
– to caress, to dandle, to fondle DAUNT 1303 obs.
– to caress, to dandle, to fondle DAUNTLE; DAWNTLE 1790 Eng. dial.
– to caress, to fondle FAIK 1880 Sc. obs.
– to caress, to fondle FAUN 1821 Sc. obs.
– to caress, to fondle SMOUSE 1886 Eng. dial.
– to caress, to fondle, to cherish INGLE 1599 Eng. dial.
– to caress, to fondle; to nurse in a playful manner; to toy with anything NANTLE 1874 Eng. dial.
– to caress, to fondle, to say nice things QUIMBLE AND QUAMBLE Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– to caress, to fondle; to ‘spoon’ KIDOODLE 1859 Amer. dial.
– to caress, to fondle; to treat with great care and attention DELT 1890 Sc.
– to caress, to kiss MUSH 1939 sl.
– to caress, to kiss NEB 1609
– to caress, to kiss SCHMUTZ 1939 Amer. dial.
– to caress, to kiss SMOOCH 1932 sl., orig. US
– to caress, to kiss SMUTZ 1968 Amer. dial.
– to caress, to kiss SNOG 1945 Brit. sl.
– to caress, to kiss; to cuddle; to snuggle SNOGGLE; SNOOGLE M20 US sl.
– to caress, to make much of, to coax DAUNSEL 1362 obs.
– to caress, to pat gently with the hand; to pat PATTLE 1882 Eng. dial.
– to caress, to pet; to be spoiled MARD UP Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– to caress, to pet, to fondle; to humour a child; to pay much attention to; to nurse and feed with care TANTLE; TONTLE 1898 Eng. dial.
– to caress, to pet, to fondle, to make much of DAUT; DAWT 1500-20 Sc.
– to give a gentle caress or pat TIG Bk1905 Sc.
CARETAKER – NOUNS, PERSON
– a woman caretaker at college BID 1914 Amer. sl.
CAREWORN – ADJECTIVES
– careworn, thin, tired, worn out; harassed HAGGED; HAGGIT 1806 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– careworn; tired and unhappy because of prolonged worry RATED B1900 Eng. dial.
CARGO – NOUNS
– the cargo or freight of a ship CARGASON; CARGAZON 1583 obs.
CARGO – NOUNS, PERSON
– a clerk who tallies or checks a cargo in loading or unloading TALLYMAN 1888
– a person, especially on a wharf or in an airport, who checks merchandise with a list in loading or unloading cargo TALLY CLERK 1890
– a person who helps to load and unload cargo through a ship’s hatch HATCHMAN 1894 nautical usage
– a person who saves or helps to save cargo or vessels from loss at sea SALVOR 1678
CARGO – VERBS
– to load with cargo BALLAST 1590 obs.
CARIBBEAN – NOUNS
– the Caribbean BACK-AH-YARD 1960s W. Indies
CARIBBEAN – NOUNS, PERSON
– a native of a particular island in the Caribbean; a non-immigrant BELONGER 1985
– a native or inhabitant of Montserrat, an island in the eastern Caribbean MONTSERRATIAN 1898
CARICATURE – NOUNS
– a caricature; a mimicking; a mimic TAKE-OFF 1846 colloq.
CARNAGE – NOUNS
– carnage BATH OF BLOOD 1882
CARNAL, CARNALLY – ADJECTIVES
– carnal; lustful LUSTLY c1200 obs.
CARNAL etc. – ADVERBS
– carnally; lustfully LUSTILY c1410 obs.
CARNAL etc. – NOUNS
– carnal nature or character; lustfulness LUSTINESS c1400 obs.
CARNATION – NOUNS
– a carnation CARNIE 1968 Aust. sl.
– a single carnation fraudulently sold as a choice variety JACK 1878
– the carnation or pink OLD MAN’S HEAD 1858
CARNIVAL – ADJECTIVES
– of a carnival game: dishonest, rigged ALIBI 1961 US sl.
CARNIVAL – NOUNS
– a carnival CARNEY; CARNY 1931 US sl.
– a carnival concession in a canvas booth RAG JOINT 1985 US sl.
– a carnival concession that relies on volume for profit PERCENTAGE JOINT 1985 US sl.
– a carnival concession where customers are photographed MUG JOINT 1931 US sl.
– a carnival or circus; used disparagingly HORSE OPERA 1864 US sl.
– a carnival side show KID SHOW 1980 US sl.
– an inexpensive carnival prize that is so appealing that people will spend great sums trying to win it FLASH 1927 US sl.
– any method by which a carnival game operator allows a customer to win a rigged game DUKE SHOT 1985 US sl.
– any rigged carnival game or attraction RACKET 1960 US sl.
– a platform outside a carnival show or attraction WALKBOARDS 1966 US sl.
– a rigged carnival game COUNT STORE 1985 US sl.
– a uniform provided by carnival proprietor MONKEY SUIT 20C Can. carnival usage
– cheap prizes at a carnival, fair, etc. SLUM 1929 US sl.
– in a carnival: a featured act TOPPER 1981 US sl.
– in a carnival: a game wheel that has been rigged for cheating (the ‘G’ is for ‘gaffed’ (rigged)) G-WHEEL 1990 US sl.
– in a carnival: a novelty concession GARBAGE STAND 1981 US sl.
– in a carnival: a story of past deeds JACKPOT 1980 US sl.
– in a carnival: exclusive rights for an item or concession THE X 1980 US sl.
– in a carnival midway game: a small prize in a plastic bag RAG 1985 US sl.
– in a carnival: rough handling of an extremely naive customer in a swindle GEORGIA SCUFFLE 1950 US sl.
– in a carnival: the ‘Billboard’ weekly newspaper EDUCATOR 1980 US sl.
– in a rigged carnival game: the reason given by the game operator to disqualify a legitimate win ALIBI 1985 US sl.
– in the carnival and theatre: a performance FAKE 1885 Amer. sl.
– money which a carnival worker steals from his boss OATS 1985 US sl.
– the brake on a gambling wheel GIMMICK c1920 Can. carnival usage
– the expenses incurred in operating a carnival concession DING 1985 US sl.
– the gross daily receipts from a carnival concession APRON 1990 US sl.
– the insider’s language used by carnival workers CARNY 1948 US sl.
– the lowest category of touring carnival; a show that has fallen on hard times or is fundamentally dishonest RAG BAG 1940s circus and carnival usage
– the recurring operating expenses in a carnival BURR 1980 US sl.
CARNIVAL – NOUNS, PERSON
– a barker at a carnival BALLYHOO 1915 US sl.
– a carnival customer, esp. a gullible one GILL 1981 US circus & carnival usage
– a carnival manager GAFFER c1880 sl.
– a carnival patron who looks to be easy to separate from his or her money MOOCH Bk2006 carnival usage
– a carnival worker who climbs to assemble rides MONKEY 1966 US sl.
– a female carnival performer GLITTERGAL 1960 US circus and carnival usage
– a local who loiters as the show is assembled or taken down GAWK 1981 US circus & carnival usage
– a low-grade pitchman HEEL c1930 Amer. carnival sl.
– a manual labourer in a carnival GAZOONIE; GAZOONY 1966 US sl.
– an outsider GILLY-GALLOO 1981 US circus & carnival usage
– an unengaged, low-spending carnival customer MINCH 1928 US circus & carnival sl.
– a performer at a carnival whose show consists of bizarre or grotesque acts, such as biting the head off a live animal, such as chickens or snakes GEEK 1919 US sl.
– a performer in a strong-man act HEFTY 1981 US circus & carnival sl.
– a person employed by or associated with a travelling carnival CARNY 1939 US sl.
– a person morally opposed to carnivals and the circus AGINNER 1981 US sl.
– a person who follows a carnival from town to town and associates with carnival employees, but is not one himself CARNIVAL LOUSE 1981 US sl.
– a person who performs a ballyhoo, a flamboyant free performance given outside a carnival attraction in an attempt to lure customers to buy tickets for the show inside BALLYHOOER 1901 US circus & carnival usage
– a person who watches a pitchman but does not buy MOOCH Bk1975 Amer. carnival sl.
– in a carnival: a customer; a patron, usually a man GUY 1878 Amer. sl.
– in a carnival: a grifter who sells novelties GANDY DANCER 1935 US sl.
– in a carnival: a local patron NATIVE 1980 US sl.
– in a carnival: an undependable employee, esp. a drunk GYPSY 1981 US sl.
– in a carnival: a person who entices customers into the side show TALKER 1960 US sl.
CARNIVAL – PHRASES
– in a carnival: to become lost when travelling from one town to another BLOW AN ARROW; BUST AN ARROW 1973 US sl.
– used as a description of the standing orders that carnival workers have for cheating customers TAKE A LITTLE, LEAVE A LITTLE 1985 US sl.
CARNIVAL – VERBS
– to cheat a town so badly that no carnival will be able to come to that town for some time BURN THE LOT 1989 US sl.
– to follow or join a show KICK SAWDUST 1981 US circus & carnival usage
CARNIVOROUS – ADJECTIVES
– carnivorous CARNAL 1594 obs.
– carnivorous, flesh-eating CREATOPHAGOUS; KREATOPHAGOUS 1850 obs. rare
– carnivorous, flesh-eating CREOPHAGOUS 1881
CAROUSAL, CAROUSE, CAROUSING – ADJECTIVES
– carousing, drinking RAFFING 19C Eng. dial.
– on a carouse; on the spree; drunk ON THE RANDAN 1764
CAROUSAL etc. – NOUNS
– a carousal, a feast; a drinking-match in which the drink is clubbed for BIRLING 1819 Sc.
– a carousal, a spree, a noisy revel JAMBOREE 1872 US sl.
– a drunken carousal or riot; riotous or disorderly behaviour; a spree; a noisy merrymaking RANDAN c1710
– a drunken carouse RAFF 19C Eng. dial.
– a rough, noisy, and indecent carouse or gathering REVEL-DASH a1592 sl.
– a rough, noisy, and indecent carouse or gathering REVEL-ROUT 1591 sl.
CAROUSAL etc. – PHRASES
– a several-day period spent general carousal R AND R 1952 orig. World War II Army usage
CAROUSAL etc. – VERBS
– to carouse BUM 19C US Civil War sl.
– to carouse; to drink hard BIRL; BIRLE 1815 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– to carouse; to have a very jolly time MAKE THE SKIES LOOK BLUE c1660 Brit. sl.
– to carouse; to revel GAVAUL 1822 Sc.
CAROUSEL – NOUNS
– a carousel SIMP TWISTER 1981 US circus and carnival usage
– a carousel WOODEN HORSES 1965 Barbados
CARP (fish) – NOUNS
– the common carp SEWAGE INSPECTOR 1948 Amer. dial.
– the common carp SEWER INSPECTOR 1995 Amer. dial.
– the common carp WATER HOG 1949 Amer. dial.
CARP, CARPING – ADJECTIVES
– carping, fretful, peevish; blaming VEAKING 1746 Eng. dial.
– carping, grumbling IRPIN’ 1922 Sc.
– carping, quarrelsome, scolding RIXY 1746 Eng. dial.
– given to carping CARPACIOUS 1574 obs. rare
CARP etc. – NOUNS
– carping, negative criticism ANVIL CHORUS L19 sl., orig. US
– carping speech, cavil; discourse; power of speech CARP c1325 obs. rare
– continual carping or railing; noisy or angry talk; brawling, scolding, grumbling YATTER 1827 Sc. & Eng. dial.
CARP etc. – NOUNS, PERSON
– a carping, ill-natured person SCRAE; SKRAE 1853 Sc.
CARP etc. – VERBS
– to carp at YERK 1621 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
– to carp at; to criticize adversely VELLICATE 1633 obs.
– to carp at, to find fault with; to upbraid; to reproach, reprove, or censure UPBRAY 1581 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– to carp at, to nag, to importune, to trouble with repeated requests or inquiries NIGG 1866 Sc.
– to carp, to cavil, to sneer, to nag SNAG 1554 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– to carp, to chide, to scold, to nag, to reprehend sharply and critically YAFF 1825 Sc.
– to carp, to complain, to whine; to ‘harp’ fretfully; to grumble YARP 1827 Sc. obs.
– to carp, to criticize CATCH 1628
– to carp, to grumble, to nag NATTLE 1900 Sc.
– to carp, to nag, to chide, to scold, to fret, to grumble; to harp on about something YATTER 1811 Sc.
– to carp, to sneer; to aim satire JERK a1643 obs.
– to carp, to wrangle, to criticize; to argue doggedly and tiresomely YARG a1838 Sc.
CARPENTER, CARPENTRY – NOUNS
– a carpenter’s workshop WAREHOUSE 1530 obs.
– carpenter’s work; carpentry CARPENTAGE 1660 obs.
– carpentry CAFENDERING Bk1898 Eng. dial.
CARPENTER etc. – NOUNS, PERSON
– a carpenter CAFENDER; CAFFINDER 1842 Eng. dial.
– a carpenter CHIPPIE; CHIPPY 1916 sl., orig. naval usage
– a carpenter GEINERE 1876 Eng. dial.
– a carpenter KAMDA Bk1937 New Guinea
– a carpenter WOODMAN 1855 Eng. dial.
– a carpenter YEWMAN 1848 US sl.
– a carpenter; a blacksmith NAIL BENDER 1924 US sl.
– a carpenter; a person who makes things of timber TIMBERMAN 1466 Sc. obs.
– a carpenter, esp. an incompetent one WOOD BUTCHER 1888 Amer. sl.
– a carpenter, esp. on a theatre set CARP 1952 US sl.
– a carpenter in a small way of business QUIDDER Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– a carpenter; often used as a nickname CHIPS 1785 sl., chiefly naval usage
– a carpenter, painter, or other workman wearing a white uniform GHOST 1961 US sl.
– a carpenter’s mate NAILS 1914 US Navy sl.
– a country carpenter HAWKATHRAW Bk1902 Sc.
– an incompetent carpenter; one without much skill JACKKNIFE CARPENTER 1950 Amer. dial.
– an inexpert carpenter THUMB-KNOCKER 1962 Amer. dial.
– an inexpert carpenter THUMB-POUNDER 1951 Amer. dial.
– an unqualified carpenter, a rough and ready tradesman BUSH CARPENTER Bk1999 Aust. sl.
– an unskilled carpenter CUTLASS CARPENTER 2003 Trinidad and Tobago
– a person whose business is to repair hedges and rail-fences HEDGE-CARPENTER 1883
– a rough carpenter; a maker and repairer of hedges and rail-fences, etc.; a rough carpenter HEDGE-CAFFENDER Bk1886 Eng. dial.
– a ship’s carpenter; usually used as a nickname MR. CHIPS 1805 nautical sl.
– ship’s carpenters WOOD-SPOILERS Bk1950 nautical sl.
CARPENTER etc. – VERBS
– to make as a carpenter; to put together; to construct mechanically CARPENT 1623 rare
– to practise the trade or pursuit of a carpenter CAFENDERY Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– to work as a carpenter NAIL 1885 US
– to work as a carpenter in a small way QUID Bk1905 Eng. dial.
CARPET SWEEPER – NOUNS
– a carpet sweeper BOX BRUSH 1971 Amer. dial.
CAR RACING – see RACING
CARRIAGE – ADJECTIVES (also see coach)
– belonging to a carriage VECTARIOUS 1656 rare
– pert. to carriages CURRICULAR 1798 rare
CARRIAGE – NOUNS
– a brougham or similar vehicle owned by a kept woman or well-off prostitute MOT-CART M19 sl.
– a buggy without any top BANGY 1967 Amer. dial.
– a cab (a carriage) MAB 1822 rhyming sl.
– a carriage, chariot, cart, wagon, etc. CAR 1382
– a carriage propelled by mechanism worked by hand MANUMOTOR 1844
– a carriage with a light yellow body MUSTARD-POT L19 Brit. sl.
– a fashionable name for a brougham or other private carriage CASK 1859 sl.
– a footboard at the back of a horse-drawn carriage, for a footman or conductor to stand on MONKEY BOARD 1813 obs.
– a hackney carriage HACK 1704
– a hackney carriage JARVEY 1823 sl.
– a horse and carriage HITCH Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
– a horse-drawn carriage BRACKY WAGON 1969 Amer. dial.
– a horse-drawn vehicle with a wicker body BASKET BUGGY 1863 Amer. dial.
– a horse-drawn vehicle with a wicker body BASKET CARRIAGE 1863 Amer. dial.
– a horse-drawn vehicle with a wicker body BASKET PHAETON 1863 Amer. dial.
– a horse-drawn vehicle with a wicker body BASKET WAGON 1863 Amer. dial.
– a kind of high light carriage, seated for one or two, drawn by a single horse or by two horses driven ‘tandem’ TIMWHISKY 1764 obs.
– a light carriage or trap BUTTER FLAP M19 rhyming sl.
– a light carriage with low wheels, having a removable folding hood or top; in Canada: a two-wheeled, one-seated vehicle, usually without a cover, with a seat for the driver on the splashboard CALASH 1666
– a light open two-wheeled carriage, fashionable in the first half of the 19th century TILBURY 1814
– a light pleasure carriage having two seats DOUBLE CHAIR 1795 obs.
– a light two-wheeled carriage, usually drawn by two horses abreast CURRICLE 1752
– a very light carriage WALNUT-SHELL 1810 sl.
– a word used in the early days of motor vehicles for a horse-drawn vehicle HIPPOMOBILE 1906
– the roof or top of a carriage; a case or trunk for luggage, fitted on, or adapted for, the roof of a carriage IMPERIAL 1794
– the splash-board of a carriage DASH-BOARD 1876 Eng. dial.
CARRIAGE – NOUNS, PERSON
– a coachman; a driver JEHU 1660 sl.
– a driver of a hackney carriage HACK 1662 hist.
– a driver of a hackney carriage HACKIE; HACKY 1887 US colloq.
– a driver of a horse-drawn hackney carriage HACKMAN 1796 Amer.
– a hack driver or cab driver who plies for trade at night HAWK 1884 US sl.
– a hackney coachman JARVEY 1819 sl.
– a hackney coachman JARVIS 1811 sl.
– a man who keeps a hackney carriage or hackney horses for hire HACKNEY MAN 1307 hist.
– a person who drives a curricle CURRICLEER 1794 obs.
– a person who hires a hackney carriage and slips off without paying BILKER Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– a person who rides one of a carriage’s leading horses rather than riding on the box JACK-BOY c1810 sl.
– the assistant to a hackney driver HACK DOG 1915 Amer. sl.
– the driver of a hackney coach (a four-wheeled coach for hire, typically drawn by two horses, and with seating for six passengers) HACKNEY COACHMAN 1623 hist.
– the driver of a hansom cab (a low-hung two-wheeled cabriolet holding two persons inside, the driver being mounted on a dickey or elevated seat behind, and the reins going over the roof) HANSOM CAB-DRIVER a1860
– the driver of a hansom cab HANSOM-CABMAN 1849
– the driver of a hansom cab HANSOMEER 1893 nonce word
CARRIAGE – VERBS
– to dismount from a horse or carriage ONLIGHT 1825 Eng. dial.
– to guide or drive a carriage LEAD 1377 obs.
– to pull or draw a carriage FILL 1883 Amer. dial.
– to ride in a hackney carriage HACKNEY 1684 obs.
– to ride in a hackney coach HACK 1879 Amer. sl.
CARRIED see CARRY
CARRIER – NOUNS PERSON
– a carrier; a bearer BERANDE 1483 obs.
– a carrier; a bearer; a porter BERMAN c1000 obs.
– a carrier; a carter CARMAN 1580
– a carrier; a carter; a peddler; a hawker JAGGER 1514 Eng. dial.
– a carrier; a carter; a person whose business is to do ‘hauling’ with horse and cart for hire HALLIER; HAULIER 1789 Eng. dial.
– a carrier; a huckster; a hawker of small wares CADGER 1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– a carrier; a porter; an unloader BACKER 1864
– a carrier; a porter; one who carries or conveys BEARER 1382
– a carrier of parcels BANGY-WALLAH Bk1892 Anglo-Indian
– a person who carries by strength of hand MANUPORTER 1688 obs. rare
– a person who carries loads suspended on bamboos BAMBOO-COOLIE 1800
– the carrier or bearer of any weight or burden BAJARDOUR Bk1708 obs.
CARRIER – VERBS
– to carry or cart a load of anything, esp. hay; to act as a carrier JAG 1876 Eng. dial.
– to carry, to cart; to carry on the trade of a carrier ALLY 1895 Eng. dial.
– to carry, to cart; to carry on the trade of a carrier HAUL 1708 Eng. dial.
CARRION – NOUNS
– carrion; bad or inferior meat CAG Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– carrion, offal, bad meat CAD 1876 Eng. dial.
– carrion; putrid flesh; the parts of slaughtered or dead animals unfit for food OFFAL 1581
CARRION – VERBS
– to turn into carrion, to corrupt CARRIONIZE 1593 obs. rare
CARROT – NOUNS
– a carrot IRISH CHERRY 1930s US sl.
– a carrot MEERAN; MIRRAN Bk1905 Sc.
– carrots MORMON CANDY 1939 Amer. dial.
– carrots MORMON CURRENCY 1942 Amer. dial.
– the tap-root of a carrot, turnip, etc. TAPPIN; TAUPIN 1898 Sc.
– the tops of carrots, turnips, etc. FASH c1750 Eng. dial.
CARROT – VERBS
– to cut off the tops of carrots, turnips, etc. FASH 1882 Eng. dial.
CARRY, CARRYING – ADJECTIVES
– apt to carry, serving for carriage VECTORIAN 1656 rare
– capable of being carried; portable CARRIAGEABLE 1702 rare
– capable of carrying or conveying VECTORIAL 1715 obs.
– carried, brought, fetched; acquired YFET c893 obs.
– carrying a large amount, esp. of stolen property DOUBLE-LOADED 1956 UK sl.
– carrying on the back BACK-BEREND 1292 obs.
– of the nature of carrying or conveying VECTITORY 1822 rare
– that is or may be carried VECTIBLE 1656 rare
CARRY etc. – INTERJECTIONS
– be careful you don’t let fall anything carried DON’T UPSET THE APPLE CART! 1842 Eng. dial.
– a silly witticism often addressed to anyone carrying a load needing both hands, effort, and concentration CLAP HANDS!; CLAP YOUR HANDS!; NOW, CLAP HANDS! c1940
CARRY etc. – NOUNS
– a carrying VECTION c1610 obs. rare
– a carrying or conveying; the fact of being carried or conveyed VECTITATION 1656 rare
– a load to be carried; a job of carrying; broadly, a task TOTE 1884 Amer. dial.
– a method of carrying a person; a seat made by two persons crossing hands QUEEN CHAIR Bk1905 Sc.
– a seat (for a girl) made by the crossed hands of two persons; a seat made by two persons crossing hands; when a boy is so carried, the term is ‘King’s cushion’ QUEEN’S CUSHION 1808
– carrying, conveyance VECTURE 1625 obs.
– carrying out, e.g. of a dead body ELATION 1697 obs.
– carrying-trade; the trade of conveyance CARRIAGE-TRADE 1719 obs.
– the amount that can be carried at one time; an armful CARRYING 1940 Amer. dial.
– the quantity or amount usually carried at one time GANG 1590 Sc.
CARRY etc. – VERBS
– to carry PACK 19C sl., orig. US
– to carry about CADGE E17 Eng. dial.
– to carry a heavy burden; to carry as a ‘badger’ BAJULATE 1613 obs. rare
– to carry a heavy, cumbersome burden; to carry a person pick-a-back PAG 1889 Eng. dial.
– to carry an inconvenient weight for an equally inconvenient distance SCHLAP; SCHLEP; SCHLEPP; SHLAP; SHLEP 1920s sl.
– to carry anything about unnecessarily and with labour HAWK Bk1902 Eng. dial.
– to carry a significant load by personal effort TOTE 1677 Amer. dial.
– to carry, esp. on one’s back RAWHIDE 1917 Amer. dial.
– to carry in a cart, or on a pack-horse JAG 1747 Eng. dial.
– to carry in a loose armful; to pull about YAFFLE; YAFFUL 1895 Eng. dial.
– to carry in a rough manner CADGELL 1824 Sc. obs.
– to carry in different directions; to carry off, to take away TO-BEAR 971 obs.
– to carry one’s luggage on one’s back HUMP THE SWAG Bk1892 Aust. sl.
– to carry on the back TAG 19C Eng. dial.
– to carry on the back as a mother does her child ABBA Bk1913 S. Afr.
– to carry on the back or shoulder BACK 1840 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
– to carry on the shoulders CARRY JACK-A-LANTERN Bk1902 Eng. dial.
– to carry or bear round CIRCUMFER 1605 obs.
– to carry or convey in a vehicle; to travel or ride or drive in a vehicle VEHICULATE 1660 rare
– to carry or drag about LUGGER 1654 obs.
– to carry or drag along a heavy body, a person, a child, etc.; to lug LURRY 1664 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– to carry or drag from one place to another with consequent fatigue to oneself or one’s companion; to tramp, to trudge HAIK; HAKE c1776 Sc.
– to carry or drag from one place to another with little purpose; to tramp, to trudge HAKE ABOUT; HAKE UP AND DOWN 19C Sc. & Eng. dial.
– to carry or draw anything heavy RAWL 1887 Eng. dial.
– to carry or lead with difficulty LAGGER 1825 Sc.
– to carry or lug a large, unwieldy burden with the arms in front of the body KEESO 1929 Sc.
– to carry or transport with difficulty; to lug, to tote, to haul WAG 1931 Amer. dial.
– to carry something too heavy to be carried with ease, as a child ‘liggles’ a puppy about LIGGLE 1830 Eng. dial.
– to carry, to bear ABEAR a1000 obs.
– to carry, to bring, to convey WAIN a1300 obs.
– to carry, to cart; to carry on the trade of a carrier HALE 1895 Eng. dial.
– to carry, to convey LACE Bk1902 Eng. dial.
– to carry; to drag CART M19 sl.
– to carry, to lug, to march HUMP 1851 Aust.
– to carry, to lug, to tote, esp. something heavy SACK 1914 Amer. dial.
– to carry, to take, to bear; to lead HAVE 1792 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– to carry with difficulty something cumbersome or awkward HAGGLE 1825 Sc.
– to carry with effort, there being the implication of ponderousness in the object LUG M17
CARRIED AWAY, CARRY AWAY – ADJECTIVES
– capable of being carried away ASPORTABLE 1889
CARRIED AWAY etc. – NOUNS
– a carrying away or removing; removal ABLATION 1577-87
CARRY ON – VERBS
– to carry on as normal, to get on with one’s work, to keep to oneself SAW WOOD L19 US sl.
– to carry on, to manage BEAR IN HAND c1300 obs.
– to carry on, to practice, to pass life, time, etc. ADREE c1000 obs.
CAR SALES – see VEHICLE SALES
CART – NOUNS
– a cart, carriage, chariot, wagon, etc. CAR 1382
– a dustcart SALAD WAGON 1962 US sl.
– a garbageman’s cart SCAVENGER CART 1950 Amer. dial.
– a horse and cart let out on hire to do rough work or odd jobs HAGGLE-CART 1899 Eng. dial.
– a low, long narrow cart, first introduced in Henry the Seventh’s time HARRY-CARRY 1493-4 obs.
– an awning or cover for a cart or wagon, usually of canvas or tarpaulin TILT 1620
– a nightman’s or dustman’s cart DANNA DRAG L18 sl.
– a ride in a cart or other vehicle, or on horseback SAIL 1830 Sc.
– a wooden frame used to harness a horse to a cart SHAMBLES L17 Eng. dial.
CART – NOUNS, PERSON
– a carpenter who makes carts CARTWRIGHT a1400
CART – VERBS
– to cart, to carry; to carry on the trade of a carrier ALLY 1895 Eng. dial.
– to cart, to carry; to carry on the trade of a carrier HALE 1895 Eng. dial.
– to tip up a cart in order to unload it KECK 1884 Eng. dial.
– to turn a cart in a small area by repeatedly backing and going ahead in short takes BACK AND FILL 1975 Amer. dial., farming usage
CARTER – NOUNS
– an alleged name for a ‘company’ of carters LASH 1486 obs. rare
CARTER – NOUNS, PERSON
– a carter HAYGEEHO Bk1886
– a carter LEADER 1887 Eng. dial.
– a carter; a carrier CARMAN 1580
– a carter; a carrier; a peddler; a hawker JAGGER 1514 Eng. dial.
– a carter; a carrier; a person whose business is to do ‘hauling’ with horse and cart for hire HALLIER; HAULIER 1789 Eng. dial.
– a carter; a head ploughman; the head among a farmer’s yearly servants WAGONER 1796 Eng. dial.
– a carter; a wagoner, a driver of a teamer (a team of five horses) TEAMERMAN Bk1855 Eng. dial.
– a carter or wagoner, who has the care of a team of horses TEAMER 1778
– a carter; the bearer or carrier of any weight or burden BAJARDOUR Bk1708 obs.
– a miller’s carter BATCH-CARRIER Bk1898 Eng. dial.
CARTER – VERBS
– to carry on the trade of a carter, to cart, to carry HAUL 1708 Eng. dial.
CARTON – NOUNS
– a carton CART 1950s US sl.
CARTRIDGE – NOUNS
– a cartridge CRACKER c1910 NZ sl.
CARTWHEEL – see SOMERSAULT
CARVE, CARVED, CARVER, CARVING – ADJECTIVES
– carved CARVEN 1330
– carved YCORVEN 1297 obs.
– carved, sculptured, engraved CUTTED 1438 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– of carving out or incising CATAGLYPHIC 1708 obs. rare
CARVE etc. – NOUNS
– a carving CUT 1658 obs. rare
– a carving or cutting; a cut, a stroke KERF c1000 rare
– a fanciful name for a ‘company’ of carvers UNBREWING 1486 obs.
– an inscription carved or engraved by hand MANUSCULPT a1859 nonce word
– carving or engraving by hand MANUSCULPTURE 1704 obs. rare
– the art of carving TOMICE 1662 rare
CARVE etc. – NOUNS, PERSON
– a bad carver MOMICKS Bk1889 Amer.
– a carver, a sculptor; a maker of images IMAGER a1300 obs.
– a carver, a sculptor, an engraver CUTTER 1572
CARVE etc. – VERBS
– to carve awkwardly; to mangle; to tear MAMMOCK 1520 Eng. dial.
– to carve awkwardly; to mangle, to tear MOMMOCK; MUMMOCK 1853 Eng. dial.
– to carve meat badly; to nibble SNAGGLE Bk1888 Eng. dial.
– to carve or cut in a slovenly, awkward way MALAHACK a1825 Eng. dial.
– to carve, to cut QUINSE 1598 obs. rare
– to carve, to cut up BREAK Bk1911 Sc.
– to carve, to cut up, to slash BETRENCH 1656 obs. rare
– to carve, to hew about BEHEW c1314 obs.
– to carve, to whittle, to cut THWITTLE 1790 Eng. dial.
– to carve, to whittle; to pare wood; to cut with a knife THWITE 1777 Sc. & Eng. dial.
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