The Master of Game: The Oldest English Book on HuntingEdward, of Norwich
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The Master of Game: The Oldest English Book on Hunting
Edward, of Norwich
Hunting -- Early works to 1800
BROKET'S SISTER, hind in the second year, App.
BROND, proud, 46
BUCHE, BYCHES, bitch
BUGLE, buffalo; also horn for sounding hunting signals, App.
BUKKES, BUKES, BUCKES, bucks
BUKMAST, beechmast, App.
BULLOKE, young stag in second year, 29
BURNYSSHEN, burnish, to rub the antlers when the velvet is off, 134
BURR, the lowest part of the stag's antlers
CABOCHE, to cut off the hart's head near the antlers, 176
CALF, CALFE, the young stag in his first year
CAMAMYLE, camomile, 95
CAMPESTRIS, beast of the field or chase--_i.e._ buck, doe, fox,
martin, and roe-deer
CANDLEMAS, February 2
CARAYNES, CARREYNS, KARIN, carrion, carcase, 62, 77
CARDIAC, CARDRYACLE, a disease of the heart, 34
CARRES, marshes, 45
CASE TO, stripping or skinning the hare, App.
CATAPUCIA, spurge (_Euphorbia resinifera_), 101
CATT, CATTE, CATTYS, cat, App.
CAUTELOUS, CAUTELS, cautious, crafty, 45
CETE, a number of badgers
CHACEABLE, chaseable, a hert chaseable, which is now called a
warrantable stag, one fit to be hunted
CHACECHIENS, grooms in attendance on hounds, 148, 177
CHALAUNGE, challenge
CHASE, forest; also used to designate a method of hunting, and also a
hunting-party
CHASSE, a French hunting-note
CHASTISED, trained, 189
CHATER, CHACER (RECHATER, RECHEAT), a horn signal; also to chastise
hounds
CHAUFED, ACHAUFED, heated, in heat, 49, 98
CHAULE, CHAULIS, CHAVEL, jaw, 170
CHAUNGE, change, 31, 108, 111
CHEERE, CHERE, cherish, welcome, 85
CHEVERAUS, roe-deer
CHIBOLLIS, chives, 90
CHILDERMAS, Innocents' Day (December 28)
CHIS, dainty, 83
CHIVAUCHER, CHEVAUCHER, to ride
CHYMER, riding-cloak
CHYMNEYIS, chimney, 98, 126
CLEES, clawes, the "toes" of a deer's foot, 77, 80, 131
CLEEVES, _sur_ or dew cleeves at the back of a deer's fetlock
CLEPED, CLEPYD, called, 59, 140
CLERE SPERES, clear spires, woods, App.
CLICQUETING, vixen fox when in heat, App.
CLISTRE, enema, 100
CODDES, testicles of the hart
COITING STONE, a quoit
COLERS, COLIERS PLACES, collier or charcoal pits, 26
CONCILIDA MAIOR, comfrey (_Symphytum officinale_), 98
CONCILIDA MINOR, prunella, selfheal (_Prunella vulgaris_), 98
CONINGER, CONIGREE, rabbit warren, App.
CONTRE, counter, back, heel
CONTRE, country, 36
CONTROUGLE, CONTREONGLE, hunt counter, hunt heel, 150
CONYNGE, rabbit, 18
COOLWORT, cabbage, 100
COPEIS, COPIS, coppice, 155
CORNER, CORNEER, horn blower
COTES, quoits, 178
COUCH, the resting-place of game; also hound's bed
COUCHERS, setters, 120
COUERTTS, covert, shelter
COUNTERFEET, COUNTFEIT, abnormal, 28, 142
COURSER, CURSAR, CURSER, swift horse
COUTHEN, CONTHEN, COUTH, knew, to be able, ob. could, 2
COWE, cow, also tail, from _queue_
CRIE, cry (of hounds), 65
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