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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Cŏf'fin-bōne, n. p. 248(Far.) The foot-bone of a horse, which is inclosed within the hoof. White.Cŏf'fin-less, a. p. 248Having no coffin. Wilson.Cŏf'fle, n. p. 248A gang of slaves going to market. Simmonds.Co-found'er, n. p. 248A joint founder.Cŏg, v. t. p. 248To seduce, or draw from, by adulation or artifice; to wheedle. I'll . . . cog their hearts from them. Shak. 2. To obtrude or thrust in, by falsehood or deception. Fustian tragedies . . . have, by…Cog, v. t. p. 248To deceive; to cheat; to wheedle. Shak. Partiality in a suffrage is downright cogging. Harrington.Cŏg, n. p. 248A tooth or projection on a wheel, by which it receives or imparts motion; especially, a tooth of wood, or other material, inserted in a mortise for this purpose. 2. [From the act of cogging dice.] A…Cŏg, v. t. p. 248- To fix a cog upon; to furnish with cogs.Cŏg or Cŏg'gle, n. p. 248A boat; a fishing-boat.Cŏ'g'en-cy, n. p. 248Power of constraining or impelling; urgency; force; — used chiefly of moral subjects. “The cogency and evidence of demonstrative or probable deductions of reason.” Locke.Co-gē'ni-al, a. p. 248Same as CONGENIAL. [Obs.] Warton.Cō'gent, a. p. 248Forcible; powerful; urging. [Rare.] “The cogent force of nature.” Price. 2. Pressing on the mind; forcible; powerful; not easily resisted. “No better nor more cogent reason.” More. “Those principles…Cō'gent-ly, adv. p. 248With urgent force; with powerful impulse; forcibly. Locke.Cōg'ger, n. p. 248One who cogs; a flatterer or deceiver.Cōg'ger-y, n. p. 248Trick; falsehood. Watson.Cōg'gle, n. p. 248A small boat. Halliwell. 2. A small stone. Halliwell.Cŏg'i-ta-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 248Capability of being thought of; conceivableness.Cōg'i-ta-ble, a. p. 248Capable of being made the subject of thought or meditation. Creation is cogitable by us only as a putting forth of divine power. Sir W. Hamilton.Cōg'i-ta-būnd', a. p. 248Full of thought; deeply thoughtful. [Rare.] An accumulation and ostentation of thoughts which is meant to be a refutation in full of all poetry less cogitabund, whatever may be the requirements of…Cōg'i·tāte, v. i. p. 248To engage in continuous thought; to reflect. He that calleth a thing into his mind, whether by impression or recordation, cogitateth and considereth: and he that employeth the faculty of his fancy…Cŏg'i-tā'tion, n. p. 248The act of thinking; thought; meditation; contemplation. These powers of cogitation, and volition, and sensation, are neither inherent in matter, as such, nor acquirable to matter. Bentley.Cōg'i·tā'tive, a. p. 248Possessing, or pertaining to, the power of thinking or meditating. “Cogitative faculties.” Wollaston. 2. Given to thought or contemplation. Walton.Cōg'-mān, n. p. 248A dealer in coarse cloth. Wright.Cōg'nac, n. p. 248A kind of French brandy, so called from a town of that name. [Written also, but improperly, cognac.]Cōg'nāte, a. p. 248Allied by blood; kindred by birth. 2. Kindred in origin, formation, &c.; proceeding from the same stock; allied. “Physical science of a cognate character.” Hugh Miller.Cōg'nāte, n. p. 248(Law.) (a.) One connected with another by ties of kindred. (b.) One related to another on the female side. Bouvier. 2. One of a number of things which are allied in origin; as, certain letters are…Cōg'nāte-ness, n. p. 248State of being cognate.Cog-nā'ti, n. pl. p. 248(Law.) Relatives by the mother's side. Wharton.Cog-nā'tion, n. p. 248Relation by descent from the same original; kindred. Two of which [vices] I shall mention as being of near cognation to it [ingratitude] and constant coherence with it. South. 2. Participation of the…Cŏg'ni-sôr' or Cŏg'ni-see' p. 248m. See COGNIZOR, COGNIZEE.Cōg·ni'tion, n. p. 248The act of knowing, by any means or method. 2. An object known.Cōg'ni-tive, a. p. 248Knowing, or apprehending by the understanding; as, cognitive power. [R.] South.Cōg'ni-za-ble, a. p. 248Capable of being known, perceived, or apprehended. The cause of many phenomena is not cognizable by the senses. 2. Fitted to be a subject of judicial investigation; capable of being legally or…Cōg'ni-za-bly, adv. p. 248In a cognizable manner.Cōg'ni-zance, n. p. 248Knowledge or notice; perception; observation; recognition. “Within the cognizance and under the control of their divine Governor.” Hurd. 2. Judicial knowledge or jurisdiction; the hearing a matter…Cŏg'ni-zant, a. p. 248Having cognizance or knowledge of.Cŏg'ni-zee', n. p. 248(Law.) One to whom a fine of land is acknowledged. Blackstone.Cŏg'ni-zōr', n. p. 248(Law.) One who acknowledges the right of the plaintiff or cognizee in a fine; the defendant. Blackstone.Cŏg-nō'men, n. p. 248A surname; the last of the three names of an individual among the ancient Romans, denoting his house or family. Brande.Cog-nŏm'i-nal, a. p. 248Pertaining to a surname.Cog-nŏm'i-nal, n. p. 248One bearing the same name; a namesake. [Obs.] Browne.Cog-nŏm'i-nā'tion, n. p. 248A surname; the name of a family; a name given from any accident or quality. Therefore Christ gave him the cognomination of Caiaphas. Bp. Taylor.Cog-nŏs'cence, n. p. 248The act or state of knowing. [Rare.] More.Cŏg'nŏs-cēn'te, n. p. 248One who knows; a connoisseur; — usually in the plural.Cog-nŏs'ci-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 248The quality of being cognoscible. Cudworth.Cog-nŏs'ci-ble, a. p. 248Capable of being known. “The redundance of matters intelligible and cognoscible in things natural.” Hale. 2. Liable to judicial cognizance. No external act can pass upon a man for a crime that is not…Cog-nŏs'ci-tīve, a. p. 248Having the power of knowing. [Obs.] “An innate cognoscitive power.” Cudworth.Cog-nō'vit, n. p. 248(Law.) An acknowledgment and confession by a defendant of the justice of a plaintiff's claim, in whole or in part, authorizing judgment and execution against himself. Bouvier.Co-guārd'i-an, n. p. 248A joint guardian. Kent.Cōgue, n. p. 248A small wooden vessel; a dram.Cōg'wāre, n. p. 248A coarse, narrow, cloth-like frieze, used by the lower classes in the sixteenth century. Halliwell.Cŏg'-wheel, n. p. 248A wheel with cogs or teeth.Co-hāb'it, v. i. p. 248To dwell with; to inhabit or reside in company, or in the same place or country. The Philistines were worsted by the captivated ark, which foraged their country more than a conquering army; they were…Co-hăb'i-tant, n. p. 248One who dwells with another, or in the same place. No small number of the Danes became peaceable cohabitants with the Saxons in England. Raleigh.Co-hăb'i-tā'tion, n. p. 248The act or state of dwelling together, or in the same place with another. Felltham. 2. The state of living together as man and wife. That the duty of cohabitation is released by the cruelty of one of…Co-hāb'it-er, n. p. 248One who dwells with another; a cohabitant; a fellow-citizen. “Cohabiters of the same region.” Hobbs.Co-heir', n. p. 248A joint-heir; one of several entitled to an inheritance.Co-heir'ess, n. p. 248A female who inherits a share of an estate with other females; a joint heiress.Co-hēr'ald, n. p. 248A joint herald.Co-hēre', v. i. p. 248To stick together; to cleave; to be united; to hold fast, as parts of the same mass, or as two substances that attract each other. Neither knows he . . . how the solid parts of the body are united or…