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To live in, or as in, a cabin; to lodge. I'll make you . . . cabin in a cave. Shak.

ages. Marks of cadency (Her.), bearings indicating the position of the bearer as older or younger son, or as a descendant of an older or younger son. See Difference (Her.).

The younger of two brothers; a younger brother or son; the youngest son. The cadet of an ancient and noble family. Wood.

Tendency to fall; the feebleness of old age; senility. [R.] [A] jumble of youth and caducity. Chesterfield.

A bird confined in a cage; esp. a young bird. [Poetic] Tennyson.

To deceive with flattery or fair words; to wheedle. I am not about to cajole or flatter you into a reception of my views. F. W. Robertson.

The young of the cow, or of the Bovine family of quadrupeds. Also, the young of some other mammals, as of the elephant, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, and whale.

To give name to; to name; to address, or speak of, by a specifed name. If you would but call me Rosalind. Shak. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. Gen. i. 5.

Title; appellation; name. [Obs.] I am more proud to be Sir Rowland's son His youngest son, and would not change that calling. Shak.

feathers; naked; unfledged. An in the leafy summit, spied a nest, Which, o'er the callow young, a sparrow pressed. Dryden.

To bring forth young; to produce offspring. Canst thou mark when the hinds do calve Job xxxix. 1. The grassy clods now calved. Molton.

A quick and lively dance. [Obs.] Make you dance canary With sprightly fire and motion. Shak.

move nimbly; to caper. [Obs.] But to jig of a tune at the tongue's end, canary to it with your feet. Shak. CANARY BIRD Ca*na"ry bird`. (Zoöl.)

or unquestioned integrity Shall e'er be sullied with one taint or spot That may take from your innocence and candor. Massinger.

taff; -- so called because originally made of one the species of cane. Stir the fire with your master's cane. Swift.

That which blasts a blossom as a canker does. [Obs.] O me! you juggler! you canker blossom! You thief of Love! Shak.

A small traveling case or bandbox; formerly, a chest. A capcase for your linen and your plate. Beau. & Fl.

cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance. He capers, he dances, he has eyes of youth. Shak.

A young capon. [R.] Chapman.

council or ruling body of the University of Cambridge prior to the constitution of 1856. Your caputs and heads of colleges. Lamb. Caput mortuum (. Etym: [L., dead head.] (Old Chem.) The residuum after distillation or sublimation; hence, worthless residue.