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To put into cocks or heaps, as hay. Under the cocked hay. Spenser.

Who, soon as on that knight his eye did glance, Eftsoones of him had perfect cognizance. Spenser.

ing one's self as landlord on a tenant; a quartering of one's self on anybody. [Ireland] Spenser.

That which serves for payment or recompense. The loss of present advantage to flesh and blood is repaid in a nobler coin. Hammond. Coin balance. See Illust. of Balance. -- To pay one in his own coin, to return to one the same kind of injury or ill treatment as has been received from him. [Colloq.]

The cost or expense of coining money.

he collar, to get free; to disentangle one's self from difficulty, labor, or engagement. Spenser.

playing into each other's hands; deceit; fraud; cunning. The foxe, maister of collusion. Spenser. That they [miracles] be done publicly, in the face of the world, that there may be no room to suspect artifice and collusion. Atterbury. By the ignorance of the merchants or dishonesty of the weavers, or the collusion of b…

That by his fellowship he color might Both his estate and love from skill of any wight. Spenser.

; stained. The lime rod, colored as the glede. Chaucer. The colored rainbow arched wide. Spenser.

to act licentiously or wantonly. [Obs.] They shook off their bridles and began to colt. Spenser.

ound pistil may be attached, as in the case of the geranium; or which is left when a pod opens.

The quality of being combative; propensity to contend or to quarrel.

To cumber. [Obs.] Spenser.

mfort or comforts; in want or distress; cheerless. Comfortless through turanny or might. Spenser.

or sells goods on commission, as the agent of others, receiving a rate per cent as his compensation. -- Commission, or Commissioned, officer (Mil.), one who has a commission, in distingtion from a noncommossioned or warrant officer. -- Commission of the peace, a commission under the great seal, constituting one or mo…

One of a corps of pensioned soldiers, as in London, employed as doorkeepers, messengers, etc.

t on any foundation for support, but pays all university charges; -- at Cambrige called a pensioner.

In common; familiary. [Obs.] Spenser.

or association for boarding at a common table, as in a college, the members sharing the expenses equally; as, to board in commons.

ts; manner of joining; construction. [Obs.] "With comely compass and compacture strong." Spenser.