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A house in which established courts are held, or a house appropriated to courts and public meetings. [U.S.]

over of the batteries; the woods afforded a good cover. Being compelled to lodge in the field . . . whilst his army was under cover, they might be forced to retire. Clarendon.

The fielder in the games of cricket and lacrosse who supports "point."

A tree (Galactodendron utile or Brosimum Galactodendron) of South America, which yields, on incision, a nourishing fluid, resembling milk.

A weed of the genus Melampyrum, with black seeds, found on European wheatfields.

ince the birth of time, throughout all ages and nations, Has the craft of the smith been held in repute. Longfellow.

neck, in order to see better; as, a hunter cranes forward before taking a leap. Beaconsfield. Thackeray. The passengers eagerly craning forward over the bulwarks. Howells.

A slow unwieldy trading vessel. [Obs.] [Written also crayer, cray, and craie.] Shak.

A plant of Sierra Leone which yields a wholesome, creamy juice.

the mind, a false creation. Shak. Choice pictures and creations of curious art. Beaconsfield.

A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually above it, or separately as an ornament for plate, liveries, and the like. It is a relic of the ancient cognizance. See Cognizance, 4.

tts. You know who the critics are the men who have failed in literature and art. Beaconsfield.

A small, inclosed field, adjoining a house; a small farm. A few small crofts of stone-encumbered ground. Wordsworth.

One who rents and tills a small farm or helding; as, the crofters of Scotland.

which his master had given him. W. Irving. A few old battered crones of office. Beaconsfield.

Grain or other product of the field while standing.

ss other furrows to receive the water running in them and conduct it to the side of the field. -- Cross handle, a handle attached transversely to the axis of a tool, as in the augur. Knight. -- Cross lode (Mining), a vein intersecting the true or principal lode. -- Cross purpose. See Cross-purpose, in the Vocabulary…

Crush hat, a hat which collapses, and can be carried under the arm, and when expanded is held in shape by springs; hence, any hat not injured by compressing. -- Crush room, a large room in a theater, opera house, etc., where the audience may promenade or converse during the intermissions; a foyer. Politics leave very…

ed for effect; as, the party cry of the Tories. All now depends upon a good cry. Beaconsfield.

A portion of tobacco held in the mouth and chewed; a quid. [Low]