Cockerel, a young cock. Cocktail, a kind of drink; also, an ornament peculiar to soldiers. Convention, a place where people are imposed on; a juggler's show.

Coons, a cant term for a now defunct party; derived, perhaps, from the fact of their being commonly up a tree. Cornwallis, a sort of muster in masquerade; supposed to have had its origin soon after the Revolution, and to commemorate the surrender of Lord Cornwallis. It took the place of the old Guy Fawkes procession. Crooked stick, a perverse, froward person. Cunnle, a colonel.

Cus, a curse; also, a pitiful fellow.

D.

Darsn't, used indiscriminately, either in singular or plural number, for dare not, dares not, and dared not.

Deacon off, to give the
cue to; derived from a
custom, once universal,
but now extinct, in our
New England Congre-
gational churches. An
important part of the
office of deacon was to
read aloud the hymns
given out by the minis-
ter, one line at a time,
the congregation sing-
ing each line as soon as
read.
Demmercrat, leadin', one
in favor of extending sla-
very; a free-trade lecturer
maintained in the custom-
house.

Desput, desperate.
Doos, does.

Dough face, a contented lickspittle; a common variety of Northern politician.

Dror, draw.

Du, do.

Dunno, dno, do not or does

not know.

Dut, dirt.

Pocket full of rocks, plenty of money. Pooty, pretty.

Pop'ler, conceited, popular. Pus, purse.

Put out, troubled, vexed.

Riz, risen.

Shakes, great, of consider

able consequence.

Shappoes,

cocked-hats.

chapeaux,

Sheer, share.

Shet, shut.

Shut, shirt.

Skeered, scared.

Skeeter, mosquito.

Skooting, running, or moving swiftly.

Slarterin', slaughtering.
Slim, contemptible.

Snaked, crawled like a
snake; but to snake any-
one out is to track him
to his hiding-place; to
snake a thing out is to
snatch it out.
Soffies, sofas.

Sogerin', soldiering; a barbarous amusement common among men in the savage state.

Som'ers, somewhere.

So 'st, so as that.

a difficult task.

Rugged, robust.

Spiles, spoils; objects of

political ambition.