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Cav"il*ing, a. Disposed to cavil; finding fault without good reason. See Captious.

His depreciatory and caviling criticism. Lewis.

Cav"il*ing*ly, adv. In a caviling manner.

Cav`il*la"tion (-lā"shŭn), n.[F. cavillation, L. cavillatio.] Frivolous or sophistical objection. [Obs.] Hooker.

{ Cav"il*ous or Cav"il*lous (?), } a. [L. cavillosus.] Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbing. [R.]

-- Cav"il*ous*ly, adv. [R.] -- Cav"il*ous*ness, n. [R.]

Cav"in (?), n. [F. See Cave.] (Mil.) A hollow way, adapted to cover troops, and facilitate their aproach to a place. Farrow.

Cav"i*ta*ry (?), a. (Zo÷l.) Containing a body cavity; as, the cavitary or nematoid worms.

Cav"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Cavities (#). [L. cavus hollow: cf. F. cavitÚ.] 1. Hollowness. [Obs.]

The cavity or hollowness of the place. Goodwin.

2. A hollow place; a hollow; as, the abdominal cavity.

An instrument with a small cavity, like a small spoon . Arbuthnot.

Abnormal spaces or excavations are frequently formed in the lungs, which are designated cavities or vomicŠ. Quain.

Body cavity, the cťlum. See under Body.

Ca"vo-re*lie"vo (?), n. Cavo- rilievo.

||Ca"vo-ri*lie"vo (?), n. [It.] (Sculp.) Hollow relief; sculpture in relief within a sinking made for the purpose, so no part of it projects beyond the plain surface around.

Ca*vort" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cavorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Cavorting.] To prance ostentatiously; -- said of a horse or his rider. [Local slang, U. S.]

Ca"vy (?), n.; pl. Cavies (&?;). [NL. cavia, fr. Brazilian cabiai: cf. F. cabiai.] (Zo÷l.) A rodent of the genera Cavia and Dolichotis, as the guinea pig (Cavia cobaya). Cavies are natives of South America.

Water cavy (Zo÷l.), The capybara.

Caw (k&add;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cawed (k&add;d); p. pr. & vb. n. Cawing.] [Imitative. √22 Cf. Chough.] To cry like a crow, rook, or raven.

Rising and cawing at the gun's report. Shak.

Caw, n. The cry made by the crow, rook, or raven.

Cawk (k&add;k), n. [Prov. E. cauk limestone. A doublet of chalk.] (Min.) An opaque, compact variety of barite, or heavy spar. [Also written cauk.]

Cawk"er (?), n. See Calker.

Cawk"y, a. Of or pertaining to cawk; like cawk.

Cax"on (?), n. A kind of wig. [Obs.] Lamb.

Cax"ton (?), n. (Bibliog.) Any book printed by William Caxton, the first English printer. Hansard.

Cay (?), n. See Key, a ledge.