Part 2067

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The case constructed by any insect to contain its larva or pupa.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The case of silk made by spiders to protect their eggs.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The egg cases of mucus, etc., made by leeches and other worms.</def>

<h1>Cocoonery</h1> <Xpage=273>

<hw>Co*coon"er*y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A building or apartment for silkworms, when feeding and forming cocoons.</def>

<h1>Coctible</h1> <Xpage=273>

<hw>Coc"ti*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Coctile</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being cooked.</def>

<i>Blount.</i>

<h1>Coctile</h1> <Xpage=273>

<hw>Coc"tile</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>coctilis</ets>, fr. <ets>coguere</ets>. <ets>See</ets> <er>Cook</er>.]</ety> <def>Made by baking, or exposing to heat, as a brick.</def>

<h1>Coction</h1> <Xpage=273>

<hw>Coc"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>coctio</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Act of boiling.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Digestion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The change which the humorists believed morbific matter undergoes before elimination.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Dunglison.</i>

<h1>Cocus wood</h1> <Xpage=273>

<hw>Co"cus wood`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <def>A West Indian wood, used for making flutes and other musical instruments.</def>

<h1>Cod</h1> <Xpage=273>

<hw>Cod</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>codd</ets> small bag; akin to Icel. <ets>koddi</ets> pillow, Sw. <ets>kudde</ets> cushion; cf. W. <ets>cod</ets>, <ets>ciod</ets>, bag, shell.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A husk; a pod; <as>as, a peas<ex>cod</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark>

<i>Mortimer.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A small bag or pouch.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Halliwell.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>The scortum.</def>

<i>Dunglison.</i>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>A pillow or cushion. <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> Halliwell.</def>

<h1>Cod</h1> <Xpage=273>

<hw>Cod</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. G. <ets>gadde</ets>, and (in Heligoland) <ets>gadden</ets>, L. <ets>gadus</ets> merlangus.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An important edible fish (<spn>Gadus morrhua</spn>), Taken in immense numbers on the northern coasts of Europe and America. It is especially abundant and large on the Grand Bank of Newfoundland. It is salted and dried in large quantities.</def>

<note>&hand; There are several varieties; as <stype>shore cod</stype>, from shallow water; <stype>bank cod</stype>, from the distant banks; and <stype>rock cod</stype>, which is found among ledges, and is often dark brown or mottled with red. The <stype>tomcod</stype> is a distinct species of small size. The <stype>bastard</stype>, <stype>blue</stype>, <stype>buffalo</stype>, or <stype>cultus cod</stype> of the Pacific coast belongs to a distinct family. See <stype>Buffalo cod</stype>, under <er>Buffalo</er>.</note>

<cs><col>Cod fishery</col>, <cd>the business of fishing for cod.</cd> -- <col>Cod line</col>, <cd>an eighteen-thread line used in catching codfish.</cd></cs>

<i>McElrath.</i>