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Cuckold. [Obs.] Chaucer.


Col- (&?;). A prefix signifying with,
together. See Com-.


||Col (?), n. [F., neck, fr. L.
collum neck.] A short ridge connecting two higher
elevations or mountains; the pass over such a ridge.


Co*la"bor*er (?), n. One who
labors with another; an associate in labor.


Col"an*der (?), n. [L.
colans, -antis, p. pr. of colare to filter,
to strain, fr. colum a strainer. Cf. Cullis,
Culvert.] A utensil with a bottom perforated with
little holes for straining liquids, mashed vegetable pulp, etc.;
a strainer of wickerwork, perforated metal, or the
like.


Co*la"tion (?), n. [See
Colander.] The act or process of straining or
filtering.
[R.]


Co*lat"i*tude (?; 134), n. [Formed
like cosine. See Cosine.] The complement of
the latitude, or the difference between any latitude and ninety
degrees.


Col"a*ture (?; 135), n. [L.
colatura, from colare: cf. F. colature. See
Colander.] The process of straining; the matter
strained; a strainer.


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