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cantle. Rear part of saddle; A cut-off corner.
canto. principal division of a long poem
cantrip. witch’s spell; trick
cantus firmus. plainsong base for polyphony
caoutchouc. rubber
capelin. Edible fish
caper. A spiny, trailing shrub
capias. warrant authorizing arrest
capitate. enlarged or globular (tentacles), afflorescence of flowers
capitellum. Where the humerus plugs into the acetabulum
capitular. belonging to a chapter
capitulary. chapter member; ecclesiastic ordinance
capitulum. see above
capo. guitar fret
caporal. strong, dark tobacco
capote. long coat
capreolate. having tendrils
caprification. wasps pollinate figs
capriole. standing horse jumps completely off ground
Capsian. Paleolithic culture of Southern Europe
capsicum. gastric stimulant and counterirritant
capsid. proteinaceous viral cover
capuche. cloak hood
capybara. S. A. rodent. can get 3 to 4 feet long. Wow! It’s Mighty Mouse!
carabao. water buffalo
carabid. black carnivorous beetle
caracal. wild cat
cara-cara. large S. A. hawks
caracole. half turn
caracul. loosely curled fur of Karakul lamb
carangid. jacks and pompanos
caravel. small, light 15th century sailing ship
carbineer. guy with carbine
carbonado. black diamond; broiled fish
carborane. boron compound
carbuncle. infection; deep-red garnet
carburize. treat with carbon
carcajou. wolverine
carcanet. jeweled necklace, collar, or headband
carcinoma. epithelioma
cardialgia. heartburn
cardinalate. College of Cardinals
cardoon. like artichoke
caribe. piranha
carina. keel-shaped breastbone (birds)
carinate. keel-shaped
carl. peasant; serf
cariole. two-wheeled cart
carline. (old) woman
carling. short fore and aft timbers that support the deck
carminitive. gets rid of gas
carnellite. potash rock
carnassial. carnivorous teeth
carnauba palm.
carnelion. Red or reddish-brown chalcedony
carnet. international pass; book of postage stamps
carnitine. a betaine in meat
carnotite. yellow uranium ore
caroche. stately carriage
Carolean. Charles II
Caroline. Carlus Magnus
Carolingean. Pepin the Short
carotenoid. carotenes
carpal. pertaining to wrist
carpus. wrist, wrist bones
carpe diem. "Seize the day!"
carpel. part of pistil
carpogonium. produces seed cells in red algae
carpology. the study of fruits and seeds
A medical word "carphologia" picking lint. My caughter with very severe measles apparently had visual illusions of
floating objects, and tried to pick them off her bed blanket.
Old pharmacology used to list agents, such as peppermint
in antacids that facilitated burping gas. They were called
"carminatives" Was that because they made you "sing"?
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Apparently the capybara is aquatic, like a hippo, and thus counts as fish and can be eaten during Lent.
Or so I've been told on more than one occasion. Since I've never been to that part of the world, I wouldn't know. It could all be an urban legend.
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Capelin - these little fishies are plentiful in Newfoundland waters (though the fishermen are trying very hard not to make it so  ). I had to eat one when I was "screeched in" last year (became an honorary Newfoundlander). It was salted, and about the size of a finger. It was horribly tough to chew and the end result was something like fish chewing gum. Ick! Carbineer - there's a town here called Carbonear. I wonder if it just means someone who works with carbon. Maybe in a mine or something. carnet - means notebook in French. I think. Along with "cahier".
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capybara is aquatic…can be eaten during Lent
Yeahbut® is it kosher?
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I remember TV nature documentary showing swimming capybars
being disemboweled by invisible piranhas. Nightmare material.
Kosher? no hoofs, cloven or otherwise. Diet vegetarian.
Bathes regularly.
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Bean, your experience with capelin took me back to eating out with some locals in Goteborg, Sweden. They insisted that I must eat herring prepared in more ways than the Italians have pasta! Many of them (the herring I hasten to add) were ghastly; one was just as you describe and its smell was indescribably atrocious! They were great people but they had this love affair with herring, even sang songs to the herring as the evening wore on. I'm still not sure how much of it was done just to wind me up.
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You can buy herring pickled in wine here which is actually quite good, for herring. The Norwegians (my husband's side of the family) quite love it, and they like to eat the pickled herring on flatbrod (the o has a line through it, I think) which is like a very nice, very high-class cracker. I bet Fiberbabe knows what I'm talking about. 
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no hoofs, cloven or otherwise.
If it's a fish, hooves got nothing to do with it. Does it have gill slits? Does it have scales? Can you eat it on flatbrød?
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Dear Bean: sixty years ago Newfies were as scurrilous ethnic slur called "herringchokers" who couldn't take off their shirts bercause of the herring bones piercing their skin like the needles of a porcupine.
I used to very much enjoy many of the herring delicacies of the smorgasbord at Ola's in Boston almost seventy years ago.
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