See Also: cammock(1)(dictionary)
cammock(2)(dictionary)

tertial (iou) and cammock(2) (iou)


tertial (iou)



tertial noun & adjective. M19.
[from Latin tertius third + -AL1.]
Ornithology. (Of or pertaining to) a tertiary feather.

cammock(2) (iou)



cammock noun2. obsolete exc. Scot. Also cambock. LME.
[App. from medieval Latin cambuca, -buta curved stick, crosier, app. of Gaulish origin and rel. to CAM adjective & adverb, CAMAN.]
A crooked staff; esp. a Hockey-stick etc.; a game in which this is used. LME.
A crooked piece of wood; a cambrel. LME.