300 of Brinsley.) Hunter says:—'The Campa field' occurs several times in the returns of their Sheffield estates by the Dukes of Norfolk, compelling Roman Catholics to register their estates with the Clerk of the Peace. This proves that there was once a field in Sheffield appropriated to this sport, and what more probable than that it was the open space now called Paradise Square? Campo lane, so called, as leading to it—in full, the Camper field lane.'—Hunter's MS. Bateman opened a barrow at the summit of a rocky hill, near Ecton mine, called by the natives the Comp.—Ten Years' Diggings, p. 34. Cf. Compton, near Ashbourne. Bateman opened a large barrow at Cawthorn Camps, Yorkshire.—Ibid., p. 206. See CAMPFIELD. As Campo Lane runs along the ridge of a steep hill, the most probable derivation is O. Icel. kambr, a ridge. There is a place called Camp green at Hathersage.
CAN, sb. the hollow or pipe-like part of an elephant's tusk. Lat. canna, Gk. κάννη, a reed. See BUN. Drinking cups, called cans, are sometimes made of this part of the tusk. They are usually ornamented with silver.
CANK, sb. a substance found in and near the beds of streams, &c., and composed of clay, stone, and a little iron. It is found in quarries, and when found it is a source of great disappointment, being of no use to the quarry owner.
CANKLOW, near Kimberworth. O. M.
CANNEL, v. to bevel the edge of a knife when ground too thin.
CANT-AND-CROSS, sb. a sort of file with a tapering edge. A section of the file forms an acute-angled triangle.
CANTLING, sb. a narrow strip of wood used by joiners for an edge or border. Also SCANTLING, q.v.
CANYERS, at Bradfield.
- 'The Canyers, a range of conical hills stretching about a mile in length, if indeed that stupendous work has been raised by other hands than those divine.'—Hunter's Hallamshire, p. 15. 'At one of its extremes are a very great number of small roundish hills called Kenhere [or Kenyer] Hills.'—Eastwood's Ecclesfield, p. 24, citing Watson in the Archæologia, vol. v., p, 91 seq. 'Richard Morton of Kanyers, yeoman.'—Ibid., p. 476. There is a Kens low near Middleton by Youlgreave, Derbyshire. I suspect that these are tumuli, or barrows. One, at least, of the barrows at Kenslow was a 'bowl barrow.' See KENT STORTH. Cf. A.S. cên, a torch, pinus. The pine grows on some of these hills.
CAP, v. to puzzle, to crown.
- 'That caps Balguy.' The Balguys were an old family in North Derbyshire. 'That's a capper,' i.e., a crowning tale or story.
CAPPEL, sb. a piece of leather to mend the toe of a shoe.
CAPPEL, v. to mend the toe of a shoe.
- 'Ned al want a pair a new ans, and Tom's wants cappilin.'—Bywater 194.
CAPS, sb. pl. knotted wool from sheep. See COTS.
