Cabinet Maker
Craftsman who works mostly in mahogany.
Letter C
Catspaw
Grave insult, but in the grand style, to fling at a political opponent: "Sir, you are but a catspaw of the Presidential clique." Used only from the rostrum of the Chamber.
More from Letter C
Camarilla
Wax indignant on hearing this word.
Camel
Has two humps and the dromedary one; or the camel has one and the dromedary two—it is confusing.
Candor
Always "disarming." One is either full of it or wholly without.
Cannonade
Affects the weather.
Cannonball
The air current it creates causes blindness.