English Dictionary: chutzpah | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Caddice \Cad"dice\, Caddis \Cad"dis\, n. [Prov. E. caddy, cadew; cf. G. k[94]der bait.] (Zo[94]l.) The larva of a caddice fly. These larv[91] generally live in cylindrical cases, open at each end, and covered externally with pieces of broken shells, gravel, bits of wood, etc. They are a favorite bait with anglers. Called also {caddice worm}, or {caddis worm}. {Caddice fly} (Zo[94]l.), a species of trichopterous insect, whose larva is the caddice. | |
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Caducibranchiate \Ca*du`ci*bran"chi*ate\, a. [L. caducus falling (fr. cadere to fall) + E. branchiate.] (Zo[94]l.) With temporary gills: -- applied to those Amphibia in which the gills do not remain in adult life. | |
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Catchable \Catch"a*ble\, a. Capable of being caught. [R.] | |
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Catch-basin \Catch"-ba`sin\, n. A cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter discharges into a sewer, to catch bulky matters which would not pass readily through the sewer. --Knight. | |
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Catchfly \Catch"fly\, n. (Bot.) A plant with the joints of the stem, and sometimes other parts, covered with a viscid secretion to which small insects adhere. The species of {Silene} are examples of the catchfly. | |
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Catchpenny \Catch"pen*ny\, a. Made or contrived for getting small sums of money from the ignorant or unwary; as, a catchpenny book; a catchpenny show. -- n. Some worthless catchpenny thing. | |
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Catchpoll \Catch"poll`\, n. [OF. chacepol, chacipol.] A bailiff's assistant. | |
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Catchup \Catch"up\, Catsup \Cat"sup\, n. [Probably of East Indian origin, because it was originally a kind of East Indian pickles.] A table sauce made from mushrooms, tomatoes, walnuts, etc. [Written also {ketchup}.] | |
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Cat's-foot \Cat's`-foot\, n. (Bot.) A plant ({Nepeta Glechoma}) of the same genus with catnip; ground ivy. | |
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Cat's-paw \Cat's"-paw`\, n. 1. (Naut.) (a) A light transitory air which ruffles the surface of the water during a calm, or the ripples made by such a puff of air. (b) A particular hitch or turn in the bight of a rope, into which a tackle may be hooked. 2. A dupe; a tool; one who, or that which, is used by another as an instrument to a accomplish his purposes. Note: In this sense the term refers to the fable of the monkey using the cat's paw to draw the roasting chestnuts out of the fire. | |
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Catsup \Cat"sup\, n. Same as {Catchup}, and {Ketchup}. | |
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Catchup \Catch"up\, Catsup \Cat"sup\, n. [Probably of East Indian origin, because it was originally a kind of East Indian pickles.] A table sauce made from mushrooms, tomatoes, walnuts, etc. [Written also {ketchup}.] | |
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3. An expedient to secure protection or defense; a device or contrivance. Their latest refuge Was to send him. --Shak. Light must be supplied, among gracefulrefuges, by terracing [?][?][?] story in danger of darkness. --Sir H. Wotton. {Cities of refuge} (Jewish Antiq.), certain cities appointed as places of safe refuge for persons who had committed homicide without design. Of these there were three on each side of Jordan. --Josh. xx. {House of refuge}, a charitable institution for giving shelter and protection to the homeless, destitute, or tempted. Syn: Shelter; asylum; retreat; covert. | |
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Coadjuvancy \Co*ad"ju*van*cy\, n. Joint help; co[94]peration. --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Coadjuvant \Co*ad"ju*vant\, a. Co[94]perating. | |
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Coadjuvant \Co*ad"ju*vant\, n. (Med.) An adjuvant. | |
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Code \Code\ (k[omac]d), n. [F., fr. L. codex, caudex, the stock or stem of a tree, a board or tablet of wood smeared over with wax, on which the ancients originally wrote; hence, a book, a writing.] 1. A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by public authority; a digest. Note: The collection of laws made by the order of Justinian is sometimes called, by way of eminence. [bd]The Code[b8] --Wharton. 2. Any system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; as, the medical code, a system of rules for the regulation of the professional conduct of physicians; the naval code, a system of rules for making communications at sea means of signals. {Code civil} [or] {Code Napoleon}, a code enacted in France in 1803 and 1804, embodying the law of rights of persons and of property generally. --Abbot. | |
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Father-lasher \Fa"ther-lash`er\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A European marine fish ({Cottus bubalis}), allied to the sculpin; -- called also {lucky proach}. | |
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Cavendish \Cav"en*dish\, n. Leaf tobacco softened, sweetened, and pressed into plugs or cakes. {Cut cavendish}, the plugs cut into long shreds for smoking. | |
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Caddo Gap, AR Zip code(s): 71935 | |
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Cat Spring, TX Zip code(s): 78933 | |
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Catheys Valley, CA Zip code(s): 95306 | |
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Chadds Ford, PA Zip code(s): 19317 | |
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Coatesville, IN (town, FIPS 14050) Location: 39.68733 N, 86.66924 W Population (1990): 469 (193 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 46121 Coatesville, PA (city, FIPS 14712) Location: 39.98480 N, 75.81929 W Population (1990): 11038 (4391 housing units) Area: 4.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 19320 | |
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Coatsburg, IL (village, FIPS 15261) Location: 40.03229 N, 91.15942 W Population (1990): 201 (86 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62325 | |
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Coatsville, MO Zip code(s): 63535 | |
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Cotesfield, NE (village, FIPS 10740) Location: 41.35769 N, 98.63302 W Population (1990): 60 (35 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68829 | |
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Cottageville, SC (town, FIPS 16990) Location: 32.93673 N, 80.47975 W Population (1990): 572 (221 housing units) Area: 8.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29435 Cottageville, WV Zip code(s): 25239 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
CityScape {backbone}. E-Mail: Address: CityScape Internet Services, 59 Wycliffe Rd., Cambridge, CB1 3JE, England. Telephone: +44 (1223) 566 950. (1994-11-08) | |
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