English Dictionary: cough up | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Case-bay \Case"-bay`\, n. (Arch.) (a) The space between two principals or girders. (b) One of the joists framed between a pair of girders in naked flooring. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cash \Cash\, n. [F. caisse case, box, cash box, cash. See {Case} a box.] A place where money is kept, or where it is deposited and paid out; a money box. [Obs.] This bank is properly a general cash, where every man lodges his money. --Sir W. Temple. [9c]20,000 are known to be in her cash. --Sir R. Winwood. 2. (Com.) (a) Ready money; especially, coin or specie; but also applied to bank notes, drafts, bonds, or any paper easily convertible into money. (b) Immediate or prompt payment in current funds; as, to sell goods for cash; to make a reduction in price for cash. {Cash account} (Bookkeeping), an account of money received, disbursed, and on hand. {Cash boy}, in large retail stores, a messenger who carries the money received by the salesman from customers to a cashier, and returns the proper change. [Colloq.] {Cash credit}, an account with a bank by which a person or house, having given security for repayment, draws at pleasure upon the bank to the extent of an amount agreed upon; -- called also {bank credit} and {cash account}. {Cash sales}, sales made for ready, money, in distinction from those on which credit is given; stocks sold, to be delivered on the day of transaction. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cassava \Cas"sa*va\, n. [F. cassave, Sp. cazabe, fr. kasabi, in the language of Hayti.] 1. (Bot.) A shrubby euphorbiaceous plant of the genus {Manihot}, with fleshy rootstocks yielding an edible starch; -- called also {manioc}. Note: There are two species, bitter and sweet, from which the cassava of commerce is prepared in the West Indies, tropical America, and Africa. The bitter ({Manihot utilissima}) is the more important; this has a poisonous sap, but by grating, pressing, and baking the root the poisonous qualities are removed. The sweet ({M. Aipi}) is used as a table vegetable. 2. A nutritious starch obtained from the rootstocks of the cassava plant, used as food and in making tapioca. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cassiopeia \Cas`si*o*pe"ia\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?].] (Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere, situated between Cepheus and Perseus; -- so called in honor of the wife of Cepheus, a fabulous king of Ethiopia. {Cassiopeia's Chair}, a group of six stars, in Cassiopeia, somewhat resembling a chair. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pea \Pea\, n.; pl. {Peas}or {Pease}. [OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. [?], [?]. The final s was misunderstood in English as a plural ending. Cf. {Pease}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus {Pisum}, of many varieties, much cultivated for food. It has a papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume, popularly called a pod. Note: When a definite number, more than one, is spoken of, the plural form peas is used; as, the pod contained nine peas; but, in a collective sense, the form pease is preferred; as, a bushel of pease; they had pease at dinner. This distinction is not always preserved, the form peas being used in both senses. 2. A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the seed of several leguminous plants (species of {Dolichos}, {Cicer}, {Abrus}, etc.) esp. those having a scar (hilum) of a different color from the rest of the seed. Note: The name pea is given to many leguminous plants more or less closely related to the common pea. See the Phrases, below. {Beach pea} (Bot.), a seashore plant, {Lathyrus maritimus}. {Black-eyed pea}, a West Indian name for {Dolichos sph[91]rospermus} and its seed. {Butterfly pea}, the American plant {Clitoria Mariana}, having showy blossoms. {Chick pea}. See {Chick-pea}. {Egyptian pea}. Same as {Chick-pea}. {Everlasting pea}. See under {Everlasting}. {Glory pea}. See under {Glory}, n. {Hoary pea}, any plant of the genus {Tephrosia}; goat's rue. {Issue pea}, {Orris pea}. (Med.) See under {Issue}, and {Orris}. {Milk pea}. (Bot.) See under {Milk}. {Pea berry}, a kind of a coffee bean or grain which grows single, and is round or pea-shaped; often used adjectively; as, pea-berry coffee. {Pea bug}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Pea weevil}. {Pea coal}, a size of coal smaller than nut coal. {Pea crab} (Zo[94]l.), any small crab of the genus {Pinnotheres}, living as a commensal in bivalves; esp., the European species ({P. pisum}) which lives in the common mussel and the cockle. {Pea dove} (Zo[94]l.), the American ground dove. {Pea-flower tribe} (Bot.), a suborder ({Papilionace[91]}) of leguminous plants having blossoms essentially like that of the pea. --G. Bentham. {Pea maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a European moth ({Tortrix pisi}), which is very destructive to peas. {Pea ore} (Min.), argillaceous oxide of iron, occurring in round grains of a size of a pea; pisolitic ore. {Pea starch}, the starch or flour of the common pea, which is sometimes used in adulterating wheat flour, pepper, etc. {Pea tree} (Bot.), the name of several leguminous shrubs of the genus {Caragana}, natives of Siberia and China. {Pea vine}. (Bot.) (a) Any plant which bears peas. (b) A kind of vetch or tare, common in the United States ({Lathyrus Americana}, and other similar species). {Pea weevil} (Zo[94]l.), a small weevil ({Bruchus pisi}) which destroys peas by eating out the interior. {Pigeon pea}. (Bot.) See {Pigeon pea}. {Sweet pea} (Bot.), the annual plant {Lathyrus odoratus}; also, its many-colored, sweet-scented blossoms. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Chick-pea \Chick"-pea`\ (-p[emac]`), n. [See {Chich}.] 1. (Bot.) A Small leguminous plant ({Cicer arietinum}) of Asia, Africa, and the south of Europe; the chich; the dwarf pea; the gram. 2. Its nutritious seed, used in cookery, and especially, when roasted (parched pulse), as food for travelers in the Eastern deserts. | |
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Cich-pea \Cich"-pea`\, n. The chick-pea. --Holland. | |
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Cock-a-hoop \Cock`-a-hoop"\, a. Boastful; defiant; exulting. Also used adverbially. | |
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Cockup \Cock"up\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A large, highly esteemed, edible fish of India ({Lates calcarifer}); -- also called {begti}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cohesive \Co*he"sive\, a. 1. Holding the particles of a homogeneous body together; as, cohesive attraction; producing cohesion; as, a cohesive force. 2. Cohering, or sticking together, as in a mass; capable of cohering; tending to cohere; as, cohesive clay. {Cohesive attraction}. See under {Attraction}. -- {Co*he"sive*ly}, adv. -- {Co*he"sive*ness}, n. | |
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Cookshop \Cook`shop\, n. An eating house. [bd]A subterranean cookshop.[b8] --Macaulay. | |
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Cuckoo \Cuck"oo\ (k??k"??), n. [OE. coccou, cukkow, F. coucou, prob. of imitative origin; cf. L. cuculus, Gr. [?][?][?][?], Skr. k[?]ki[?]a, G. kuckuk, D. koekoek.] (Zo[94]l.) A bird belonging to {Cuculus}, {Coccyzus}, and several allied genera, of many species. Note: The European cuckoo ({Cuculus canorus}) builds no nest of its own, but lays its eggs in the nests of other birds, to be hatched by them. The American yellow-billed cuckoo ({Coccyzus Americanus}) and the black-billed cuckoo ({C. erythrophthalmus}) build their own nests. {Cuckoo bee} (Zool.), a bee, parasitic in the larval stage in the nests of other bees, feeding either upon their food or larvae. They belong to the genera {Nomada}, {Melecta}, {Epeolus}, and others. {Cuckoo clock}, a clock so constructed that at the time for striking it gives forth sounds resembling the cry of the cuckoo. {Cuckoo dove} (Zo[94]l.), a long-tailed pigeon of the genus {Macropygia}. Many species inhabit the East Indies. {Cuckoo fish} (Zo[94]l.), the European red gurnard ({Trigla cuculus}). The name probably alludes to the sound that it utters. {Cuckoo falcon} (Zo[94]l.), any falcon of the genus {Baza}. The genus inhabits Africa and the East Indies. {Cuckoo maid} (Zo[94]l.), the wryneck; -- called also {cuckoo mate}. {Cuckoo ray} (Zo[94]l.), a British ray ({Raia miraletus}). {Cuckoo spit}, [or] {Cuckoo spittle}. (a) A frothy secretion found upon plants, exuded by the larvae of certain insects, for concealment; -- called also {toad spittle} and {frog spit}. (b) (Zo[94]l.) A small hemipterous insect, the larva of which, living on grass and the leaves of plants, exudes this secretion. The insects belong to {Aphrophora}, {Helochara}, and allied genera. {Ground cuckoo}, the chaparral cock. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cusp \Cusp\ (k?sp), n. [L. cuspis, -idis, point, pointed end.] 1. (Arch.) A triangular protection from the intrados of an arch, or from an inner curve of tracery. 2. (Astrol.) The beginning or first entrance of any house in the calculations of nativities, etc. 3. (Astron) The point or horn of the crescent moon or other crescent-shaped luminary. 4. (Math.) A multiple point of a curve at which two or more branches of the curve have a common tangent. 5. (Anat.) A prominence or point, especially on the crown of a tooth. 6. (Bot.) A sharp and rigid point. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cusp \Cusp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cusped} (k?spt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cusping}.] To furnish with a cusp or cusps. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Chackbay, LA (CDP, FIPS 14100) Location: 29.88751 N, 90.78433 W Population (1990): 2276 (803 housing units) Area: 40.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Chicopee, MA (city, FIPS 13660) Location: 42.17590 N, 72.57312 W Population (1990): 56632 (23690 housing units) Area: 59.3 sq km (land), 2.7 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 01013, 01020 | |
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Coos Bay, OR (city, FIPS 15250) Location: 43.37845 N, 124.23101 W Population (1990): 15076 (6617 housing units) Area: 27.4 sq km (land), 13.8 sq km (water) | |
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Cos Cob, CT Zip code(s): 06807 | |
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Cosby, MO (town, FIPS 16588) Location: 39.86353 N, 94.67950 W Population (1990): 121 (41 housing units) Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64436 Cosby, TN Zip code(s): 37722 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
cuspy /kuhs'pee/ adj. [WPI: from the {DEC} abbreviation CUSP, for `Commonly Used System Program', i.e., a utility program used by many people] 1. (of a program) Well-written. 2. Functionally excellent. A program that performs well and interfaces well to users is cuspy. See {rude}. 3. [NYU] Said of an attractive woman, especially one regarded as available. Implies a certain curvaceousness. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
CESP {Common ESP} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
cuspy /kuhs'pee/ [WPI: from the {DEC} abbreviation CUSP, for "Commonly Used System Program", i.e. a utility program used by many people] 1. (of a program) Well-written. 2. Functionally excellent. A program that performs well and interfaces well to users is cuspy. See {rude}. [{Jargon File}] | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Casiphia silver, a place between Babylon and Jerusalem, where Iddo resided (Ezra 8:17); otherwise unknown. | |
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Chezib deceitful, a town where Shelah, the son of Judah, was born (Gen. 38:5). Probably the same as Achzib (q.v.). | |
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Chozeba (1 Chr. 4:22), the same as Chezib and Achzib, a place in the lowlands of Judah (Gen. 38:5; Josh. 15:44). | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Casiphia, money; covetousness | |
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Chozeba, men liers in wait | |
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Cozbi, a liar; sliding away |