English Dictionary: ganof | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Gamp \Gamp\, n. A large umbrella; -- said to allude to Mrs. Gamp's umbrella, in Dickens's [bd]Martin Chuzzlewit.[b8] | |
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Geneva \Ge*ne"va\, n. The chief city of Switzerland. {Geneva Bible}, a translation of the Bible into English, made and published by English refugees in Geneva (Geneva, 1560; London, 1576). It was the first English Bible printed in Roman type instead of the ancient black letter, the first which recognized the division into verses, and the first which omitted the Apocrypha. In form it was a small quarto, and soon superseded the large folio of Cranmer's translation. Called also {Genevan Bible}. {Geneva convention} (Mil.), an agreement made by representatives of the great continental powers at Geneva and signed in 1864, establishing new and more humane regulation regarding the treatment of the sick and wounded and the status of those who minister to them in war. Ambulances and military hospitals are made neutral, and this condition affects physicians, chaplains, nurses, and the ambulance corps. Great Britain signed the convention in 1865. {Geneva cross} (Mil.), a red Greek cross on a white ground; -- the flag and badge adopted in the Geneva convention. | |
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Geneva \Ge*ne"va\, n. [F. geni[8a]vre juniper, juniper berry, gin, OF. geneivre juniper, fr. L. juniperus the juniper tree: cf. D. jenever, fr. F. geni[8a]vre. See {Juniper}, and cf. {Gin} a liquor.] A strongly alcoholic liquor, flavored with juniper berries; -- made in Holland; Holland gin; Hollands. | |
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Genip \Gen"ip\, n., or Genip tree \Genip tree\ 1. Any tree or shrub of the genus {Genipa}. 2. The West Indian sapindaceous tree {Melicocca bijuga}, which yields the honeyberry; also, the related trees {Exothea paniculata} and {E. trifoliata}. | |
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Gimp \Gimp\, a. [W. gwymp fair, neat, comely.] Smart; spruce; trim; nice. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] | |
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Gimp \Gimp\, n. [OF. guimpe, guimple, a nun's wimple, F. guimpe, OHG. wimpal a veil G. wimpel pennon, pendant. See {Wimple}, n.] A narrow ornamental fabric of silk, woolen, or cotton, often with a metallic wire, or sometimes a coarse cord, running through it; -- used as trimming for dresses, furniture, etc. Gimp nail, an upholsterer's small nail. | |
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Gimp \Gimp\, v. t. To notch; to indent; to jag. | |
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Gnof \Gnof\ (n[ocr]f), n. Churl; curmudgeon. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Gombo \Gom"bo\, n. See {Gumbo}. | |
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Gonoph \Gon"oph\, n. [Perh. fr. Heb. gann[be]bh thief.] A pickpocket or thief. [Eng. Slang] | |
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Gumbo \Gum"bo\, n. [Written aalso gombo.] 1. A soup thickened with the mucilaginous pods of the okra; okra soup. 2. The okra plant or its pods. | |
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Gump \Gump\, n. [Cf. Sw. & Dan. gump buttocks, rump, Icel. gumprg.] A dolt; a dunce. [Low.] --Holloway. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Geneva, AL (city, FIPS 29464) Location: 31.03664 N, 85.87678 W Population (1990): 4681 (2093 housing units) Area: 36.1 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 36340 Geneva, FL Zip code(s): 32732 Geneva, GA (town, FIPS 32412) Location: 32.57960 N, 84.55220 W Population (1990): 182 (77 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Geneva, IA (city, FIPS 30135) Location: 42.67594 N, 93.12999 W Population (1990): 169 (81 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50633 Geneva, ID Zip code(s): 83238 Geneva, IL (city, FIPS 28872) Location: 41.88233 N, 88.31449 W Population (1990): 12617 (4802 housing units) Area: 17.0 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60134 Geneva, IN (town, FIPS 27216) Location: 40.59719 N, 84.95713 W Population (1990): 1280 (559 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 46740 Geneva, MN (city, FIPS 23354) Location: 43.82392 N, 93.26827 W Population (1990): 444 (178 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56035 Geneva, NE (city, FIPS 18405) Location: 40.52763 N, 97.60155 W Population (1990): 2310 (1049 housing units) Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68361 Geneva, NY (city, FIPS 28640) Location: 42.86529 N, 76.98347 W Population (1990): 14143 (5654 housing units) Area: 11.0 sq km (land), 4.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 14456 Geneva, OH (city, FIPS 29610) Location: 41.79981 N, 80.94847 W Population (1990): 6597 (2487 housing units) Area: 9.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 44041 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
gnubie /noo'bee/ n. Written-only variant of {newbie} in common use on IRC channels, which implies specifically someone who is new to the Linux/open source/free software world. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
gumby /guhm'bee/ n. [from a class of Monty Python characters, poss. with some influence from the 1960s claymation character] 1. An act of minor but conspicuous stupidity, often in `gumby maneuver' or `pull a gumby'. 2. [NRL] n. A bureaucrat, or other technical incompetent who impedes the progress of real work. 3. adj. Relating to things typically associated with people in sense 2. (e.g. "Ran would be writing code, but Richard gave him gumby work that's due on Friday", or, "Dammit! Travel screwed up my plane tickets. I have to go out on gumby patrol.") | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
GENOVA An old statistical package still in use on some {VM} computers. (1995-11-28) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
GMAP GCOS Macro Assembler Program. The {macro assembler} for the {GCOS 8} {operating system} on {Honeywell}/{Bull} {DPS-8} computers. ["GCOS8 OS GMAP User's Guide", Bull]. |