Homer : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Homer	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
homer n a base hit on which the batter scores a run [syn: homer, home run] ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC) an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs Synonym(s): homer, kor United States painter best known for his seascapes (1836-1910) Synonym(s): Homer, Winslow Homer pigeon trained to return home Synonym(s): homing pigeon, homer v hit a home run
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Liver \Liv"er\, n. [AS. lifer; akin to D. liver, G. leber, OHG. lebara, Icel. lifr, Sw. lefver, and perh. to Gr. [?] fat, E. live, v.] (Anat.) A very large glandular and vascular organ in the visceral cavity of all vertebrates. Note: Most of the venous blood from the alimentary canal passes through it on its way back to the heart; and it secretes the bile, produces glycogen, and in other ways changes the blood which passes through it. In man it is situated immediately beneath the diaphragm and mainly on the right side. See {Bile}, {Digestive}, and {Glycogen}. The liver of invertebrate animals is usually made up of c[91]cal tubes, and differs materially, in form and function, from that of vertebrates. {Floating liver}. See {Wandering liver}, under {Wandering}. {Liver of antimony}, {Liver of sulphur}. (Old Chem.) See {Hepar}. {Liver brown}, {Liver color}, the color of liver, a dark, reddish brown. {Liver shark} (Zo[94]l.), a very large shark ({Cetorhinus maximus}), inhabiting the northern coasts both of Europe and North America. It sometimes becomes forty feet in length, being one of the largest sharks known; but it has small simple teeth, and is not dangerous. It is captured for the sake of its liver, which often yields several barrels of oil. It has gill rakers, resembling whalebone, by means of which it separates small animals from the sea water. Called also {basking shark}, {bone shark}, {hoemother}, {homer}, and {sailfish}
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hoemother \Hoe"moth`er\, n. [A local Orkney name; cf. Icel. h[be]r.] (Zo[94]l.) The basking or liver shark; -- called also {homer}. See {Liver shark}, under {Liver}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Homer \Hom"er\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A carrier pigeon remarkable for its ability to return home from a distance.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Homer \Ho"mer\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Hoemother}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Homer \Ho"mer\, n. [Heb. kh[d3]mer.] A Hebrew measure containing, as a liquid measure, ten baths, equivalent to fifty-five gallons, two quarts, one pint; and, as a dry measure, ten ephahs, equivalent to six bushels, two pecks, four quarts. [Written also {chomer}, {gomer}.]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Homer, AK (city, FIPS 33140) Location: 59.63546 N, 151.52217 W Population (1990): 3660 (1673 housing units) Area: 28.3 sq km (land), 40.8 sq km (water) Homer, GA (town, FIPS 39720) Location: 34.33382 N, 83.49967 W Population (1990): 742 (332 housing units) Area: 24.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30547 Homer, IL (village, FIPS 35814) Location: 40.03189 N, 87.95893 W Population (1990): 1264 (516 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61849 Homer, LA (town, FIPS 35870) Location: 32.79357 N, 93.05868 W Population (1990): 4152 (1800 housing units) Area: 11.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 71040 Homer, MI (village, FIPS 38920) Location: 42.14547 N, 84.80998 W Population (1990): 1758 (685 housing units) Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49245 Homer, NE (village, FIPS 22920) Location: 42.32197 N, 96.49110 W Population (1990): 553 (208 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Homer, NY (village, FIPS 35276) Location: 42.63781 N, 76.18356 W Population (1990): 3476 (1379 housing units) Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 13077
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Homer heap, the largest of dry measures, containing about 8 bushels or 1 quarter English = 10 ephahs (Lev. 27:16; Num. 11:32) = a COR. (See {OMER}.) "Half a homer," a grain measure mentioned only in Hos. 3:2.