Cuban peso : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

cabin boy
n 1: a young man acting as a servant on a ship

English Dictionary: Cuban peso	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cabomba n alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae; a small genus of American aquatic plants Synonym(s): Cabomba, genus Cabomba
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cabomba caroliniana n common aquatic plant of eastern North America having floating and submerged leaves and white yellow-spotted flowers Synonym(s): water-shield, fanwort, Cabomba caroliniana
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cabombaceae n in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia Synonym(s): Cabombaceae, subfamily Cabombaceae, water-shield family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
co-beneficiary n one of two or more beneficiaries of the same benefit
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coupon bond n a bond issued with detachable coupons that must be presented to the issuer for interest payments Synonym(s): coupon bond, bearer bond
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cuban bast n erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks Synonym(s): Cuban bast, blue mahoe, mahoe, majagua, mahagua, Hibiscus elatus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cuban peso n the basic unit of money in Cuba; equal to 100 centavos Synonym(s): Cuban peso, peso
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cabin \Cab"in\ (k[acr]b"[icr]n), n. [OF. caban, fr. W. caban booth, cabin, dim. of cab cot, tent; or fr. F. cabane, cabine, LL. cabanna, perh. from the Celtic.] 1. A cottage or small house; a hut. --Swift. A hunting cabin in the west. --E. Everett. 2. A small room; an inclosed place. So long in secret cabin there he held Her captive. --Spenser. 3. A room in ship for officers or passengers. {Cabin boy}, a boy whose duty is to wait on the officers and passengers in the cabin of a ship.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pastern \Pas"tern\, n. [Of. pasturon, F. p[83]turon, fr. OF. pasture a tether, for beasts while pasturing; prop., a pasturing. See {Pasture}.] 1. The part of the foot of the horse, and allied animals, between the fetlock and the coffin joint. See Illust. of {Horse}. Note: The upper bone, or phalanx, of the foot is called the {great pastern bone}; the second, the {small pastern bone}; and the third, in the hoof, the {coffin bone}. {Pastern joint}, the joint in the hoof of the horse, and allied animals, between the great and small pastern bones. 2. A shackle for horses while pasturing. --Knight. 3. A patten. [Obs.] --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Coffin \Cof"fin\ (?; 115), n. [OE., a basket, receptacle, OF. cofin, fr. L. cophinus. See {Coffer}, n.] 1. The case in which a dead human body is inclosed for burial. They embalmed him [Joseph], and he was put in a coffin. --Gen. 1. 26. 2. A basket. [Obs.] --Wyclif (matt. xiv. 20). 3. A casing or crust, or a mold, of pastry, as for a pie. Of the paste a coffin I will rear. --Shak. 4. A conical paper bag, used by grocers. [Obs.] --Nares. 5. (Far.) The hollow crust or hoof of a horse's foot, below the coronet, in which is the coffin bone. {Coffin bone}, the foot bone of the horse and allied animals, inclosed within the hoof, and corresponding to the third phalanx of the middle finger, or toe, of most mammals. {Coffin joint}, the joint next above the coffin bone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pastern \Pas"tern\, n. [Of. pasturon, F. p[83]turon, fr. OF. pasture a tether, for beasts while pasturing; prop., a pasturing. See {Pasture}.] 1. The part of the foot of the horse, and allied animals, between the fetlock and the coffin joint. See Illust. of {Horse}. Note: The upper bone, or phalanx, of the foot is called the {great pastern bone}; the second, the {small pastern bone}; and the third, in the hoof, the {coffin bone}. {Pastern joint}, the joint in the hoof of the horse, and allied animals, between the great and small pastern bones. 2. A shackle for horses while pasturing. --Knight. 3. A patten. [Obs.] --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Coffin \Cof"fin\ (?; 115), n. [OE., a basket, receptacle, OF. cofin, fr. L. cophinus. See {Coffer}, n.] 1. The case in which a dead human body is inclosed for burial. They embalmed him [Joseph], and he was put in a coffin. --Gen. 1. 26. 2. A basket. [Obs.] --Wyclif (matt. xiv. 20). 3. A casing or crust, or a mold, of pastry, as for a pie. Of the paste a coffin I will rear. --Shak. 4. A conical paper bag, used by grocers. [Obs.] --Nares. 5. (Far.) The hollow crust or hoof of a horse's foot, below the coronet, in which is the coffin bone. {Coffin bone}, the foot bone of the horse and allied animals, inclosed within the hoof, and corresponding to the third phalanx of the middle finger, or toe, of most mammals. {Coffin joint}, the joint next above the coffin bone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Covenable \Cov"enable\ (k?v"?-n?-b'l), a. [OF. covenable, F. convenable. See {Covenant}.] Fit; proper; suitable. [Obs.] [bd]A covenable day.[b8] --Wyclif (Mark vi. 21).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Covenably \Cov"enably\ (k?v"?-n?-bly), adv. Fitly; suitably. [Obs.] [bd]Well and covenably.[b8] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vanilla \Va*nil"la\, n. [NL., fr. Sp. vainilla, dim. of Sp. vaina a sheath, a pod, L. vagina; because its grains, or seeds, are contained in little pods.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of climbing orchidaceous plants, natives of tropical America. 2. The long podlike capsules of {Vanilla planifolia}, and {V. claviculata}, remarkable for their delicate and agreeable odor, for the volatile, odoriferous oil extracted from them; also, the flavoring extract made from the capsules, extensively used in confectionery, perfumery, etc. Note: As a medicine, vanilla is supposed to possess powers analogous to valerian, while, at the same time, it is far more grateful. {Cuban vanilla}, a sweet-scented West Indian composite shrub ({Eupatorium Dalea}). {Vanilla bean}, the long capsule of the vanilla plant. {Vanilla grass}. Same as {Holy grass}, under {Holy}.
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