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   cabin car
         n 1: a car on a freight train for use of the train crew; usually
               the last car on the train [syn: {cabin car}, {caboose}]

English Dictionary: chauvinism by the DICT Development Group
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cabin class
n
  1. a class of accommodations on a ship or train or plane that are less expensive than first class accommodations
    Synonym(s): cabin class, second class, economy class
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cabin cruiser
n
  1. a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board
    Synonym(s): cabin cruiser, cruiser, pleasure boat, pleasure craft
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
caffeinic
adj
  1. of or containing caffein
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caffeinism
n
  1. poisoning resulting from excessive intake of caffeine containing products
    Synonym(s): caffeinism, caffeine intoxication
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
caponise
v
  1. convert a cock into a capon
    Synonym(s): caponize, caponise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
caponize
v
  1. convert a cock into a capon
    Synonym(s): caponize, caponise
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Cebu maguey
n
  1. hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plants
    Synonym(s): cantala, Cebu maguey, manila maguey
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chaffinch
n
  1. small European finch with a cheerful song [syn: chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chafing
n
  1. soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chafing dish
n
  1. a metal pan over a heater; used to cook or to keep things warm at the table
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chafing gear
n
  1. covering (usually rope or canvas) of a line or spar to protect it from friction
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chauvinism
n
  1. fanatical patriotism [syn: chauvinism, jingoism, superpatriotism, ultranationalism]
  2. activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women
    Synonym(s): male chauvinism, chauvinism, antifeminism
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chauvinist
n
  1. a person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind
  2. an extreme bellicose nationalist
    Synonym(s): chauvinist, jingoist, jingo, flag-waver, hundred-percenter, patrioteer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chauvinistic
adj
  1. of or relating to persons convinced of the superiority of their own gender or kind
  2. fanatically patriotic
    Synonym(s): chauvinistic, flag-waving(a), jingoistic, nationalistic, ultranationalistic, superpatriotic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cheapness
n
  1. a price below the standard price [syn: bargain rate, cheapness, cut rate, cut price]
  2. tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
    Synonym(s): cheapness, tackiness, tat, sleaze
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chiffon cake
n
  1. very light cake
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chipping
n
  1. the act of chipping something [syn: chip, chipping, splintering]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chipping sparrow
n
  1. small North American finch common in urban areas [syn: chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina]
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choppiness
n
  1. used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather [syn: choppiness, roughness, rough water]
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chopping block
n
  1. a steady wooden block on which food can be cut or diced or wood can be split
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chopping board
n
  1. a wooden board where meats or vegetables can be cut [syn: chopping board, cutting board]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chub mackerel
n
  1. small mackerel found nearly worldwide [syn: {chub mackerel}, tinker, Scomber japonicus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chubbiness
n
  1. the property of having a plump and round body [syn: chubbiness, pudginess, tubbiness, rolypoliness]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coffee maker
n
  1. a kitchen appliance for brewing coffee automatically
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coffee mug
n
  1. a mug intended for serving coffee
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Copenhagen
n
  1. the capital and largest city of Denmark; located on the island of Zealand; "Copenhagen is sometimes called the Paris of the North"
    Synonym(s): Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Danish capital
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coping
n
  1. brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall [syn: header, coping, cope]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coping saw
n
  1. a handsaw with a taut thin blade; used for cutting small curves in wood
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coping stone
n
  1. a stone that forms the top of wall or building [syn: capstone, copestone, coping stone, stretcher]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
copying
n
  1. an act of copying
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Cowpens
n
  1. battle in the American Revolution; Americans under Daniel Morgan defeated the British
    Synonym(s): Cowpens, battle of Cowpens
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cowpuncher
n
  1. a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
    Synonym(s): cowboy, cowpuncher, puncher, cowman, cattleman, cowpoke, cowhand, cowherd
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cuban capital
n
  1. the capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas
    Synonym(s): Havana, capital of Cuba, Cuban capital
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cuban mahogany
n
  1. mahogany tree of West Indies [syn: true mahogany, {Cuban mahogany}, Dominican mahogany, Swietinia mahogani]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cuban sandwich
n
  1. a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
    Synonym(s): bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cuban spinach
n
  1. succulent herb sometimes grown as a salad or pot herb; grows on dunes and waste ground of Pacific coast of North America
    Synonym(s): winter purslane, miner's lettuce, Cuban spinach, Montia perfoliata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cup fungus
n
  1. any fungus that is a member of the subclass Discomycetes
    Synonym(s): discomycete, cup fungus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cupping
n
  1. a treatment in which evacuated cups are applied to the skin to draw blood through the surface
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kumquat \Kum"quat\, n. [Chin. kin keu.] (Bot.)
      A small tree of the genus {Citrus} ({C. Japonica}) growing in
      China and Japan; also, its small acid, orange-colored fruit
      used for preserves.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glory \Glo"ry\, n. [OE. glorie, OF. glorie, gloire, F. gloire,
      fr. L. gloria; prob. akin to Gr. [?], Skr. [?]ravas glory,
      praise, [?]ru to hear. See {Loud}.]
      1. Praise, honor, admiration, or distinction, accorded by
            common consent to a person or thing; high reputation;
            honorable fame; renown.
  
                     Glory to God in the highest.               --Luke ii. 14.
  
                     Spread his glory through all countries wide.
                                                                              --Spenser.
  
      2. That quality in a person or thing which secures general
            praise or honor; that which brings or gives renown; an
            object of pride or boast; the occasion of praise;
            excellency; brilliancy; splendor.
  
                     Think it no glory to swell in tyranny. --Sir P.
                                                                              Sidney.
  
                     Jewels lose their glory if neglected. --Shak.
  
                     Your sex's glory 't is to shine unknown. --Young.
  
      3. Pride; boastfulness; arrogance.
  
                     In glory of thy fortunes.                  --Chapman.
  
      4. The presence of the Divine Being; the manifestations of
            the divine nature and favor to the blessed in heaven;
            celestial honor; heaven.
  
                     Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward
                     receive me to glory.                           --Ps. lxxiii.
                                                                              24.
  
      5. An emanation of light supposed to proceed from beings of
            peculiar sanctity. It is represented in art by rays of
            gold, or the like, proceeding from the head or body, or by
            a disk, or a mere line.
  
      Note: This is the general term; when confined to the head it
               is properly called nimbus; when encircling the whole
               body, aureola or aureole.
  
      {Glory hole}, an opening in the wall of a glass furnace,
            exposing the brilliant white light of the interior.
            --Knight.
  
      {Glory pea} (Bot.), the name of two leguminous plants
            ({Clianthus Dampieri} and {C. puniceus}) of Australia and
            New Zeland. They have showy scarlet or crimson flowers.
  
      {Glory tree} (Bot.), a name given to several species of the
            verbenaceous genus {Clerodendron}, showy flowering shrubs
            of tropical regions.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Caponize \Ca"pon*ize\, v. t.
      To castrate, as a fowl.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cap \Cap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Capped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Capping}.]
      1. To cover with a cap, or as with a cap; to provide with a
            cap or cover; to cover the top or end of; to place a cap
            upon the proper part of; as, to cap a post; to cap a gun.
  
                     The bones next the joint are capped with a smooth
                     cartilaginous substance.                     --Derham.
  
      2. To deprive of cap. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      3. To complete; to crown; to bring to the highest point or
            consummation; as, to cap the climax of absurdity.
  
      4. To salute by removing the cap. [Slang. Eng.]
  
                     Tom . . . capped the proctor with the profoundest of
                     bows.                                                --Thackeray.
  
      5. To match; to mate in contest; to furnish a complement to;
            as, to cap text; to cap proverbs. --Shak.
  
                     Now I have him under girdle I'll cap verses with him
                     to the end of the chapter.                  --Dryden.
  
      Note: In capping verses, when one quotes a verse another must
               cap it by quoting one beginning with the last letter of
               the first letter, or with the first letter of the last
               word, or ending with a rhyming word, or by applying any
               other arbitrary rule may be agreed upon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Coping \Cop"ing\, n. [See {Cope}, n.] (Arch.)
      The highest or covering course of masonry in a wall, often
      with sloping edges to carry off water; -- sometimes called
      {capping}. --Gwill.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cap \Cap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Capped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Capping}.]
      1. To cover with a cap, or as with a cap; to provide with a
            cap or cover; to cover the top or end of; to place a cap
            upon the proper part of; as, to cap a post; to cap a gun.
  
                     The bones next the joint are capped with a smooth
                     cartilaginous substance.                     --Derham.
  
      2. To deprive of cap. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      3. To complete; to crown; to bring to the highest point or
            consummation; as, to cap the climax of absurdity.
  
      4. To salute by removing the cap. [Slang. Eng.]
  
                     Tom . . . capped the proctor with the profoundest of
                     bows.                                                --Thackeray.
  
      5. To match; to mate in contest; to furnish a complement to;
            as, to cap text; to cap proverbs. --Shak.
  
                     Now I have him under girdle I'll cap verses with him
                     to the end of the chapter.                  --Dryden.
  
      Note: In capping verses, when one quotes a verse another must
               cap it by quoting one beginning with the last letter of
               the first letter, or with the first letter of the last
               word, or ending with a rhyming word, or by applying any
               other arbitrary rule may be agreed upon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Coping \Cop"ing\, n. [See {Cope}, n.] (Arch.)
      The highest or covering course of masonry in a wall, often
      with sloping edges to carry off water; -- sometimes called
      {capping}. --Gwill.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Capping plane \Cap"ping plane`\ (Join.)
      A plane used for working the upper surface of staircase
      rails.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cauponize \Cau"po*nize\, v. i. [L. cauponari, fr. caupo
      huckster, innkeeper.]
      To sell wine or victuals. [Obs.] --Warburfon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cave \Cave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Caved}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Caving}.] [Cf. F. caver. See {Cave}, n.]
      To make hollow; to scoop out. [Obs.]
  
               The mouldred earth cav'd the banke.         --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Creeping \Creep"ing\, a.
      1. Crawling, or moving close to the ground. [bd]Every
            creeping thing.[b8] --Gen. vi. 20.
  
      2. Growing along, and clinging to, the ground, or to a wall,
            etc., by means of rootlets or tendrils.
  
                     Casements lined with creeping herbs.   --Cowper.
  
      {Ceeping crowfoot} (Bot.), a plant, the {Ranunculus repens}.
           
  
      {Creeping snowberry}, an American plant ({Chiogenes
            hispidula}) with white berries and very small round leaves
            having the flavor of wintergreen.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chaffinch \Chaf"finch\, n. [Cf. {Chiff-chaff}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A bird of Europe ({Fringilla c[d2]lebs}), having a variety of
      very sweet songs, and highly valued as a cage bird; -- called
      also {copper finch}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chaff \Chaff\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chaffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Chaffing}.]
      To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to
      banter.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chaffing \Chaff"ing\, n.
      The use of light, frivolous language by way of fun or
      ridicule; raillery; banter.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chafe \Chafe\ (ch[amac]f), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chafed}
      (ch[amac]ft); p pr. & vb. n. {Chafing}.] [OE. chaufen to
      warm, OF. chaufer, F. chauffer, fr. L. calefacere, calfacere,
      to make warm; calere to be warm + facere to make. See
      {Caldron}.]
      1. To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to
            stimulate and make warm.
  
                     To rub her temples, and to chafe her skin.
                                                                              --Spenser.
  
      2. To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
  
                     Her intercession chafed him.               --Shak.
  
      3. To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable.
  
                     Two slips of parchment which she sewed round it to
                     prevent its being chafed.                  --Sir W.
                                                                              Scott.
  
      Syn: To rub; fret; gall; vex; excite; inflame.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chafing \Chaf"ing\, n. [See {Chafe}, v. t.]
      The act of rubbing, or wearing by friction; making by
      rubbing.
  
      {Chafing dish}, a dish or vessel for cooking on the table, or
            for keeping food warm, either by coals, by a lamp, or by
            hot water; a portable grate for coals.
  
      {Chafing gear} (Naut.), any material used to protect sails,
            rigging, or the like, at points where they are exposed to
            friction.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chafing \Chaf"ing\, n. [See {Chafe}, v. t.]
      The act of rubbing, or wearing by friction; making by
      rubbing.
  
      {Chafing dish}, a dish or vessel for cooking on the table, or
            for keeping food warm, either by coals, by a lamp, or by
            hot water; a portable grate for coals.
  
      {Chafing gear} (Naut.), any material used to protect sails,
            rigging, or the like, at points where they are exposed to
            friction.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chafing \Chaf"ing\, n. [See {Chafe}, v. t.]
      The act of rubbing, or wearing by friction; making by
      rubbing.
  
      {Chafing dish}, a dish or vessel for cooking on the table, or
            for keeping food warm, either by coals, by a lamp, or by
            hot water; a portable grate for coals.
  
      {Chafing gear} (Naut.), any material used to protect sails,
            rigging, or the like, at points where they are exposed to
            friction.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chap \Chap\ (ch[acr]p or ch[ocr]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
      {Chapped} (ch[acr]pt or ch[ocr]pt); p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Chapping}.] [See {Chop} to cut.]
      1. To cause to open in slits or chinks; to split; to cause
            the skin of to crack or become rough.
  
                     Then would unbalanced heat licentious reign, Crack
                     the dry hill, and chap the russet plain.
                                                                              --Blackmore.
  
                     Nor winter's blast chap her fair face. --Lyly.
  
      2. To strike; to beat. [Scot.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chauvinism \Chau"vin*ism\, n. [F. chauvinisme, from Chauvin, a
      character represented as making grotesque and threatening
      displays of his attachment to his fallen chief, Napoleon I.,
      in 1815.]
      Blind and absurd devotion to a fallen leader or an obsolete
      cause; hence, absurdly vainglorious or exaggerated
      patriotism. -- {Chau"vin*ist}, n. -- {Chau`vin*is"tic}, a.
  
      Note: To have a generous belief in the greatness of one's
               country is not chauvinism. It is the character of the
               latter quality to be wildly extravagant, to be fretful
               and childish and silly, to resent a doubt as an insult,
               and to offend by its very frankness. --Prof. H. Tuttle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chauvinism \Chau"vin*ism\, n. [F. chauvinisme, from Chauvin, a
      character represented as making grotesque and threatening
      displays of his attachment to his fallen chief, Napoleon I.,
      in 1815.]
      Blind and absurd devotion to a fallen leader or an obsolete
      cause; hence, absurdly vainglorious or exaggerated
      patriotism. -- {Chau"vin*ist}, n. -- {Chau`vin*is"tic}, a.
  
      Note: To have a generous belief in the greatness of one's
               country is not chauvinism. It is the character of the
               latter quality to be wildly extravagant, to be fretful
               and childish and silly, to resent a doubt as an insult,
               and to offend by its very frankness. --Prof. H. Tuttle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chauvinism \Chau"vin*ism\, n. [F. chauvinisme, from Chauvin, a
      character represented as making grotesque and threatening
      displays of his attachment to his fallen chief, Napoleon I.,
      in 1815.]
      Blind and absurd devotion to a fallen leader or an obsolete
      cause; hence, absurdly vainglorious or exaggerated
      patriotism. -- {Chau"vin*ist}, n. -- {Chau`vin*is"tic}, a.
  
      Note: To have a generous belief in the greatness of one's
               country is not chauvinism. It is the character of the
               latter quality to be wildly extravagant, to be fretful
               and childish and silly, to resent a doubt as an insult,
               and to offend by its very frankness. --Prof. H. Tuttle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cheapness \Cheap"ness\, n.
      Lowness in price, considering the usual price, or real value.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chievance \Chiev"ance\, n. [OF. chevance property, equiv. To
      chevisance, fr. chevir to accomplish. See {Chevisance}.]
      An unlawful bargain; traffic in which money is exported as
      discount. [Obs.] --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chipmunk \Chip"munk`\, n. [Indian name.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A squirrel-like animal of the genus {Tamias}, sometimes
      called the {striped squirrel}, {chipping squirrel}, {ground
      squirrel}, {hackee}. The common species of the United States
      is the {Tamias striatus}. [Written also {chipmonk},
      {chipmuck}, and {chipmuk}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chipmunk \Chip"munk`\, n. [Indian name.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A squirrel-like animal of the genus {Tamias}, sometimes
      called the {striped squirrel}, {chipping squirrel}, {ground
      squirrel}, {hackee}. The common species of the United States
      is the {Tamias striatus}. [Written also {chipmonk},
      {chipmuck}, and {chipmuk}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chip \Chip\ (ch[icr]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chipped}
      (ch[icr]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chipping}.] [Cf. G. kippen to
      cut off the edge, to clip, pare. Cf. {Chop} to cut.]
      1. To cut small pieces from; to diminish or reduce to shape,
            by cutting away a little at a time; to hew. --Shak.
  
      2. To break or crack, or crack off a portion of, as of an
            eggshell in hatching, or a piece of crockery.
  
      3. To bet, as with chips in the game of poker.
  
      {To chip in}, to contribute, as to a fund; to share in the
            risks or expenses of. [Slang. U. S.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chipping \Chip"ping\, n.
      1. A chip; a piece separated by a cutting or graving
            instrument; a fragment.
  
      2. The act or process of cutting or breaking off small
            pieces, as in dressing iron with a chisel, or reducing a
            timber or block of stone to shape.
  
      3. The breaking off in small pieces of the edges of potter's
            ware, porcelain, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chipping bird \Chip"ping bird`\ (Zo[94]l.)
      The chippy.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chippy \Chip"py\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A small American sparrow ({Spizella socialis}), very common
      near dwelling; -- also called {chipping bird} and {chipping
      sparrow}, from its simple note.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chipping bird \Chip"ping bird`\ (Zo[94]l.)
      The chippy.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chippy \Chip"py\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A small American sparrow ({Spizella socialis}), very common
      near dwelling; -- also called {chipping bird} and {chipping
      sparrow}, from its simple note.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sparrow \Spar"row\, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG.
      sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp[94]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw.
      sparf, Goth. sparwa; -- originally, probably, the quiverer or
      flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See {Spurn}, and cf.
      {Spavin}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) One of many species of small singing birds of
            the family {Fringillig[91]}, having conical bills, and
            feeding chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also
            {finches}, and {buntings}. The common sparrow, or house
            sparrow, of Europe ({Passer domesticus}) is noted for its
            familiarity, its voracity, its attachment to its young,
            and its fecundity. See {House sparrow}, under {House}.
  
      Note: The following American species are well known; the
               {chipping sparrow}, or {chippy}, the {sage sparrow},
               the {savanna sparrow}, the {song sparrow}, the {tree
               sparrow}, and the {white-throated sparrow} (see
               {Peabody bird}). See these terms under {Sage},
               {Savanna}, etc.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat
            resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the
            European hedge sparrow. See under {Hedge}.
  
                     He that doth the ravens feed, Yea, providently
                     caters for the sparrow, Be comfort to my age!
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      {Field sparrow}, {Fox sparrow}, etc. See under {Field},
            {Fox}, etc.
  
      {Sparrow bill}, a small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a
            sparable.
  
      {Sparrow hawk}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A small European hawk ({Accipiter nisus}) or any of
                  the allied species.
            (b) A small American falcon ({Falco sparverius}).
            (c) The Australian collared sparrow hawk ({Accipiter
                  torquatus}).
  
      Note: The name is applied to other small hawks, as the
               European kestrel and the New Zealand quail hawk.
  
      {Sparrow owl} (Zo[94]l.), a small owl ({Glaucidium
            passerinum}) found both in the Old World and the New. The
            name is also applied to other species of small owls.
  
      {Sparrow spear} (Zo[94]l.), the female of the reed bunting.
            [Prov. Eng.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chippy \Chip"py\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A small American sparrow ({Spizella socialis}), very common
      near dwelling; -- also called {chipping bird} and {chipping
      sparrow}, from its simple note.

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   Chipmunk \Chip"munk`\, n. [Indian name.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A squirrel-like animal of the genus {Tamias}, sometimes
      called the {striped squirrel}, {chipping squirrel}, {ground
      squirrel}, {hackee}. The common species of the United States
      is the {Tamias striatus}. [Written also {chipmonk},
      {chipmuck}, and {chipmuk}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chipping squirrel \Chip"ping squir"rel\
      See {Chipmunk}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chipmunk \Chip"munk`\, n. [Indian name.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A squirrel-like animal of the genus {Tamias}, sometimes
      called the {striped squirrel}, {chipping squirrel}, {ground
      squirrel}, {hackee}. The common species of the United States
      is the {Tamias striatus}. [Written also {chipmonk},
      {chipmuck}, and {chipmuk}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chipping squirrel \Chip"ping squir"rel\
      See {Chipmunk}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chivy \Chiv"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chivied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Chivying}.] [Cf. {Chevy}.]
      To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch. [Slang, Eng.]
      --Dickens.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chopness \Chop"ness\, n.
      A kind of spade. [Eng.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chop \Chop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chopped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Chopping}.] [Cf. LG. & D. kappen, Dan. kappe, Sw. kappa. Cf.
      {Chap} to crack.]
      1. To cut by striking repeatedly with a sharp instrument; to
            cut into pieces; to mince; -- often with up.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chopping \Chop"ping\, a. [Cf. {Chubby}.]
      Stout or plump; large. [Obs.] --Fenton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chopping \Chop"ping\, a. [See {Chop} to barter.]
      Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having
      tumbling waves dashing against each other; as, a chopping
      sea.

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   Chopping \Chop"ping\, n.
      Act of cutting by strokes.
  
      {Chopping block}, a solid block of wood on which butchers and
            others chop meat, etc.
  
      {Chopping knife}, a knife for chopping or mincing meat,
            vegetables, etc.; -- usually with a handle at the back of
            the blade instead of at the end.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chopping \Chop"ping\, n.
      Act of cutting by strokes.
  
      {Chopping block}, a solid block of wood on which butchers and
            others chop meat, etc.
  
      {Chopping knife}, a knife for chopping or mincing meat,
            vegetables, etc.; -- usually with a handle at the back of
            the blade instead of at the end.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chopping \Chop"ping\, n.
      Act of cutting by strokes.
  
      {Chopping block}, a solid block of wood on which butchers and
            others chop meat, etc.
  
      {Chopping knife}, a knife for chopping or mincing meat,
            vegetables, etc.; -- usually with a handle at the back of
            the blade instead of at the end.

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   Mackerel \Mack`er*el\, n. [OF. maquerel, F. maquereau (LL.
      macarellus), prob. for maclereau, fr. L. macula a spot, in
      allusion to the markings on the fish. See {Mail} armor.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      Any species of the genus {Scomber}, and of several related
      genera. They are finely formed and very active oceanic
      fishes. Most of them are highly prized for food.
  
      Note: The common mackerel ({Scomber scombrus}), which
               inhabits both sides of the North Atlantic, is one of
               the most important food fishes. It is mottled with
               green and blue. The Spanish mackerel ({Scomberomorus
               maculatus}), of the American coast, is covered with
               bright yellow circular spots.
  
      {Bull mackerel}, {Chub mackerel}. (Zo[94]l.) See under
            {Chub}.
  
      {Frigate mackerel}. See under {Frigate}.
  
      {Horse mackerel} . See under {Horse}.
  
      {Mackerel bird} (Zo[94]l.), the wryneck; -- so called because
            it arrives in England at the time when mackerel are in
            season.
  
      {Mackerel cock} (Zo[94]l.), the Manx shearwater; -- so called
            because it precedes the appearance of the mackerel on the
            east coast of Ireland.
  
      {Mackerel guide}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Garfish}
      (a) .
  
      {Mackerel gull} (Zo[94]l.) any one of several species of gull
            which feed upon or follow mackerel, as the kittiwake.
  
      {Mackerel midge} (Zo[94]l.), a very small oceanic gadoid fish
            of the North Atlantic. It is about an inch and a half long
            and has four barbels on the upper jaw. It is now
            considered the young of the genus {Onos}, or {Motella}.
  
      {Mackerel plow}, an instrument for creasing the sides of lean
            mackerel to improve their appearance. --Knight.
  
      {Mackerel shark} (Zo[94]l.), the porbeagle.
  
      {Mackerel sky}, [or] {Mackerel-back sky}, a sky flecked with
            small white clouds; a cirro-cumulus. See {Cloud}.
  
                     Mackerel sky and mare's-tails Make tall ships carry
                     low sails.                                          --Old Rhyme.

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   Spanish \Span"ish\, a.
      Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards.
  
      {Spanish bayonet} (Bot.), a liliaceous plant ({Yucca
            alorifolia}) with rigid spine-tipped leaves. The name is
            also applied to other similar plants of the Southwestern
            United States and mexico. Called also {Spanish daggers}.
           
  
      {Spanish bean} (Bot.) See the Note under {Bean}.
  
      {Spanish black}, a black pigment obtained by charring cork.
            --Ure.
  
      {Spanish broom} (Bot.), a leguminous shrub ({Spartium
            junceum}) having many green flexible rushlike twigs.
  
      {Spanish brown}, a species of earth used in painting, having
            a dark reddish brown color, due to the presence of
            sesquioxide of iron.
  
      {Spanish buckeye} (Bot.), a small tree ({Ungnadia speciosa})
            of Texas, New Mexico, etc., related to the buckeye, but
            having pinnate leaves and a three-seeded fruit.
  
      {Spanish burton} (Naut.), a purchase composed of two single
            blocks. A double Spanish burton has one double and two
            single blocks. --Luce (Textbook of Seamanship).
  
      {Spanish chalk} (Min.), a kind of steatite; -- so called
            because obtained from Aragon in Spain.
  
      {Spanish cress} (Bot.), a cruciferous plant ({lepidium
            Cadamines}), a species of peppergrass.
  
      {Spanish curiew} (Zo[94]l.), the long-billed curlew. [U.S.]
           
  
      {Spanish daggers} (Bot.) See {Spanish bayonet}.
  
      {Spanish elm} (Bot.), a large West Indian tree ({Cordia
            Gerascanthus}) furnishing hard and useful timber.
  
      {Spanish feretto}, a rich reddish brown pigment obtained by
            calcining copper and sulphur together in closed crucibles.
           
  
      {Spanish flag} (Zo[94]l.), the California rockfish
            ({Sebastichthys rubrivinctus}). It is conspicuously
            colored with bands of red and white.
  
      {Spanish fly} (Zo[94]l.), a brilliant green beetle, common in
            the south of Europe, used for raising blisters. See
            {Blister beetle} under {Blister}, and {Cantharis}.
  
      {Spanish fox} (Naut.), a yarn twisted against its lay.
  
      {Spanish grass}. (Bot.) See {Esparto}.
  
      {Spanish juice} (Bot.), licorice.
  
      {Spanish leather}. See {Cordwain}.
  
      {Spanish mackerel}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) A species of mackerel ({Scomber colias}) found both in
            Europe and America. In America called {chub mackerel},
            {big-eyed mackerel}, and {bull mackerel}.
      (b) In the United States, a handsome mackerel having bright
            yellow round spots ({Scomberomorus maculatus}), highly
            esteemed as a food fish. The name is sometimes
            erroneously applied to other species. See Illust. under
            Mackerel.
  
      {Spanish main}, the name formerly given to the southern
            portion of the Caribbean Sea, together with the contiguous
            coast, embracing the route traversed by Spanish treasure
            ships from the New to the Old World.
  
      {Spanish moss}. (Bot.) See {Tillandsia}.
  
      {Spanish needles} (Bot.), a composite weed ({Bidens
            bipinnata}) having achenia armed with needlelike awns.
  
      {Spanish nut} (Bot.), a bulbous plant ({Iris Sisyrinchium})
            of the south of Europe.
  
      {Spanish potato} (Bot.), the sweet potato. See under
            {Potato}.
  
      {Spanish red}, an ocherous red pigment resembling Venetian
            red, but slightly yellower and warmer. --Fairholt.
  
      {Spanish reef} (Naut.), a knot tied in the head of a
            jib-headed sail.
  
      {Spanish sheep} (Zo[94]l.), a merino.
  
      {Spanish white}, an impalpable powder prepared from chalk by
            pulverizing and repeated washings, -- used as a white
            pigment.
  
      {Spanish windlass} (Naut.), a wooden roller, with a rope
            wound about it, into which a marline spike is thrust to
            serve as a lever.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chub \Chub\, n. [This word seems to signify a large or thick
      fish. Cf. Sw. kubb a short and thick piece of wood, and perh.
      F. chabot chub.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A species to fresh-water fish of the {Cyprinid[91]} or Carp
      family. The common European species is {Leuciscus cephalus};
      the cheven. In America the name is applied to various fishes
      of the same family, of the genera {Semotilus}, {Squalius},
      {Ceratichthys}, etc., and locally to several very different
      fishes, as the {tautog}, {black bass}, etc.
  
      {Chub mackerel} (Zo[94]l.), a species of mackerel ({Scomber
            colias}) in some years found in abundance on the Atlantic
            coast, but absent in others; -- called also {bull
            mackerel}, {thimble-eye}, and {big-eye mackerel}.
  
      {Chub sucker} (Zo[94]l.), a fresh-water fish of the United
            States ({Erimyzon sucetta}); -- called also {creekfish}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mackerel \Mack`er*el\, n. [OF. maquerel, F. maquereau (LL.
      macarellus), prob. for maclereau, fr. L. macula a spot, in
      allusion to the markings on the fish. See {Mail} armor.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      Any species of the genus {Scomber}, and of several related
      genera. They are finely formed and very active oceanic
      fishes. Most of them are highly prized for food.
  
      Note: The common mackerel ({Scomber scombrus}), which
               inhabits both sides of the North Atlantic, is one of
               the most important food fishes. It is mottled with
               green and blue. The Spanish mackerel ({Scomberomorus
               maculatus}), of the American coast, is covered with
               bright yellow circular spots.
  
      {Bull mackerel}, {Chub mackerel}. (Zo[94]l.) See under
            {Chub}.
  
      {Frigate mackerel}. See under {Frigate}.
  
      {Horse mackerel} . See under {Horse}.
  
      {Mackerel bird} (Zo[94]l.), the wryneck; -- so called because
            it arrives in England at the time when mackerel are in
            season.
  
      {Mackerel cock} (Zo[94]l.), the Manx shearwater; -- so called
            because it precedes the appearance of the mackerel on the
            east coast of Ireland.
  
      {Mackerel guide}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Garfish}
      (a) .
  
      {Mackerel gull} (Zo[94]l.) any one of several species of gull
            which feed upon or follow mackerel, as the kittiwake.
  
      {Mackerel midge} (Zo[94]l.), a very small oceanic gadoid fish
            of the North Atlantic. It is about an inch and a half long
            and has four barbels on the upper jaw. It is now
            considered the young of the genus {Onos}, or {Motella}.
  
      {Mackerel plow}, an instrument for creasing the sides of lean
            mackerel to improve their appearance. --Knight.
  
      {Mackerel shark} (Zo[94]l.), the porbeagle.
  
      {Mackerel sky}, [or] {Mackerel-back sky}, a sky flecked with
            small white clouds; a cirro-cumulus. See {Cloud}.
  
                     Mackerel sky and mare's-tails Make tall ships carry
                     low sails.                                          --Old Rhyme.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Spanish \Span"ish\, a.
      Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards.
  
      {Spanish bayonet} (Bot.), a liliaceous plant ({Yucca
            alorifolia}) with rigid spine-tipped leaves. The name is
            also applied to other similar plants of the Southwestern
            United States and mexico. Called also {Spanish daggers}.
           
  
      {Spanish bean} (Bot.) See the Note under {Bean}.
  
      {Spanish black}, a black pigment obtained by charring cork.
            --Ure.
  
      {Spanish broom} (Bot.), a leguminous shrub ({Spartium
            junceum}) having many green flexible rushlike twigs.
  
      {Spanish brown}, a species of earth used in painting, having
            a dark reddish brown color, due to the presence of
            sesquioxide of iron.
  
      {Spanish buckeye} (Bot.), a small tree ({Ungnadia speciosa})
            of Texas, New Mexico, etc., related to the buckeye, but
            having pinnate leaves and a three-seeded fruit.
  
      {Spanish burton} (Naut.), a purchase composed of two single
            blocks. A double Spanish burton has one double and two
            single blocks. --Luce (Textbook of Seamanship).
  
      {Spanish chalk} (Min.), a kind of steatite; -- so called
            because obtained from Aragon in Spain.
  
      {Spanish cress} (Bot.), a cruciferous plant ({lepidium
            Cadamines}), a species of peppergrass.
  
      {Spanish curiew} (Zo[94]l.), the long-billed curlew. [U.S.]
           
  
      {Spanish daggers} (Bot.) See {Spanish bayonet}.
  
      {Spanish elm} (Bot.), a large West Indian tree ({Cordia
            Gerascanthus}) furnishing hard and useful timber.
  
      {Spanish feretto}, a rich reddish brown pigment obtained by
            calcining copper and sulphur together in closed crucibles.
           
  
      {Spanish flag} (Zo[94]l.), the California rockfish
            ({Sebastichthys rubrivinctus}). It is conspicuously
            colored with bands of red and white.
  
      {Spanish fly} (Zo[94]l.), a brilliant green beetle, common in
            the south of Europe, used for raising blisters. See
            {Blister beetle} under {Blister}, and {Cantharis}.
  
      {Spanish fox} (Naut.), a yarn twisted against its lay.
  
      {Spanish grass}. (Bot.) See {Esparto}.
  
      {Spanish juice} (Bot.), licorice.
  
      {Spanish leather}. See {Cordwain}.
  
      {Spanish mackerel}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) A species of mackerel ({Scomber colias}) found both in
            Europe and America. In America called {chub mackerel},
            {big-eyed mackerel}, and {bull mackerel}.
      (b) In the United States, a handsome mackerel having bright
            yellow round spots ({Scomberomorus maculatus}), highly
            esteemed as a food fish. The name is sometimes
            erroneously applied to other species. See Illust. under
            Mackerel.
  
      {Spanish main}, the name formerly given to the southern
            portion of the Caribbean Sea, together with the contiguous
            coast, embracing the route traversed by Spanish treasure
            ships from the New to the Old World.
  
      {Spanish moss}. (Bot.) See {Tillandsia}.
  
      {Spanish needles} (Bot.), a composite weed ({Bidens
            bipinnata}) having achenia armed with needlelike awns.
  
      {Spanish nut} (Bot.), a bulbous plant ({Iris Sisyrinchium})
            of the south of Europe.
  
      {Spanish potato} (Bot.), the sweet potato. See under
            {Potato}.
  
      {Spanish red}, an ocherous red pigment resembling Venetian
            red, but slightly yellower and warmer. --Fairholt.
  
      {Spanish reef} (Naut.), a knot tied in the head of a
            jib-headed sail.
  
      {Spanish sheep} (Zo[94]l.), a merino.
  
      {Spanish white}, an impalpable powder prepared from chalk by
            pulverizing and repeated washings, -- used as a white
            pigment.
  
      {Spanish windlass} (Naut.), a wooden roller, with a rope
            wound about it, into which a marline spike is thrust to
            serve as a lever.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chub \Chub\, n. [This word seems to signify a large or thick
      fish. Cf. Sw. kubb a short and thick piece of wood, and perh.
      F. chabot chub.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A species to fresh-water fish of the {Cyprinid[91]} or Carp
      family. The common European species is {Leuciscus cephalus};
      the cheven. In America the name is applied to various fishes
      of the same family, of the genera {Semotilus}, {Squalius},
      {Ceratichthys}, etc., and locally to several very different
      fishes, as the {tautog}, {black bass}, etc.
  
      {Chub mackerel} (Zo[94]l.), a species of mackerel ({Scomber
            colias}) in some years found in abundance on the Atlantic
            coast, but absent in others; -- called also {bull
            mackerel}, {thimble-eye}, and {big-eye mackerel}.
  
      {Chub sucker} (Zo[94]l.), a fresh-water fish of the United
            States ({Erimyzon sucetta}); -- called also {creekfish}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mackerel \Mack`er*el\, n. [OF. maquerel, F. maquereau (LL.
      macarellus), prob. for maclereau, fr. L. macula a spot, in
      allusion to the markings on the fish. See {Mail} armor.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      Any species of the genus {Scomber}, and of several related
      genera. They are finely formed and very active oceanic
      fishes. Most of them are highly prized for food.
  
      Note: The common mackerel ({Scomber scombrus}), which
               inhabits both sides of the North Atlantic, is one of
               the most important food fishes. It is mottled with
               green and blue. The Spanish mackerel ({Scomberomorus
               maculatus}), of the American coast, is covered with
               bright yellow circular spots.
  
      {Bull mackerel}, {Chub mackerel}. (Zo[94]l.) See under
            {Chub}.
  
      {Frigate mackerel}. See under {Frigate}.
  
      {Horse mackerel} . See under {Horse}.
  
      {Mackerel bird} (Zo[94]l.), the wryneck; -- so called because
            it arrives in England at the time when mackerel are in
            season.
  
      {Mackerel cock} (Zo[94]l.), the Manx shearwater; -- so called
            because it precedes the appearance of the mackerel on the
            east coast of Ireland.
  
      {Mackerel guide}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Garfish}
      (a) .
  
      {Mackerel gull} (Zo[94]l.) any one of several species of gull
            which feed upon or follow mackerel, as the kittiwake.
  
      {Mackerel midge} (Zo[94]l.), a very small oceanic gadoid fish
            of the North Atlantic. It is about an inch and a half long
            and has four barbels on the upper jaw. It is now
            considered the young of the genus {Onos}, or {Motella}.
  
      {Mackerel plow}, an instrument for creasing the sides of lean
            mackerel to improve their appearance. --Knight.
  
      {Mackerel shark} (Zo[94]l.), the porbeagle.
  
      {Mackerel sky}, [or] {Mackerel-back sky}, a sky flecked with
            small white clouds; a cirro-cumulus. See {Cloud}.
  
                     Mackerel sky and mare's-tails Make tall ships carry
                     low sails.                                          --Old Rhyme.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Spanish \Span"ish\, a.
      Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards.
  
      {Spanish bayonet} (Bot.), a liliaceous plant ({Yucca
            alorifolia}) with rigid spine-tipped leaves. The name is
            also applied to other similar plants of the Southwestern
            United States and mexico. Called also {Spanish daggers}.
           
  
      {Spanish bean} (Bot.) See the Note under {Bean}.
  
      {Spanish black}, a black pigment obtained by charring cork.
            --Ure.
  
      {Spanish broom} (Bot.), a leguminous shrub ({Spartium
            junceum}) having many green flexible rushlike twigs.
  
      {Spanish brown}, a species of earth used in painting, having
            a dark reddish brown color, due to the presence of
            sesquioxide of iron.
  
      {Spanish buckeye} (Bot.), a small tree ({Ungnadia speciosa})
            of Texas, New Mexico, etc., related to the buckeye, but
            having pinnate leaves and a three-seeded fruit.
  
      {Spanish burton} (Naut.), a purchase composed of two single
            blocks. A double Spanish burton has one double and two
            single blocks. --Luce (Textbook of Seamanship).
  
      {Spanish chalk} (Min.), a kind of steatite; -- so called
            because obtained from Aragon in Spain.
  
      {Spanish cress} (Bot.), a cruciferous plant ({lepidium
            Cadamines}), a species of peppergrass.
  
      {Spanish curiew} (Zo[94]l.), the long-billed curlew. [U.S.]
           
  
      {Spanish daggers} (Bot.) See {Spanish bayonet}.
  
      {Spanish elm} (Bot.), a large West Indian tree ({Cordia
            Gerascanthus}) furnishing hard and useful timber.
  
      {Spanish feretto}, a rich reddish brown pigment obtained by
            calcining copper and sulphur together in closed crucibles.
           
  
      {Spanish flag} (Zo[94]l.), the California rockfish
            ({Sebastichthys rubrivinctus}). It is conspicuously
            colored with bands of red and white.
  
      {Spanish fly} (Zo[94]l.), a brilliant green beetle, common in
            the south of Europe, used for raising blisters. See
            {Blister beetle} under {Blister}, and {Cantharis}.
  
      {Spanish fox} (Naut.), a yarn twisted against its lay.
  
      {Spanish grass}. (Bot.) See {Esparto}.
  
      {Spanish juice} (Bot.), licorice.
  
      {Spanish leather}. See {Cordwain}.
  
      {Spanish mackerel}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) A species of mackerel ({Scomber colias}) found both in
            Europe and America. In America called {chub mackerel},
            {big-eyed mackerel}, and {bull mackerel}.
      (b) In the United States, a handsome mackerel having bright
            yellow round spots ({Scomberomorus maculatus}), highly
            esteemed as a food fish. The name is sometimes
            erroneously applied to other species. See Illust. under
            Mackerel.
  
      {Spanish main}, the name formerly given to the southern
            portion of the Caribbean Sea, together with the contiguous
            coast, embracing the route traversed by Spanish treasure
            ships from the New to the Old World.
  
      {Spanish moss}. (Bot.) See {Tillandsia}.
  
      {Spanish needles} (Bot.), a composite weed ({Bidens
            bipinnata}) having achenia armed with needlelike awns.
  
      {Spanish nut} (Bot.), a bulbous plant ({Iris Sisyrinchium})
            of the south of Europe.
  
      {Spanish potato} (Bot.), the sweet potato. See under
            {Potato}.
  
      {Spanish red}, an ocherous red pigment resembling Venetian
            red, but slightly yellower and warmer. --Fairholt.
  
      {Spanish reef} (Naut.), a knot tied in the head of a
            jib-headed sail.
  
      {Spanish sheep} (Zo[94]l.), a merino.
  
      {Spanish white}, an impalpable powder prepared from chalk by
            pulverizing and repeated washings, -- used as a white
            pigment.
  
      {Spanish windlass} (Naut.), a wooden roller, with a rope
            wound about it, into which a marline spike is thrust to
            serve as a lever.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chub \Chub\, n. [This word seems to signify a large or thick
      fish. Cf. Sw. kubb a short and thick piece of wood, and perh.
      F. chabot chub.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A species to fresh-water fish of the {Cyprinid[91]} or Carp
      family. The common European species is {Leuciscus cephalus};
      the cheven. In America the name is applied to various fishes
      of the same family, of the genera {Semotilus}, {Squalius},
      {Ceratichthys}, etc., and locally to several very different
      fishes, as the {tautog}, {black bass}, etc.
  
      {Chub mackerel} (Zo[94]l.), a species of mackerel ({Scomber
            colias}) in some years found in abundance on the Atlantic
            coast, but absent in others; -- called also {bull
            mackerel}, {thimble-eye}, and {big-eye mackerel}.
  
      {Chub sucker} (Zo[94]l.), a fresh-water fish of the United
            States ({Erimyzon sucetta}); -- called also {creekfish}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chuffiness \Chuff"i*ness\, n.
      The quality of being chuffy.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cob \Cob\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cobbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Cobbing}.]
      1. To strike [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
  
      2. (Mining) To break into small pieces, as ore, so as to sort
            out its better portions. --Raymond.
  
      3. (Naut.) To punish by striking on the buttocks with a
            strap, a flat piece of wood, or the like.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cobbing \Cob"bing\, a.
      Haughty; purse-proud. See {Cob}, n., 2. [Obs.] --Withals
      (1608).

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]:
   Coop \Coop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cooped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Cooping}.]
      To confine in a coop; hence, to shut up or confine in a
      narrow compass; to cramp; -- usually followed by up,
      sometimes by in.
  
               The Trojans cooped within their walls so long.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
               The contempt of all other knowledge . . . coops the
               understanding up within narrow bounds.   --Locke.
  
      2. To work upon in the manner of a cooper. [Obs.] [bd]Shaken
            tubs . . . be new cooped.[b8] --Holland.
  
      Syn: To crowd; confine; imprison.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Copenhagen \Co`pen*ha"gen\, n. [From Copenhagen, Denmark.]
      1. A sweetened hot drink of spirit and beaten eggs.
  
      2. A children's game in which one player is inclosed by a
            circle of others holding a rope.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cope \Cope\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Coped} (k[omac]pt); p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Coping}.] [OE. copen, coupen, to buy, bargain, prob.
      from D. koopen to buy, orig., to bargain. See {Cheap}.]
      1. To exchange or barter. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      2. To encounter; to meet; to have to do with.
  
                     Horatio, thou art e'en as just a man As e'er my
                     conversation coped withal.                  --Shak.
  
      3. To enter into or maintain a hostile contest; to struggle;
            to combat; especially, to strive or contend on equal terms
            or with success; to match; to equal; -- usually followed
            by with.
  
                     Host coped with host, dire was the din of war.
                                                                              --Philips.
  
                     Their generals have not been able to cope with the
                     troops of Athens.                              --Addison.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Coping \Cop"ing\, n. [See {Cope}, n.] (Arch.)
      The highest or covering course of masonry in a wall, often
      with sloping edges to carry off water; -- sometimes called
      {capping}. --Gwill.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Copying \Cop"y*ing\, a. & n.
      From {Copy}, v.
  
      {Copying ink}. See under {Ink}.
  
      {Copying paper}, thin unsized paper used for taking copies of
            letters, etc., in a copying press.
  
      {Copying press}, a machine for taking by pressure, an exact
            copy of letters, etc., written in copying ink.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Copy \Cop"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Copied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Copying}.] [Cf. F. copir, fr. LL. copiare. See {Copy}, n.]
      1. To make a copy or copies of; to write; print, engrave, or
            paint after an original; to duplicate; to reproduce; to
            transcribe; as, to copy a manuscript, inscription, design,
            painting, etc.; -- often with out, sometimes with off.
  
                     I like the work well; ere it be demanded (As like
                     enough it will), I'd have it copied.   --Shak.
  
                     Let this be copied out, And keep it safe for our
                     remembrance.                                       --Shak.
  
      2. To imitate; to attempt to resemble, as in manners or
            course of life.
  
                     We copy instinctively the voices of our companions,
                     their accents, and their modes of pronunciation.
                                                                              --Stewart.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ink \Ink\, n. [OE. enke, inke, OF. enque, F. encre, L. encaustum
      the purple red ink with which the Roman emperors signed their
      edicts, Gr. [?], fr. [?] burnt in, encaustic, fr. [?] to burn
      in. See {Encaustic}, {Caustic}.]
      1. A fluid, or a viscous material or preparation of various
            kinds (commonly black or colored), used in writing or
            printing.
  
                     Make there a prick with ink.               --Chaucer.
  
                     Deformed monsters, foul and black as ink. --Spenser.
  
      2. A pigment. See {India ink}, under {India}.
  
      Note: Ordinarily, black ink is made from nutgalls and a
               solution of some salt of iron, and consists essentially
               of a tannate or gallate of iron; sometimes indigo
               sulphate, or other coloring matter,is added. Other
               black inks contain potassium chromate, and extract of
               logwood, salts of vanadium, etc. Blue ink is usually a
               solution of Prussian blue. Red ink was formerly made
               from carmine (cochineal), Brazil wood, etc., but
               potassium eosin is now used. Also red, blue, violet,
               and yellow inks are largely made from aniline dyes.
               Indelible ink is usually a weak solution of silver
               nitrate, but carbon in the form of lampblack or India
               ink, salts of molybdenum, vanadium, etc., are also
               used. Sympathetic inks may be made of milk, salts of
               cobalt, etc. See {Sympathetic ink} (below).
  
      {Copying ink}, a peculiar ink used for writings of which
            copies by impression are to be taken.
  
      {Ink bag} (Zo[94]l.), an ink sac.
  
      {Ink berry}. (Bot.)
            (a) A shrub of the Holly family ({Ilex glabra}), found in
                  sandy grounds along the coast from New England to
                  Florida, and producing a small black berry.
            (b) The West Indian indigo berry. See {Indigo}.
  
      {Ink plant} (Bot.), a New Zealand shrub ({Coriaria
            thumifolia}), the berries of which uield a juice which
            forms an ink.
  
      {Ink powder}, a powder from which ink is made by solution.
  
      {Ink sac} (Zo[94]l.), an organ, found in most cephalopods,
            containing an inky fluid which can be ejected from a duct
            opening at the base of the siphon. The fluid serves to
            cloud the water, and enable these animals to escape from
            their enemies. See Illust. of {Dibranchiata}.
  
      {Printer's ink}, [or] {Printing ink}. See under {Printing}.
           
  
      {Sympathetic ink}, a writing fluid of such a nature that what
            is written remains invisible till the action of a reagent
            on the characters makes it visible.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Copying \Cop"y*ing\, a. & n.
      From {Copy}, v.
  
      {Copying ink}. See under {Ink}.
  
      {Copying paper}, thin unsized paper used for taking copies of
            letters, etc., in a copying press.
  
      {Copying press}, a machine for taking by pressure, an exact
            copy of letters, etc., written in copying ink.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Copying \Cop"y*ing\, a. & n.
      From {Copy}, v.
  
      {Copying ink}. See under {Ink}.
  
      {Copying paper}, thin unsized paper used for taking copies of
            letters, etc., in a copying press.
  
      {Copying press}, a machine for taking by pressure, an exact
            copy of letters, etc., written in copying ink.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Copying \Cop"y*ing\, a. & n.
      From {Copy}, v.
  
      {Copying ink}. See under {Ink}.
  
      {Copying paper}, thin unsized paper used for taking copies of
            letters, etc., in a copying press.
  
      {Copying press}, a machine for taking by pressure, an exact
            copy of letters, etc., written in copying ink.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Parallel \Par"al*lel\, a. [F. parall[8a]le, L. parallelus, fr.
      Gr. [?]; [?] beside + [?] of one another, fr. [?] other, akin
      to L. alius. See {Allien}.]
      1. (Geom.) Extended in the same direction, and in all parts
            equally distant; as, parallel lines; parallel planes.
  
                     Revolutions . . . parallel to the equinoctial.
                                                                              --Hakluyt.
  
      Note: Curved lines or curved planes are said to be parallel
               when they are in all parts equally distant.
  
      2. Having the same direction or tendency; running side by
            side; being in accordance (with); tending to the same
            result; -- used with to and with.
  
                     When honor runs parallel with the laws of God and
                     our country, it can not be too much cherished.
                                                                              --Addison.
  
      3. Continuing a resemblance through many particulars;
            applicable in all essential parts; like; similar; as, a
            parallel case; a parallel passage. --Addison.
  
      {Parallel bar}.
            (a) (Steam Eng.) A rod in a parallel motion which is
                  parallel with the working beam.
            (b) One of a pair of bars raised about five feet above the
                  floor or ground, and parallel to each other, -- used
                  for gymnastic exercises.
  
      {Parallel circles of a sphere}, those circles of the sphere
            whose planes are parallel to each other.
  
      {Parallel columns}, [or] {Parallels} (Printing), two or more
            passages of reading matter printed side by side, for the
            purpose of emphasizing the similarity or discrepancy
            between them.
  
      {Parallel forces} (Mech.), forces which act in directions
            parallel to each other.
  
      {Parallel motion}.
            (a) (Mach.) A jointed system of links, rods, or bars, by
                  which the motion of a reciprocating piece, as a piston
                  rod, may be guided, either approximately or exactly in
                  a straight line. --Rankine.
            (b) (Mus.) The ascending or descending of two or more
                  parts at fixed intervals, as thirds or sixths.
  
      {Parallel rod} (Locomotive Eng.), a metal rod that connects
            the crank pins of two or more driving wheels; -- called
            also {couping rod}, in distinction from the connecting
            rod. See Illust. of {Locomotive}, in App. -- {Parallel
      ruler}, an instrument for drawing parallel lines, so
            constructed as to have the successive positions of the
            ruling edge parallel to each other; also, one consisting
            of two movable parts, the opposite edges of which are
            always parallel.
  
      {Parallel sailing} (Naut.), sailing on a parallel of
            latitude.
  
      {Parallel sphere} (Astron. & Geog.), that position of the
            sphere in which the circles of daily motion are parallel
            to the horizon, as to an observer at either pole.
  
      {Parallel vise}, a vise having jaws so guided as to remain
            parallel in all positions.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Covenous \Cov"e*nous\ (k?v"?-n?s), a.
      See {Covinous}, and {Covin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Coving \Cov"ing\, n. (Arch.)
      (a) A cove or series of coves, as the concaved surface under
            the overhang of a projecting upper story.
      (b) The splayed jambs of a flaring fireplace.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cove \Cove\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coved} (k?vd); p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Coving}.] (Arch.)
      To arch over; to build in a hollow concave form; to make in
      the form of a cove.
  
               The mosques and other buildings of the Arabians are
               rounded into domes and coved roofs.         --H.
                                                                              Swinburne.
  
      {Coved ceiling}, a ceiling, the part of which next the wail
            is constructed in a cove.
  
      {Coved vault}, a vault composed of four coves meeting in a
            central point, and therefore the reverse of a groined
            vault.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Covinous \Cov"in*ous\ (k?v"?n-?s), a. (Law)
      Deceitful; collusive; fraudulent; dishonest.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cub \Cub\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Cubbed} (k[ucr]bd); p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Cubbing}.]
      To bring forth; -- said of animals, or in contempt, of
      persons. [bd]Cubb'd in a cabin.[b8] --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cube \Cube\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cubed} (k?bd); p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Cubing}.]
      To raise to the third power; to obtain the cube of.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cuff \Cuff\ (k?f), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cuffed} (k[?]ft); p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Cuffing}.] [Cf. Sw. kuffa to knock, push,kufva to
      check, subdue, and E. cow, v. t. ]
      1. To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the
            hand; to slap.
  
                     I swear I'll cuff you, if you strike again. --Shak.
  
                     They with their quills did all the hurt they could,
                     And cuffed the tender chickens from their food.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
      2. To buffet. [bd]Cuffed by the gale.[b8] --Tennyson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Loblolly \Lob"lol`ly\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
      Gruel; porridge; -- so called among seamen.
  
      {Loblolly bay} (Bot.), an elegant white-flowered evergreen
            shrub or small tree, of the genus {Gordonia} ({G.
            Lasianthus}), growing in the maritime parts of the
            Southern United States. Its bark is sometimes used in
            tanning. Also, a similar West Indian tree ({Laplacea
            h[91]matoxylon}).
  
      {Loblolly boy}, a surgeon's attendant on shipboard.
            --Smollett.
  
      {Loblolly pine} (Bot.), a kind of pitch pine found from
            Delaware southward along the coast; old field pine ({Pinus
            T[91]da}). Also, {P. Bahamensis}, of the West Indies.
  
      {Loblolly tree} (Bot.), a name of several West Indian trees,
            having more or less leathery foliage, but alike in no
            other respect; as {Pisonia subcordata}, {Cordia alba}, and
            {Cupania glabra}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cup-moss \Cup"-moss`\ (k?p"m?s`; 115), n. (Bot.)
      A kind of lichen, of the genus {Cladonia}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cup \Cup\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cupped} (k[ucr]pt); p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Cupping}.]
      1. To supply with cups of wine. [R.]
  
                     Cup us, till the world go round.         --Shak.
  
      2. (Surg.) To apply a cupping apparatus to; to subject to the
            operation of cupping. See {Cupping}.
  
      3. (Mech.) To make concave or in the form of a cup; as, to
            cup the end of a screw.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cupping \Cup"ping\ (k?p"p?ng), n. (Med.)
      The operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the
      person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot. Also,
      sometimes, a similar operation for drawing pus from an
      abscess.
  
      {Cupping glass}, a glass cup in which a partial vacuum is
            produced by heat, in the process of cupping.
  
      {Dry cupping}, the application of a cupping instrument
            without scarification, to draw blood to the surface,
            produce counter irritation, etc.
  
      {Wet cupping}, the operation of drawing blood by the
            application of a cupping instrument after scarification.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cupping \Cup"ping\ (k?p"p?ng), n. (Med.)
      The operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the
      person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot. Also,
      sometimes, a similar operation for drawing pus from an
      abscess.
  
      {Cupping glass}, a glass cup in which a partial vacuum is
            produced by heat, in the process of cupping.
  
      {Dry cupping}, the application of a cupping instrument
            without scarification, to draw blood to the surface,
            produce counter irritation, etc.
  
      {Wet cupping}, the operation of drawing blood by the
            application of a cupping instrument after scarification.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Seerfish \Seer"fish`\ (-f[icr]sh), n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A scombroid food fish of Madeira ({Cybium Commersonii}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cyphonism \Cyph"o*nism\ (s?f`?-n?z'm [or] s[?]"f[?]-), n. [Gr.
      [?][?][?][?], fr. [?][?][?][?] a crooked piece of wood, a
      sort of pillory, fr. [?][?][?] bent, stooping.]
      A punishment sometimes used by the ancients, consisting in
      the besmearing of the criminal with honey, and exposing him
      to insects. It is still in use among some Oriental nations.

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      Zip code(s): 25035

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   Cabin John, MD
      Zip code(s): 20818

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   Cabin John-Brookmont, MD (CDP, FIPS 12087)
      Location: 38.96737 N, 77.14763 W
      Population (1990): 5341 (2168 housing units)
      Area: 6.8 sq km (land), 2.5 sq km (water)

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   Cabins, WV
      Zip code(s): 26855

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   Cape May County, NJ (county, FIPS 9)
      Location: 39.07747 N, 74.85861 W
      Population (1990): 95089 (85537 housing units)
      Area: 661.0 sq km (land), 945.6 sq km (water)

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   Cape May Court H, NJ
      Zip code(s): 08210

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   Cape May Court House, NJ (CDP, FIPS 10300)
      Location: 39.07990 N, 74.82389 W
      Population (1990): 4426 (1859 housing units)
      Area: 23.2 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)

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   Chebanse, IL (village, FIPS 12801)
      Location: 41.00220 N, 87.91385 W
      Population (1990): 1082 (406 housing units)
      Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 60922

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   Chivington, CO
      Zip code(s): 81036

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   Copemish, MI (village, FIPS 18040)
      Location: 44.48096 N, 85.92389 W
      Population (1990): 222 (115 housing units)
      Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 49625

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   Copenhagen, NY (village, FIPS 18135)
      Location: 43.89384 N, 75.67402 W
      Population (1990): 876 (325 housing units)
      Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 13626

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   Cove Neck, NY (village, FIPS 18597)
      Location: 40.88438 N, 73.49663 W
      Population (1990): 332 (143 housing units)
      Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)

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      Location: 33.60325 N, 83.85447 W
      Population (1990): 10026 (3913 housing units)
      Area: 31.1 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
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      Location: 40.13985 N, 87.39124 W
      Population (1990): 2747 (1146 housing units)
      Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 47932
   Covington, KY (city, FIPS 17848)
      Location: 39.03683 N, 84.51435 W
      Population (1990): 43264 (19117 housing units)
      Area: 34.3 sq km (land), 1.4 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 41011
   Covington, LA (city, FIPS 18125)
      Location: 30.47860 N, 90.11209 W
      Population (1990): 7691 (3358 housing units)
      Area: 17.4 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 70433
   Covington, MI
      Zip code(s): 49919
   Covington, OH (village, FIPS 19050)
      Location: 40.11912 N, 84.35089 W
      Population (1990): 2603 (1032 housing units)
      Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 45318
   Covington, OK (town, FIPS 17700)
      Location: 36.30748 N, 97.58562 W
      Population (1990): 590 (274 housing units)
      Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 73730
   Covington, PA
      Zip code(s): 16917
   Covington, TN (city, FIPS 17680)
      Location: 35.56714 N, 89.64943 W
      Population (1990): 7487 (2920 housing units)
      Area: 25.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 38019
   Covington, TX (city, FIPS 17372)
      Location: 32.17740 N, 97.25888 W
      Population (1990): 238 (106 housing units)
      Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 76636
   Covington, VA (city, FIPS 580)
      Location: 37.77797 N, 79.99027 W
      Population (1990): 6991 (3269 housing units)
      Area: 11.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Covington, VA (city, FIPS 19728)
      Location: 37.77797 N, 79.99027 W
      Population (1990): 6991 (3269 housing units)
      Area: 11.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Covington County, AL (county, FIPS 39)
      Location: 31.24813 N, 86.45316 W
      Population (1990): 36478 (16178 housing units)
      Area: 2679.9 sq km (land), 23.9 sq km (water)
   Covington County, MS (county, FIPS 31)
      Location: 31.63201 N, 89.55195 W
      Population (1990): 16527 (6535 housing units)
      Area: 1071.8 sq km (land), 3.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Covington-Sawyer-Wilderness, WA (CDP, FIPS 15303)
      Location: 47.35281 N, 122.07311 W
      Population (1990): 24321 (8152 housing units)
      Area: 52.6 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Cowpens, SC (town, FIPS 17260)
      Location: 35.01885 N, 81.80360 W
      Population (1990): 2176 (966 housing units)
      Area: 5.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 29330

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   cubing vi.   [parallel with `tubing'] 1. Hacking on an IPSC
   (Intel Personal SuperComputer) hypercube.   "Louella's gone cubing
   _again_!!"   2. Hacking Rubik's Cube or related puzzles, either
   physically or mathematically.   3. An indescribable form of
   self-torture (see sense 1 or 2).
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Cap'n Crunch
  
      {Captain Crunch}
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   copying garbage collection
  
      A {garbage collection} method where memory is divided into two
      equal halves, known as the "from space" and "to space".
      Garbage collection copies active cells from the from space to
      the to space and leaves behind an invisible pointer (an
      "indirection") from the old position to the new copy.   Once
      all active cells have been copied in one direction, the spaces
      are swapped and the process repeated in the opposite
      direction.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   cubing
  
      By analogy with "tubing", hacking on an IPSC ({Intel
      Personal SuperComputer}) hypercube.   "Louella's gone cubing
      *again*!!"
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (2003-10-09)
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Cabins
      only in Jer. 37:16 (R.V., "cells"), arched vaults or recesses
      off a passage or room; cells for the closer confinement of
      prisoners.
     
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