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   cabbage bark
         n 1: tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and
               yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a
               purgative and vermifuge and narcotic [syn: {cabbage bark},
               {cabbage-bark tree}, {cabbage tree}, {Andira inermis}]

English Dictionary: coffee cappuccino by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cabbage butterfly
n
  1. white butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cabbage palm
n
  1. low-growing fan-leaved palm of coastal southern United States having edible leaf buds
    Synonym(s): cabbage palmetto, cabbage palm, Sabal palmetto
  2. West Indian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young
    Synonym(s): cabbage palm, Roystonea oleracea
  3. Australian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young
    Synonym(s): cabbage palm, cabbage tree, Livistona australis
  4. Brazilian palm of genus Euterpe whose leaf buds are eaten like cabbage when young
    Synonym(s): cabbage palm, Euterpe oleracea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cabbage palmetto
n
  1. low-growing fan-leaved palm of coastal southern United States having edible leaf buds
    Synonym(s): cabbage palmetto, cabbage palm, Sabal palmetto
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cabbage-bark tree
n
  1. tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a purgative and vermifuge and narcotic
    Synonym(s): cabbage bark, cabbage-bark tree, cabbage tree, Andira inermis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cape kafferboom
n
  1. small semi-evergreen broad-spreading tree of eastern South Africa with orange-scarlet flowers and small coral-red seeds; yields a light soft wood used for fence posts or shingles
    Synonym(s): kaffir boom, Cape kafferboom, Erythrina caffra
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cape Sable
n
  1. a cape at the southwest tip of Florida; the southernmost part of the United States mainland
  2. a promontory on the far southern part of Nova Scotia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cavia cobaya
n
  1. stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy; often kept as a pet and widely used in research
    Synonym(s): guinea pig, Cavia cobaya
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cebus capucinus
n
  1. monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl
    Synonym(s): capuchin, ringtail, Cebus capucinus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chop shop
n
  1. a place where stolen cars are disassembled for their parts
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chop-chop
adv
  1. with rapid movements; "he works quickly" [syn: quickly, rapidly, speedily, chop-chop, apace]
    Antonym(s): easy, slow, slowly, tardily
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
civic pride
n
  1. pride in your city
    Synonym(s): civic pride, civic spirit
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
civic spirit
n
  1. pride in your city
    Synonym(s): civic pride, civic spirit
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coffee cappuccino
n
  1. equal parts of espresso and hot milk topped with cinnamon and nutmeg and usually whipped cream
    Synonym(s): cappuccino, cappuccino coffee, coffee cappuccino
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coffee cup
n
  1. a cup from which coffee is drunk
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coffee shop
n
  1. a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold [syn: cafe, coffeehouse, coffee shop, coffee bar]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coffee substitute
n
  1. a drink resembling coffee that is sometimes substituted for it
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cube-shaped
adj
  1. shaped like a cube [syn: cubelike, cube-shaped, cubical, cubiform, cuboid, cuboidal]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cubic foot
n
  1. the volume equal to a cube one foot on each side [syn: cubic foot, cu ft]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cabbage \Cab"bage\ (k[acr]b"b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F.
      cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage,
      cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl,
      hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa
      cape. See {Chief}, {Cape}.] (Bot.)
      1. An esculent vegetable of many varieties, derived from the
            wild {Brassica oleracea} of Europe. The common cabbage has
            a compact head of leaves. The cauliflower, Brussels
            sprouts, etc., are sometimes classed as cabbages.
  
      2. The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like,
            cabbage, for food. See {Cabbage tree}, below.
  
      3. The cabbage palmetto. See below.
  
      {Cabbage aphis} (Zo[94]l.), a green plant-louse ({Aphis
            brassic[91]}) which lives upon the leaves of the cabbage.
           
  
      {Cabbage beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a small, striped flea-beetle
            ({Phyllotreta vittata}) which lives, in the larval state,
            on the roots, and when adult, on the leaves, of cabbage
            and other cruciferous plants.
  
      {Cabbage butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), a white butterfly ({Pieris
            rap[91]} of both Europe and America, and the allied {P.
            oleracea}, a native American species) which, in the larval
            state, devours the leaves of the cabbage and the turnip.
            See {Cabbage worm}, below.
  
      {Cabbage fly} (Zo[94]l.), a small two-winged fly ({Anthomyia
            brassic[91]}), which feeds, in the larval or maggot state,
            on the roots of the cabbage, often doing much damage to
            the crop.
  
      {Cabbage head}, the compact head formed by the leaves of a
            cabbage; -- contemptuously or humorously, and
            colloquially, a very stupid and silly person; a numskull.
           
  
      {Cabbage palmetto}, a species of palm tree ({Sabal Palmetto})
            found along the coast from North Carolina to Florida.
  
      {Cabbage rose} (Bot.), a species of rose ({Rosa centifolia})
            having large and heavy blossoms.
  
      {Cabbage tree}, {Cabbage palm}, a name given to palms having
            a terminal bud called a cabbage, as the {Sabal Palmetto}
            of the United States, and the {Euterpe oleracea} and
            {Oreodoxa oleracea} of the West Indies.
  
      {Cabbage worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of several species of
            moths and butterflies, which attacks cabbages. The most
            common is usually the larva of a white butterfly. See
            {Cabbage butterfly}, above. The cabbage cutworms, which
            eat off the stalks of young plants during the night, are
            the larv[91] of several species of moths, of the genus
            {Agrotis}. See {Cutworm}.
  
      {Sea cabbage}.(Bot.)
            (a) Sea kale
            (b) . The original Plant ({Brassica oleracea}), from which
                  the cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, etc., have been
                  derived by cultivation.
  
      {Thousand-headed cabbage}. See {Brussels sprouts}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cabbage \Cab"bage\ (k[acr]b"b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F.
      cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage,
      cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl,
      hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa
      cape. See {Chief}, {Cape}.] (Bot.)
      1. An esculent vegetable of many varieties, derived from the
            wild {Brassica oleracea} of Europe. The common cabbage has
            a compact head of leaves. The cauliflower, Brussels
            sprouts, etc., are sometimes classed as cabbages.
  
      2. The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like,
            cabbage, for food. See {Cabbage tree}, below.
  
      3. The cabbage palmetto. See below.
  
      {Cabbage aphis} (Zo[94]l.), a green plant-louse ({Aphis
            brassic[91]}) which lives upon the leaves of the cabbage.
           
  
      {Cabbage beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a small, striped flea-beetle
            ({Phyllotreta vittata}) which lives, in the larval state,
            on the roots, and when adult, on the leaves, of cabbage
            and other cruciferous plants.
  
      {Cabbage butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), a white butterfly ({Pieris
            rap[91]} of both Europe and America, and the allied {P.
            oleracea}, a native American species) which, in the larval
            state, devours the leaves of the cabbage and the turnip.
            See {Cabbage worm}, below.
  
      {Cabbage fly} (Zo[94]l.), a small two-winged fly ({Anthomyia
            brassic[91]}), which feeds, in the larval or maggot state,
            on the roots of the cabbage, often doing much damage to
            the crop.
  
      {Cabbage head}, the compact head formed by the leaves of a
            cabbage; -- contemptuously or humorously, and
            colloquially, a very stupid and silly person; a numskull.
           
  
      {Cabbage palmetto}, a species of palm tree ({Sabal Palmetto})
            found along the coast from North Carolina to Florida.
  
      {Cabbage rose} (Bot.), a species of rose ({Rosa centifolia})
            having large and heavy blossoms.
  
      {Cabbage tree}, {Cabbage palm}, a name given to palms having
            a terminal bud called a cabbage, as the {Sabal Palmetto}
            of the United States, and the {Euterpe oleracea} and
            {Oreodoxa oleracea} of the West Indies.
  
      {Cabbage worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of several species of
            moths and butterflies, which attacks cabbages. The most
            common is usually the larva of a white butterfly. See
            {Cabbage butterfly}, above. The cabbage cutworms, which
            eat off the stalks of young plants during the night, are
            the larv[91] of several species of moths, of the genus
            {Agrotis}. See {Cutworm}.
  
      {Sea cabbage}.(Bot.)
            (a) Sea kale
            (b) . The original Plant ({Brassica oleracea}), from which
                  the cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, etc., have been
                  derived by cultivation.
  
      {Thousand-headed cabbage}. See {Brussels sprouts}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cabbage \Cab"bage\ (k[acr]b"b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F.
      cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage,
      cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl,
      hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa
      cape. See {Chief}, {Cape}.] (Bot.)
      1. An esculent vegetable of many varieties, derived from the
            wild {Brassica oleracea} of Europe. The common cabbage has
            a compact head of leaves. The cauliflower, Brussels
            sprouts, etc., are sometimes classed as cabbages.
  
      2. The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like,
            cabbage, for food. See {Cabbage tree}, below.
  
      3. The cabbage palmetto. See below.
  
      {Cabbage aphis} (Zo[94]l.), a green plant-louse ({Aphis
            brassic[91]}) which lives upon the leaves of the cabbage.
           
  
      {Cabbage beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a small, striped flea-beetle
            ({Phyllotreta vittata}) which lives, in the larval state,
            on the roots, and when adult, on the leaves, of cabbage
            and other cruciferous plants.
  
      {Cabbage butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), a white butterfly ({Pieris
            rap[91]} of both Europe and America, and the allied {P.
            oleracea}, a native American species) which, in the larval
            state, devours the leaves of the cabbage and the turnip.
            See {Cabbage worm}, below.
  
      {Cabbage fly} (Zo[94]l.), a small two-winged fly ({Anthomyia
            brassic[91]}), which feeds, in the larval or maggot state,
            on the roots of the cabbage, often doing much damage to
            the crop.
  
      {Cabbage head}, the compact head formed by the leaves of a
            cabbage; -- contemptuously or humorously, and
            colloquially, a very stupid and silly person; a numskull.
           
  
      {Cabbage palmetto}, a species of palm tree ({Sabal Palmetto})
            found along the coast from North Carolina to Florida.
  
      {Cabbage rose} (Bot.), a species of rose ({Rosa centifolia})
            having large and heavy blossoms.
  
      {Cabbage tree}, {Cabbage palm}, a name given to palms having
            a terminal bud called a cabbage, as the {Sabal Palmetto}
            of the United States, and the {Euterpe oleracea} and
            {Oreodoxa oleracea} of the West Indies.
  
      {Cabbage worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of several species of
            moths and butterflies, which attacks cabbages. The most
            common is usually the larva of a white butterfly. See
            {Cabbage butterfly}, above. The cabbage cutworms, which
            eat off the stalks of young plants during the night, are
            the larv[91] of several species of moths, of the genus
            {Agrotis}. See {Cutworm}.
  
      {Sea cabbage}.(Bot.)
            (a) Sea kale
            (b) . The original Plant ({Brassica oleracea}), from which
                  the cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, etc., have been
                  derived by cultivation.
  
      {Thousand-headed cabbage}. See {Brussels sprouts}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cabbage \Cab"bage\ (k[acr]b"b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F.
      cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage,
      cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl,
      hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa
      cape. See {Chief}, {Cape}.] (Bot.)
      1. An esculent vegetable of many varieties, derived from the
            wild {Brassica oleracea} of Europe. The common cabbage has
            a compact head of leaves. The cauliflower, Brussels
            sprouts, etc., are sometimes classed as cabbages.
  
      2. The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like,
            cabbage, for food. See {Cabbage tree}, below.
  
      3. The cabbage palmetto. See below.
  
      {Cabbage aphis} (Zo[94]l.), a green plant-louse ({Aphis
            brassic[91]}) which lives upon the leaves of the cabbage.
           
  
      {Cabbage beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a small, striped flea-beetle
            ({Phyllotreta vittata}) which lives, in the larval state,
            on the roots, and when adult, on the leaves, of cabbage
            and other cruciferous plants.
  
      {Cabbage butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), a white butterfly ({Pieris
            rap[91]} of both Europe and America, and the allied {P.
            oleracea}, a native American species) which, in the larval
            state, devours the leaves of the cabbage and the turnip.
            See {Cabbage worm}, below.
  
      {Cabbage fly} (Zo[94]l.), a small two-winged fly ({Anthomyia
            brassic[91]}), which feeds, in the larval or maggot state,
            on the roots of the cabbage, often doing much damage to
            the crop.
  
      {Cabbage head}, the compact head formed by the leaves of a
            cabbage; -- contemptuously or humorously, and
            colloquially, a very stupid and silly person; a numskull.
           
  
      {Cabbage palmetto}, a species of palm tree ({Sabal Palmetto})
            found along the coast from North Carolina to Florida.
  
      {Cabbage rose} (Bot.), a species of rose ({Rosa centifolia})
            having large and heavy blossoms.
  
      {Cabbage tree}, {Cabbage palm}, a name given to palms having
            a terminal bud called a cabbage, as the {Sabal Palmetto}
            of the United States, and the {Euterpe oleracea} and
            {Oreodoxa oleracea} of the West Indies.
  
      {Cabbage worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of several species of
            moths and butterflies, which attacks cabbages. The most
            common is usually the larva of a white butterfly. See
            {Cabbage butterfly}, above. The cabbage cutworms, which
            eat off the stalks of young plants during the night, are
            the larv[91] of several species of moths, of the genus
            {Agrotis}. See {Cutworm}.
  
      {Sea cabbage}.(Bot.)
            (a) Sea kale
            (b) . The original Plant ({Brassica oleracea}), from which
                  the cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, etc., have been
                  derived by cultivation.
  
      {Thousand-headed cabbage}. See {Brussels sprouts}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cabbage \Cab"bage\ (k[acr]b"b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F.
      cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage,
      cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl,
      hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa
      cape. See {Chief}, {Cape}.] (Bot.)
      1. An esculent vegetable of many varieties, derived from the
            wild {Brassica oleracea} of Europe. The common cabbage has
            a compact head of leaves. The cauliflower, Brussels
            sprouts, etc., are sometimes classed as cabbages.
  
      2. The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like,
            cabbage, for food. See {Cabbage tree}, below.
  
      3. The cabbage palmetto. See below.
  
      {Cabbage aphis} (Zo[94]l.), a green plant-louse ({Aphis
            brassic[91]}) which lives upon the leaves of the cabbage.
           
  
      {Cabbage beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a small, striped flea-beetle
            ({Phyllotreta vittata}) which lives, in the larval state,
            on the roots, and when adult, on the leaves, of cabbage
            and other cruciferous plants.
  
      {Cabbage butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), a white butterfly ({Pieris
            rap[91]} of both Europe and America, and the allied {P.
            oleracea}, a native American species) which, in the larval
            state, devours the leaves of the cabbage and the turnip.
            See {Cabbage worm}, below.
  
      {Cabbage fly} (Zo[94]l.), a small two-winged fly ({Anthomyia
            brassic[91]}), which feeds, in the larval or maggot state,
            on the roots of the cabbage, often doing much damage to
            the crop.
  
      {Cabbage head}, the compact head formed by the leaves of a
            cabbage; -- contemptuously or humorously, and
            colloquially, a very stupid and silly person; a numskull.
           
  
      {Cabbage palmetto}, a species of palm tree ({Sabal Palmetto})
            found along the coast from North Carolina to Florida.
  
      {Cabbage rose} (Bot.), a species of rose ({Rosa centifolia})
            having large and heavy blossoms.
  
      {Cabbage tree}, {Cabbage palm}, a name given to palms having
            a terminal bud called a cabbage, as the {Sabal Palmetto}
            of the United States, and the {Euterpe oleracea} and
            {Oreodoxa oleracea} of the West Indies.
  
      {Cabbage worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of several species of
            moths and butterflies, which attacks cabbages. The most
            common is usually the larva of a white butterfly. See
            {Cabbage butterfly}, above. The cabbage cutworms, which
            eat off the stalks of young plants during the night, are
            the larv[91] of several species of moths, of the genus
            {Agrotis}. See {Cutworm}.
  
      {Sea cabbage}.(Bot.)
            (a) Sea kale
            (b) . The original Plant ({Brassica oleracea}), from which
                  the cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, etc., have been
                  derived by cultivation.
  
      {Thousand-headed cabbage}. See {Brussels sprouts}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cabbage \Cab"bage\ (k[acr]b"b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F.
      cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage,
      cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl,
      hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa
      cape. See {Chief}, {Cape}.] (Bot.)
      1. An esculent vegetable of many varieties, derived from the
            wild {Brassica oleracea} of Europe. The common cabbage has
            a compact head of leaves. The cauliflower, Brussels
            sprouts, etc., are sometimes classed as cabbages.
  
      2. The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like,
            cabbage, for food. See {Cabbage tree}, below.
  
      3. The cabbage palmetto. See below.
  
      {Cabbage aphis} (Zo[94]l.), a green plant-louse ({Aphis
            brassic[91]}) which lives upon the leaves of the cabbage.
           
  
      {Cabbage beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a small, striped flea-beetle
            ({Phyllotreta vittata}) which lives, in the larval state,
            on the roots, and when adult, on the leaves, of cabbage
            and other cruciferous plants.
  
      {Cabbage butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), a white butterfly ({Pieris
            rap[91]} of both Europe and America, and the allied {P.
            oleracea}, a native American species) which, in the larval
            state, devours the leaves of the cabbage and the turnip.
            See {Cabbage worm}, below.
  
      {Cabbage fly} (Zo[94]l.), a small two-winged fly ({Anthomyia
            brassic[91]}), which feeds, in the larval or maggot state,
            on the roots of the cabbage, often doing much damage to
            the crop.
  
      {Cabbage head}, the compact head formed by the leaves of a
            cabbage; -- contemptuously or humorously, and
            colloquially, a very stupid and silly person; a numskull.
           
  
      {Cabbage palmetto}, a species of palm tree ({Sabal Palmetto})
            found along the coast from North Carolina to Florida.
  
      {Cabbage rose} (Bot.), a species of rose ({Rosa centifolia})
            having large and heavy blossoms.
  
      {Cabbage tree}, {Cabbage palm}, a name given to palms having
            a terminal bud called a cabbage, as the {Sabal Palmetto}
            of the United States, and the {Euterpe oleracea} and
            {Oreodoxa oleracea} of the West Indies.
  
      {Cabbage worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of several species of
            moths and butterflies, which attacks cabbages. The most
            common is usually the larva of a white butterfly. See
            {Cabbage butterfly}, above. The cabbage cutworms, which
            eat off the stalks of young plants during the night, are
            the larv[91] of several species of moths, of the genus
            {Agrotis}. See {Cutworm}.
  
      {Sea cabbage}.(Bot.)
            (a) Sea kale
            (b) . The original Plant ({Brassica oleracea}), from which
                  the cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, etc., have been
                  derived by cultivation.
  
      {Thousand-headed cabbage}. See {Brussels sprouts}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Capuchin \Cap`u*chin"\, n. [F. capucin a monk who wears a cowl,
      fr. It. cappuccio hood. See {Capoch}.]
      1. (Eccl.) A Franciscan monk of the austere branch
            established in 1526 by Matteo di Baschi, distinguished by
            wearing the long pointed cowl or capoch of St. Francis.
  
                     A bare-footed and long-bearded capuchin. --Sir W.
                                                                              Scott.
  
      2. A garment for women, consisting of a cloak and hood,
            resembling, or supposed to resemble, that of capuchin
            monks.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A long-tailed South American monkey ({Cabus
                  capucinus}), having the forehead naked and wrinkled,
                  with the hair on the crown reflexed and resembling a
                  monk's cowl, the rest being of a grayish white; --
                  called also {capucine monkey}, {weeper}, {sajou},
                  {sapajou}, and {sai}.
            (b) Other species of {Cabus}, as {C. fatuellus} (the brown
                  or {horned capucine}.), {C. albifrons} (the
                  {cararara}), and {C. apella}.
            (c) A variety of the domestic pigeon having a hoodlike
                  tuft of feathers on the head and sides of the neck.
  
      {Capuchin nun}, one of an austere order of Franciscan nuns
            which came under Capuchin rule in 1538. The order had
            recently been founded by Maria Longa.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Capacify \Ca*pac"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Capacified}.] [L.
      capax, -acis, capacious + -fy.]
      To quality. [R.]
  
               The benefice he is capacified and designed for.
                                                                              --Barrow.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Capacify \Ca*pac"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Capacified}.] [L.
      capax, -acis, capacious + -fy.]
      To quality. [R.]
  
               The benefice he is capacified and designed for.
                                                                              --Barrow.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Capsheaf \Cap"sheaf`\, n.
      The top sheaf of a stack of grain: (fig.) the crowning or
      finishing part of a thing.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cavy \Ca"vy\, n.; pl. {Cavies}. [NL. cavia, fr. Brazilian
      cabiai: cf. F. cabiai.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A rodent of the genera {Cavia} and {Dolichotis}, as the
      guinea pig ({Cavia cobaya}). Cavies are natives of South
      America.
  
      {Water cavy} (Zo[94]l.), The capybara.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guinea \Guin"ea\ (g[icr]n"[esl]), n.
      1. A district on the west coast of Africa (formerly noted for
            its export of gold and slaves) after which the Guinea
            fowl, Guinea grass, Guinea peach, etc., are named.
  
      2. A gold coin of England current for twenty-one shillings
            sterling, or about five dollars, but not coined since the
            issue of sovereigns in 1817.
  
                     The guinea, so called from the Guinea gold out of
                     which it was first struck, was proclaimed in 1663,
                     and to go for twenty shillings; but it never went
                     for less than twenty-one shillings.   --Pinkerton.
  
      {Guinea corn}. (Bot.) See {Durra}.
  
      {Guinea Current} (Geog.), a current in the Atlantic Ocean
            setting southwardly into the Bay of Benin on the coast of
            Guinea.
  
      {Guinea dropper} one who cheats by dropping counterfeit
            guineas. [Obs.] --Gay.
  
      {Guinea fowl}, {Guinea hen} (Zo[94]l.), an African
            gallinaceous bird, of the genus {Numida}, allied to the
            pheasants. The common domesticated species ({N.
            meleagris}), has a colored fleshy horn on each aide of the
            head, and is of a dark gray color, variegated with small
            white spots. The crested Guinea fowl ({N. cristata}) is a
            finer species.
  
      {Guinea grains} (Bot.), grains of Paradise, or amomum. See
            {Amomum}.
  
      {Guinea grass} (Bot.), a tall strong forage grass ({Panicum
            jumentorum}) introduced. from Africa into the West Indies
            and Southern United States.
  
      {Guinea-hen flower} (Bot.), a liliaceous flower ({Fritillaria
            Meleagris}) with petals spotted like the feathers of the
            Guinea hen.
  
      {Guinea peach}. See under {Peach}.
  
      {Guinea pepper} (Bot.), the pods of the {Xylopia aromatica},
            a tree of the order {Anonace[91]}, found in tropical West
            Africa. They are also sold under the name of {Piper
            [92]thiopicum}.
  
      {Guinea pig}. [Prob. a mistake for Guiana pig.]
            (a) (Zo[94]l.) A small Brazilian rodent ({Cavia cobaya}),
                  about seven inches in length and usually of a white
                  color, with spots of orange and black.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wheat sawfly \Wheat sawfly\
      (a) A small European sawfly ({Cephus pygm[91]us}) whose larva
            does great injury to wheat by boring in the stalks.
      (b) Any of several small American sawflies of the genus
            {Dolerus}, as {D. sericeus} and {D. arvensis}, whose
            larv[91] injure the stems or heads of wheat.
      (c) {Pachynematus extensicornis}, whose larv[91] feed chiefly
            on the blades of wheat; -- called also {grass sawfly}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chiff-chaff \Chiff"-chaff\, n. [So called from its note.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      A species of European warbler ({Sylvia hippolais}); -- called
      also {chip-chap}, and {pettychaps}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chiff-chaff \Chiff"-chaff\, n. [So called from its note.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      A species of European warbler ({Sylvia hippolais}); -- called
      also {chip-chap}, and {pettychaps}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cobishop \Co`bish"op\, n.
      A joint or coadjutant bishop. --Ayliffe.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Spar \Spar\, n. [AS. sp[91]r in sp[91]rst[be]n chalkstone; akin
      to MHG. spar, G. sparkalk plaster.] (Min.)
      An old name for a nonmetallic mineral, usually cleavable and
      somewhat lustrous; as, calc spar, or calcite, fluor spar,
      etc. It was especially used in the case of the gangue
      minerals of a metalliferous vein.
  
      {Blue spar}, {Cube spar}, etc. See under {Blue}, {Cube}, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cube \Cube\ (k?b), n. [F. cube, L. cubus, fr. Gr. [?][?][?][?] a
      cube, a cubical die.]
      1. (Geom.) A regular solid body, with six equal square sides.
  
      2. (Math.) The product obtained by taking a number or
            quantity three times as a factor; as, 4x4=16, and 16x4=64,
            the cube of 4.
  
      {Cube ore} (Min.), pharmacosiderite. It commonly crystallizes
            in cubes of a green color.
  
      {Cube root}. (Math.), the number or quantity which,
            multiplied into itself, and then into the product,
            produces the given cube; thus, 3 is the cube root of 27,
            for 3x3x3 = 27.
  
      {Cube spar} (Min.), anhydrite; anhydrous calcium sulphate.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Foot \Foot\ (f[oocr]t), n.; pl. {Feet} (f[emac]t). [OE. fot,
      foot, pl. fet, feet. AS. f[omac]t, pl. f[emac]t; akin to D.
      voet, OHG. fuoz, G. fuss, Icel. f[omac]tr, Sw. fot, Dan. fod,
      Goth. f[omac]tus, L. pes, Gr. poy`s, Skr. p[be]d, Icel. fet
      step, pace measure of a foot, feta to step, find one's way.
      [fb]77, 250. Cf. {Antipodes}, {Cap-a-pie}, {Expedient}, {Fet}
      to fetch, {Fetlock}, {Fetter}, {Pawn} a piece in chess,
      {Pedal}.]
      1. (Anat.) The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal;
            esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an
            animal upon which it rests when standing, or moves. See
            {Manus}, and {Pes}.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) The muscular locomotive organ of a mollusk. It
            is a median organ arising from the ventral region of body,
            often in the form of a flat disk, as in snails. See
            Illust. of {Buccinum}.
  
      3. That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal; as,
            the foot of a table; the foot of a stocking.
  
      4. The lowest part or base; the ground part; the bottom, as
            of a mountain or column; also, the last of a row or
            series; the end or extremity, esp. if associated with
            inferiority; as, the foot of a hill; the foot of the
            procession; the foot of a class; the foot of the bed.
  
                     And now at foot Of heaven's ascent they lift their
                     feet.                                                --Milton.
  
      5. Fundamental principle; basis; plan; -- used only in the
            singular.
  
                     Answer directly upon the foot of dry reason.
                                                                              --Berkeley.
  
      6. Recognized condition; rank; footing; -- used only in the
            singular. [R.]
  
                     As to his being on the foot of a servant. --Walpole.
  
      7. A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third
            of a yard. See {Yard}.
  
      Note: This measure is supposed to be taken from the length of
               a man's foot. It differs in length in different
               countries. In the United States and in England it is
               304.8 millimeters.
  
      8. (Mil.) Soldiers who march and fight on foot; the infantry,
            usually designated as the foot, in distinction from the
            cavalry. [bd]Both horse and foot.[b8] --Milton.
  
      9. (Pros.) A combination of syllables consisting a metrical
            element of a verse, the syllables being formerly
            distinguished by their quantity or length, but in modern
            poetry by the accent.
  
      10. (Naut.) The lower edge of a sail.
  
      Note: Foot is often used adjectively, signifying of or
               pertaining to a foot or the feet, or to the base or
               lower part. It is also much used as the first of
               compounds.
  
      {Foot artillery}. (Mil.)
            (a) Artillery soldiers serving in foot.
            (b) Heavy artillery. --Farrow.
  
      {Foot bank} (Fort.), a raised way within a parapet.
  
      {Foot barracks} (Mil.), barracks for infantery.
  
      {Foot bellows}, a bellows worked by a treadle. --Knight.
  
      {Foot company} (Mil.), a company of infantry. --Milton.
  
      {Foot gear}, covering for the feet, as stocking, shoes, or
            boots.
  
      {Foot hammer} (Mach.), a small tilt hammer moved by a
            treadle.
  
      {Foot iron}.
            (a) The step of a carriage.
            (b) A fetter.
  
      {Foot jaw}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Maxilliped}.
  
      {Foot key} (Mus.), an organ pedal.
  
      {Foot level} (Gunnery), a form of level used in giving any
            proposed angle of elevation to a piece of ordnance.
            --Farrow.
  
      {Foot mantle}, a long garment to protect the dress in riding;
            a riding skirt. [Obs.]
  
      {Foot page}, an errand boy; an attendant. [Obs.]
  
      {Foot passenger}, one who passes on foot, as over a road or
            bridge.
  
      {Foot pavement}, a paved way for foot passengers; a footway;
            a trottoir.
  
      {Foot poet}, an inferior poet; a poetaster. [R.] --Dryden.
  
      {Foot post}.
            (a) A letter carrier who travels on foot.
            (b) A mail delivery by means of such carriers.
  
      {Fot pound}, [and] {Foot poundal}. (Mech.) See {Foot pound}
            and {Foot poundal}, in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Foot press} (Mach.), a cutting, embossing, or printing
            press, moved by a treadle.
  
      {Foot race}, a race run by persons on foot. --Cowper.
  
      {Foot rail}, a railroad rail, with a wide flat flange on the
            lower side.
  
      {Foot rot}, an ulcer in the feet of sheep; claw sickness.
  
      {Foot rule}, a rule or measure twelve inches long.
  
      {Foot screw}, an adjusting screw which forms a foot, and
            serves to give a machine or table a level standing on an
            uneven place.
  
      {Foot secretion}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Sclerobase}.
  
      {Foot soldier}, a soldier who serves on foot.
  
      {Foot stick} (Printing), a beveled piece of furniture placed
            against the foot of the page, to hold the type in place.
           
  
      {Foot stove}, a small box, with an iron pan, to hold hot
            coals for warming the feet.
  
      {Foot tubercle}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Parapodium}.
  
      {Foot valve} (Steam Engine), the valve that opens to the air
            pump from the condenser.
  
      {Foot vise}, a kind of vise the jaws of which are operated by
            a treadle.
  
      {Foot waling} (Naut.), the inside planks or lining of a
            vessel over the floor timbers. --Totten.
  
      {Foot wall} (Mining), the under wall of an inclosed vein.
  
      {By foot}, [or] {On foot}, by walking; as, to pass a stream
            on foot.
  
      {Cubic foot}. See under {Cubic}.
  
      {Foot and mouth disease}, a contagious disease (Eczema
            epizo[94]tica) of cattle, sheep, swine, etc.,
            characterized by the formation of vesicles and ulcers in
            the mouth and about the hoofs.
  
      {Foot of the fine} (Law), the concluding portion of an
            acknowledgment in court by which, formerly, the title of
            land was conveyed. See {Fine of land}, under {Fine}, n.;
            also {Chirograph}. (b).
  
      {Square foot}. See under {Square}.
  
      {To be on foot}, to be in motion, action, or process of
            execution.
  
      {To keep the foot} (Script.), to preserve decorum. [bd]Keep
            thy foot when thou goest to the house of God.[b8] --Eccl.
            v. 1.
  
      {To put one's foot down}, to take a resolute stand; to be
            determined. [Colloq.]
  
      {To put the best foot foremost}, to make a good appearance;
            to do one's best. [Colloq.]
  
      {To set on foot}, to put in motion; to originate; as, to set
            on foot a subscription.
  
      {To} {put, [or] set}, {one on his feet}, to put one in a
            position to go on; to assist to start.
  
      {Under foot}.
            (a) Under the feet; (Fig.) at one's mercy; as, to trample
                  under foot. --Gibbon.
            (b) Below par. [Obs.] [bd]They would be forced to sell .
                  . . far under foot.[b8] --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cubic \Cu"bic\ (k?"b?k), Cubical \Cu"bic*al\ (-b?-kal), a. [L.
      cubicus, Gr. [?][?][?][?][?]: cf. F. cubique. See {Cube}.]
      1. Having the form or properties of a cube; contained, or
            capable of being contained, in a cube.
  
      2. (Crystallog.) Isometric or monometric; as, cubic cleavage.
            See {Crystallization}.
  
      {Cubic equation}, an equation in which the highest power of
            the unknown quantity is a cube.
  
      {Cubic foot}, a volume equivalent to a cubical solid which
            measures a foot in each of its dimensions.
  
      {Cubic number}, a number produced by multiplying a number
            into itself, and that product again by the same number.
            See {Cube}.
  
      {Cubical parabola} (Geom.), two curves of the third degree,
            one plane, and one on space of three dimensions.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sponge \Sponge\, n. [OF. esponge, F. [82]ponge, L. spongia, Gr.
      [?], [?]. Cf. {Fungus}, {Spunk}.] [Formerly written also
      {spunge}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of Spongi[91], or
            Porifera. See Illust. and Note under {Spongi[91]}.
  
      2. The elastic fibrous skeleton of many species of horny
            Spongi[91] (keratosa), used for many purposes, especially
            the varieties of the genus {Spongia}. The most valuable
            sponges are found in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea,
            and on the coasts of Florida and the West Indies.
  
      3. Fig.: One who lives upon others; a pertinaceous and
            indolent dependent; a parasite; a sponger.
  
      4. Any spongelike substance. Specifically:
            (a) Dough before it is kneaded and formed into loaves, and
                  after it is converted into a light, spongy mass by the
                  agency of the yeast or leaven.
            (b) Iron from the puddling furnace, in a pasty condition.
            (c) Iron ore, in masses, reduced but not melted or worked.
  
      5. (Gun.) A mop for cleaning the bore of a cannon after a
            discharge. It consists of a cylinder of wood, covered with
            sheepskin with the wool on, or cloth with a heavy looped
            nap, and having a handle, or staff.
  
      6. (Far.) The extremity, or point, of a horseshoe, answering
            to the heel.
  
      {Bath sponge}, any one of several varieties of coarse
            commercial sponges, especially {Spongia equina}.
  
      {Cup sponge}, a toilet sponge growing in a cup-shaped form.
           
  
      {Glass sponge}. See {Glass-sponge}, in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Glove sponge}, a variety of commercial sponge ({Spongia
            officinalis}, variety {tubulufera}), having very fine
            fibers, native of Florida, and the West Indies.
  
      {Grass sponge}, any one of several varieties of coarse
            commercial sponges having the surface irregularly tufted,
            as {Spongia graminea}, and {S. equina}, variety
            {cerebriformis}, of Florida and the West Indies.
  
      {Horse sponge}, a coarse commercial sponge, especially
            {Spongia equina}.
  
      {Platinum sponge}. (Chem.) See under {Platinum}.
  
      {Pyrotechnical sponge}, a substance made of mushrooms or
            fungi, which are boiled in water, dried, and beaten, then
            put in a strong lye prepared with saltpeter, and again
            dried in an oven. This makes the black match, or tinder,
            brought from Germany.
  
      {Sheep's-wool sponge}, a fine and durable commercial sponge
            ({Spongia equina}, variety {gossypina}) found in Florida
            and the West Indies. The surface is covered with larger
            and smaller tufts, having the oscula between them.
  
      {Sponge cake}, a kind of sweet cake which is light and
            spongy.
  
      {Sponge lead}, [or] {Spongy lead} (Chem.), metallic lead
            brought to a spongy form by reduction of lead salts, or by
            compressing finely divided lead; -- used in secondary
            batteries and otherwise.
  
      {Sponge tree} (Bot.), a tropical leguminous tree ({Acacia
            Farnesiana}), with deliciously fragrant flowers, which are
            used in perfumery.
  
      {Toilet sponge}, a very fine and superior variety of
            Mediterranean sponge ({Spongia officinalis}, variety
            {Mediterranea}); -- called also {turkish sponge}.
  
      {To set a sponge} (Cookery), to leaven a small mass of flour,
            to be used in leavening a larger quantity.
  
      {To throw up the sponge}, to give up a contest; to
            acknowledge defeat; -- from a custom of the prize ring,
            the person employed to sponge a pugilist between rounds
            throwing his sponge in the air in token of defeat. [Cant
            or Slang] [bd]He was too brave a man to throw up the
            sponge to fate.[b8] --Lowell.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Cave Spring, GA (city, FIPS 14108)
      Location: 34.10950 N, 85.33385 W
      Population (1990): 950 (414 housing units)
      Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 30124
   Cave Spring, VA (CDP, FIPS 13720)
      Location: 37.22383 N, 80.00760 W
      Population (1990): 24053 (10492 housing units)
      Area: 30.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 24018

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Cave Springs, AR (city, FIPS 12340)
      Location: 36.26269 N, 94.22872 W
      Population (1990): 465 (184 housing units)
      Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 72718

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Coffee Springs, AL (town, FIPS 16240)
      Location: 31.16657 N, 85.90990 W
      Population (1990): 294 (125 housing units)
      Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 36318

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Copake Falls, NY
      Zip code(s): 12517

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Cove Gap, WV
      Zip code(s): 25534

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Covesville, VA
      Zip code(s): 22931

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Cube Cove, AK (CDP, FIPS 18030)
      Location: 57.93509 N, 134.71123 W
      Population (1990): 156 (38 housing units)
      Area: 30.2 sq km (land), 14.0 sq km (water)

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   copious free time n.   [Apple; orig. fr. the intro to Tom
   Lehrer's song "It Makes A Fellow Proud To Be A Soldier"] 1. [used
   ironically to indicate the speaker's lack of the quantity in
   question] A mythical schedule slot for accomplishing tasks held to
   be unlikely or impossible.   Sometimes used to indicate that the
   speaker is interested in accomplishing the task, but believes that
   the opportunity will not arise.   "I'll implement the automatic
   layout stuff in my copious free time."   2. [Archly] Time reserved
   for bogus or otherwise idiotic tasks, such as implementation of
   {chrome}, or the stroking of {suit}s.   "I'll get back to him on that
   feature in my copious free time."
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   copious free time
  
      (Apple; originally from the introduction to Tom Lehrer's song
      "It Makes A Fellow Proud To Be A Soldier") Used ironically to
      indicate the speaker's lack of the quantity in question; a
      mythical schedule slot for accomplishing tasks held to be
      unlikely or impossible.   Sometimes used to indicate that the
      speaker is interested in accomplishing the task, but believes
      that the opportunity will not arise.   "I'll implement the
      automatic layout stuff in my copious free time."
  
      The phrase is also used for time reserved for bogus or
      otherwise idiotic tasks, such as implementation of bad
      {chrome}, or the stroking of {suit}s.   "I'll get back to him
      on that feature in my copious free time."
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (1994-11-30)
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Chiefs of Asia
      "Asiarchs," the title given to certain wealthy persons annually
      appointed to preside over the religious festivals and games in
      the various cities of proconsular Asia (Acts 19:31). Some of
      these officials appear to have been Paul's friends.
     
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