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         n 1: a liner with cabins for passengers

English Dictionary: coffin nail by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coffee mill
n
  1. a mill that grinds roasted coffee beans [syn: {coffee mill}, coffee grinder]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coffin nail
n
  1. finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking [syn: cigarette, cigaret, coffin nail, butt, fag]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cuban heel
n
  1. a broad heel of medium height on women's shoes
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cup final
n
  1. the final match of any cup competition (such as the annual final of the English soccer competition at Wembley)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dog \Dog\ (d[ocr]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan.
      dogge, Sw. dogg.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Canis}, esp. the
            domestic dog ({C. familiaris}).
  
      Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the
               inferior animals for intelligence, docility, and
               attachment to man. There are numerous carefully bred
               varieties, as the beagle, bloodhound, bulldog,
               coachdog, collie, Danish dog, foxhound, greyhound,
               mastiff, pointer, poodle, St. Bernard, setter, spaniel,
               spitz dog, terrier, etc. There are also many mixed
               breeds, and partially domesticated varieties, as well
               as wild dogs, like the dingo and dhole. (See these
               names in the Vocabulary.)
  
      2. A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch.
  
                     What is thy servant, which is but a dog, that he
                     should do this great thing?               -- 2 Kings
                                                                              viii. 13 (Rev.
                                                                              Ver. )
  
      3. A fellow; -- used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly
            dog; a lazy dog. [Colloq.]
  
      4. (Astron.) One of the two constellations, Canis Major and
            Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis
            Major contains the Dog Star (Sirius).
  
      5. An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an
            andiron.
  
      6. (Mech.)
            (a) A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening
                  into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of
                  raising or moving them.
            (b) An iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit, or on
                  the carriage of a sawmill.
            (c) A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch;
                  especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an
                  adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine
                  tool.
  
      Note: Dog is used adjectively or in composition, commonly in
               the sense of relating to, or characteristic of, a dog.
               It is also used to denote a male; as, dog fox or g-fox,
               a male fox; dog otter or dog-otter, dog wolf, etc.; --
               also to denote a thing of cheap or mean quality; as,
               dog Latin.
  
      {A dead dog}, a thing of no use or value. --1 Sam. xxiv. 14.
  
      {A dog in the manger}, an ugly-natured person who prevents
            others from enjoying what would be an advantage to them
            but is none to him.
  
      {Dog ape} (Zo[94]l.), a male ape.
  
      {Dog cabbage}, [or] {Dog's cabbage} (Bot.), a succulent herb,
            native to the Mediterranean region ({Thelygonum
            Cynocrambe}).
  
      {Dog cheap}, very cheap. See under {Cheap}.
  
      {Dog ear} (Arch.), an acroterium. [Colloq.]
  
      {Dog flea} (Zo[94]l.), a species of flea ({Pulex canis})
            which infests dogs and cats, and is often troublesome to
            man. In America it is the common flea. See {Flea}, and
            {Aphaniptera}.
  
      {Dog grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Triticum caninum}) of the same
            genus as wheat.
  
      {Dog Latin}, barbarous Latin; as, the dog Latin of pharmacy.
           
  
      {Dog lichen} (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Peltigera canina})
            growing on earth, rocks, and tree trunks, -- a lobed
            expansion, dingy green above and whitish with fuscous
            veins beneath.
  
      {Dog louse} (Zo[94]l.), a louse that infests the dog, esp.
            {H[91]matopinus piliferus}; another species is
            {Trichodectes latus}.
  
      {Dog power}, a machine operated by the weight of a dog
            traveling in a drum, or on an endless track, as for
            churning.
  
      {Dog salmon} (Zo[94]l.), a salmon of northwest America and
            northern Asia; -- the {gorbuscha}; -- called also {holia},
            and {hone}.
  
      {Dog shark}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dogfish}.
  
      {Dog's meat}, meat fit only for dogs; refuse; offal.
  
      {Dog Star}. See in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Dog wheat} (Bot.), Dog grass.
  
      {Dog whelk} (Zo[94]l.), any species of univalve shells of the
            family {Nassid[91]}, esp. the {Nassa reticulata} of
            England.
  
      {To give, [or] throw}, {to the dogs}, to throw away as
            useless. [bd]Throw physic to the dogs; I'll none of
            it.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {To go to the dogs}, to go to ruin; to be ruined.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Creeper \Creep"er\ (kr[emac]p"[etil]r), n.
      1. One who, or that which, creeps; any creeping thing.
  
                     Standing waters are most unwholesome, . . . full of
                     mites, creepers; slimy, muddy, unclean. --Burton.
  
      2. (Bot.) A plant that clings by rootlets, or by tendrils, to
            the ground, or to trees, etc.; as, the Virginia creeper
            (Ampelopsis quinquefolia).
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) A small bird of the genus {Certhia}, allied to
            the wrens. The brown or common European creeper is {C.
            familiaris}, a variety of which (var. Americana) inhabits
            America; -- called also {tree creeper} and {creeptree}.
            The American black and white creeper is {Mniotilta varia}.
  
      4. A kind of patten mounted on short pieces of iron instead
            of rings; also, a fixture with iron points worn on a shoe
            to prevent one from slipping.
  
      5. pl. A spurlike device strapped to the boot, which enables
            one to climb a tree or pole; -- called often {telegraph
            creepers}.
  
      6. A small, low iron, or dog, between the andirons.
  
      7. pl. An instrument with iron hooks or claws for dragging at
            the bottom of a well, or any other body of water, and
            bringing up what may lie there.
  
      8. Any device for causing material to move steadily from one
            part of a machine to another, as an apron in a carding
            machine, or an inner spiral in a grain screen.
  
      9. pl. (Arch.) Crockets. See {Crocket}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Coffinless \Cof"fin*less\, a.
      Having no coffin.

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   CFML
  
      {ColdFusion Markup Language}
  
  
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