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   Davis Cup
         n 1: cup awarded for the annual international team tennis
               competition

English Dictionary: diffusive by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Davis' Birthday
n
  1. celebrated in southern United States [syn: {Jefferson Davis' Birthday}, Davis' Birthday, June 3]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deaf as a post
adj
  1. totally deaf; unable to hear anything [syn: {profoundly deaf}, stone-deaf, deaf as a post, unhearing]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deep space
n
  1. any region in space outside the solar system
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deep supporting fire
n
  1. fire on objectives not in the immediate vicinity of your forces but with the objective of destroying enemy reserves and weapons and interfering with the enemy command and supply and communications
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
defeasible
adj
  1. capable of being annulled or voided or terminated; "a claim to an estate may be defeasible so long as the claimant is under 21 and unmarried"
    Antonym(s): indefeasible
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
diffusive
adj
  1. spreading by diffusion [syn: diffusing(a), diffusive, dispersive, disseminative]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
divisibility
n
  1. the quality of being divisible; the capacity to be divided into parts or divided among a number of persons
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
divisible
adj
  1. capable of being or liable to be divided or separated; "even numbers are divisible by two"; "the Americans fought a bloody war to prove that their nation is not divisible"
    Antonym(s): indivisible
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
divisive
adj
  1. dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)
    Synonym(s): dissentious, divisive, factious
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dove's foot geranium
n
  1. western geranium with small pink flowers; a common weed on lawns and in vacant lots
    Synonym(s): dove's foot geranium, Geranium molle
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Diet \Di"et\, n. Specifically:
      Any of various national or local assemblies; as,
      (a) Occasionally, the Reichstag of the German Empire,
            Reichsrath of the Austrian Empire, the federal
            legislature of Switzerland, etc.
      (b) The legislature of Denmark, Sweden, Japan, or Hungary.
      (c) The state assembly or any of various local assemblies in
            the states of the German Empire, as the legislature
            (Landtag) of the kingdom of Prussia, and the Diet of the
            Circle (Kreistag) in its local government.
      (d) The local legislature (Landtag) of an Austrian province.
      (e) The federative assembly of the old Germanic Confederation
            (1815 -- 66).
      (f) In the old German or Holy Roman Empire, the great formal
            assembly of counselors (the Imperial Diet or Reichstag)
            or a small, local, or informal assembly of a similar kind
            (the Court Diet, or Hoftag).
  
      Note: The most celebrated Imperial Diets are the three
               following, all held under Charles V.:
  
      {Diet of Worms}, 1521, the object of which was to check the
            Reformation and which condemned Luther as a heretic;
  
      {D. of Spires, [or] Speyer}, 1529, which had the same object
            and issued an edict against the further dissemination of
            the new doctrines, against which edict Lutheran princes
            and deputies protested (hence Protestants):
  
      {D. of Augsburg}, 1530, the object of which was the
            settlement of religious disputes, and at which the
            Augsburg Confession was presented but was denounced by the
            emperor, who put its adherents under the imperial ban.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Diet \Di"et\, n. Specifically:
      Any of various national or local assemblies; as,
      (a) Occasionally, the Reichstag of the German Empire,
            Reichsrath of the Austrian Empire, the federal
            legislature of Switzerland, etc.
      (b) The legislature of Denmark, Sweden, Japan, or Hungary.
      (c) The state assembly or any of various local assemblies in
            the states of the German Empire, as the legislature
            (Landtag) of the kingdom of Prussia, and the Diet of the
            Circle (Kreistag) in its local government.
      (d) The local legislature (Landtag) of an Austrian province.
      (e) The federative assembly of the old Germanic Confederation
            (1815 -- 66).
      (f) In the old German or Holy Roman Empire, the great formal
            assembly of counselors (the Imperial Diet or Reichstag)
            or a small, local, or informal assembly of a similar kind
            (the Court Diet, or Hoftag).
  
      Note: The most celebrated Imperial Diets are the three
               following, all held under Charles V.:
  
      {Diet of Worms}, 1521, the object of which was to check the
            Reformation and which condemned Luther as a heretic;
  
      {D. of Spires, [or] Speyer}, 1529, which had the same object
            and issued an edict against the further dissemination of
            the new doctrines, against which edict Lutheran princes
            and deputies protested (hence Protestants):
  
      {D. of Augsburg}, 1530, the object of which was the
            settlement of religious disputes, and at which the
            Augsburg Confession was presented but was denounced by the
            emperor, who put its adherents under the imperial ban.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Apocope \[d8]A*poc"o*pe\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?] a cutting off,
      fr. [?] to cut off; [?] from + [?] to cut.]
      1. The cutting off, or omission, of the last letter,
            syllable, or part of a word.
  
      2. (Med.) A cutting off; abscission.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Aposiopesis \[d8]Ap`o*si`o*pe"sis\ (?; 277), n. [L., fr. Gr.
      [?], from [?] to be quite silent.] (Rhet.)
      A figure of speech in which the speaker breaks off suddenly,
      as if unwilling or unable to state what was in his mind; as,
      [bd]I declare to you that his conduct -- but I can not speak
      of that, here.[b8]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Basbleu \[d8]Bas`bleu"\, n. [F., fr. bas stocking + bleu
      blue.]
      A bluestocking; a literary woman. [Somewhat derisive]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Bashi-bazouk \[d8]Bash"i-ba*zouk"\, n. [Turkish, light-headed,
      a foolish fellow.]
      A soldier belonging to the irregular troops of the Turkish
      army.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Basipterygium \[d8]Ba*sip`te*ryg"i*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a
      base + [?] a fin.] (Anat.)
      A bar of cartilage at the base of the embryonic fins of some
      fishes. It develops into the metapterygium. --
      {Ba*sip`ter*yg"i*al}, a.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Beccabunga \[d8]Bec`ca*bun"ga\, n. [NL. (cf. It. beccabunga,
      G. bachbunge), fr. G. bach brook + bunge, OHG. bungo, bulb.
      See {Beck} a brook.]
      See {Brooklime}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Beccafico \[d8]Bec`ca*fi"co\, n.; pl. {Beccaficos}. [It., fr.
      beccare to peck + fico fig.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A small bird. ({Silvia hortensis}), which is highly prized by
      the Italians for the delicacy of its flesh in the autumn,
      when it has fed on figs, grapes, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Bezpopovtsy \[d8]Bez`po*pov"tsy\, n. [Russ.; bez without +
      popovtsy, a derivative of pop priest.]
      A Russian sect. See {Raskolnik}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Biceps \[d8]Bi"ceps\, n. [L., two-headed; bis twice + caput
      head. See {Capital}.] (Anat.)
      A muscle having two heads or origins; -- applied particularly
      to a flexor in the arm, and to another in the thigh.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Boshbok \[d8]Bosh"bok\, n. [D. bosch wood + bok buck.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      A kind of antelope. See {Bush buck}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Boshvark \[d8]Bosh"vark\, n. [D. bosch wood + varken pig.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      The bush hog. See under {Bush}, a thicket.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Epispadias \[d8]Ep`i*spa"di*as\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'epi` upon +
      [?] to draw, rend.] (Med.)
      A deformity in which the urethra opens upon the top of the
      penis, instead of at its extremity.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Fausse-braye \[d8]Fausse`-braye"\, n. [F. fausse-braie.]
      (Mil.)
      A second raampart, exterior to, and parallel to, the main
      rampart, and considerably below its level.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8faux pas \[d8]faux` pas"\ [F. See {False}, and {Pas}.]
      A false step; a mistake or wrong measure.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Fissipara \[d8]Fis*sip"a*ra\, n. pl. [NL. See {Fissiparous}.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      Animals which reproduce by fission.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Fissipedia \[d8]Fis`si*pe"di*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. fissus
      (p. p. of findere to cleave) + pes, pedis, a foot.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      A division of the Carnivora, including the dogs, cats, and
      bears, in which the feet are not webbed; -- opposed to
      Pinnipedia.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Hypospadias \[d8]Hy`po*spa"di*as\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ypo`
      beneath + spa`n to draw, tear.] (Med.)
      A deformity of the penis, in which the urethra opens upon its
      under surface.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Pacifico \[d8]Pa*ci"fi*co\, n. [Sp. See {Pacific}.]
      A peaceful person; -- applied specif. by the Spaniards to the
      natives in Cuba and the Philippine Islands who did not oppose
      the Spanish arms.
  
               While we were going through the woods one of the
               pacificos pointed to a new grave.            --Harper's
                                                                              Weekly.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Passe partout \[d8]Passe" par`tout"\, n. [F., from passer to
      pass + partout everywhere.]
      1. That by which one can pass anywhere; a safe-conduct.
            [Obs.] --Dryden.
  
      2. A master key; a latchkey.
  
      3. A light picture frame or mat of cardboard, wood, or the
            like, usually put between the picture and the glass, and
            sometimes serving for several pictures.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Passiflora \[d8]Pas"si*flo"ra\, n. [NL., from L. passio
      passion (fr. pati, passus, to suffer) + flos, floris,
      flower.] (Bot.)
      A genus of plants, including the passion flower. It is the
      type of the order {Passiflore[91]}, which includes about
      nineteen genera and two hundred and fifty species.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Peccavi \[d8]Pec*ca"vi\ [L.]
      I have sinned; -- used colloquially to express confession or
      acknowledgment of an offense. --Aubrey.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Pecopteris \[d8]Pe*cop"te*ris\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] to comb +
      [?] a kind of fern.] (Paleon.)
      An extensive genus of fossil ferns; -- so named from the
      regular comblike arrangement of the leaflets.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Phacops \[d8]Pha"cops\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a lentil + [?],
      [?], the eye.] (Paleon.)
      A genus of trilobites found in the Silurian and Devonian
      formations. {Phacops bufo} is one of the most common species.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Phosphaturia \[d8]Phos`pha*tu"ri*a\, n. [NL. See {Phosphate},
      and {Urine}.] (Med.)
      The excessive discharge of phosphates in the urine.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Physophor91 \[d8]Phy*soph"o*r[91]\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a
      bellows + [?] to bear.] (Zo[94]l.)
      An order of Siphonophora, furnished with an air sac, or
      float, and a series of nectocalyces. See Illust. under
      {Nectocalyx}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Physopoda \[d8]Phy*sop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a
      bellows + -poda.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Same as {Thysanoptera}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Piciformes \[d8]Pic`i*for"mes\, n. pl. [NL. See {Picus}, and
      {-Form}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A group of birds including the woodpeckers, toucans, barbets,
      colies, kingfishes, hornbills, and some other related groups.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Poco \[d8]Po"co\, adv. [It.] (Mus.)
      A little; -- used chiefly in phrases indicating the time or
      movement; as, poco pi[97] allegro, a little faster; poco
      largo, rather slow.
  
      {[d8]Poco a poco} [It.] (Mus.) Little by little; as, poco a
            poco crescendo, gradually increasing in loudness.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Pygobranchia \[d8]Py`go*bran"chi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.
      pugh` the rump + [?] a gill.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A division of opisthobranchiate mollusks having the
      branchi[91] in a wreath or group around the anal opening, as
      in the genus Doris.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Vespa \[d8]Ves"pa\, n. [L., wasp.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A genus of Hymenoptera including the common wasps and
      hornets.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Vespertilio \[d8]Ves`per*til"i*o\, n. [L., a bat.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A genus of bats including some of the common small
      insectivorous species of North America and Europe.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Vis-a-vis \[d8]Vis`-a-vis"\, n. [F., opposite, face to face.]
      1. One who, or that which, is face to face with another;
            esp., one who faces another in dancing.
  
      2. A carriage in which two persons sit face to face. Also, a
            form of sofa with seats for two persons, so arranged that
            the occupants are face to face while sitting on opposite
            sides.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Debuscope \De"bu*scope\, n. [From the inventor, Debus, a French
      optician + -scope.] (Opt.)
      A modification of the kaleidoscope; -- used to reflect images
      so as to form beautiful designs.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Defeasible \De*fea"si*ble\, a. [See {Defeasance}.]
      Capable of being annulled or made void; as, a defeasible
      title. -- {De*fea"si*ble*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Defeasible \De*fea"si*ble\, a. [See {Defeasance}.]
      Capable of being annulled or made void; as, a defeasible
      title. -- {De*fea"si*ble*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dephosphorization \De*phos`phor*i*za"tion\, n.
      The act of freeing from phosphorous.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Deposable \De*pos"a*ble\, a.
      Capable of being deposed or deprived of office. --Howell.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Deviceful \De*vice"ful\, a.
      Full of devices; inventive. [R.]
  
               A carpet, rich, and of deviceful thread. --Chapman.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Devicefully \De*vice"ful*ly\, adv.
      In a deviceful manner. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Devisable \De*vis"a*ble\, a. [From {Devise}.]
      1. Capable of being devised, invented, or contrived.
  
      2. Capable of being bequeathed, or given by will.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Diffusibility \Dif*fu`si*bil"i*ty\, n.
      The quality of being diffusible; capability of being poured
      or spread out.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Diffusible \Dif*fu"si*ble\, a.
      1. Capable of flowing or spreading in all directions; that
            may be diffused.
  
      2. (Physiol.) Capable of passing through animal membranes by
            osmosis.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Diffusibleness \Dif*fu"si*ble*ness\, n.
      Diffusibility.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Diffusive \Dif*fu"sive\, a. [Cf. F. diffusif.]
      Having the quality of diffusing; capable of spreading every
      way by flowing; spreading widely; widely reaching; copious;
      diffuse. [bd]A plentiful and diffusive perfume.[b8] --Hare.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Diffusively \Dif*fu"sive*ly\, adv.
      In a diffusive manner.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Diffusiveness \Dif*fu"sive*ness\, n.
      The quality or state of being diffusive or diffuse;
      extensiveness; expansion; dispersion. Especially of style:
      Diffuseness; want of conciseness; prolixity.
  
               The fault that I find with a modern legend, it its
               diffusiveness.                                       --Addison.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Diffusivity \Dif`fu*siv"i*ty\, n.
      Tendency to become diffused; tendency, as of heat, to become
      equalized by spreading through a conducting medium.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Divisibility \Di*vis`i*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. divisibilit[82].]
      The quality of being divisible; the property of bodies by
      which their parts are capable of separation.
  
               Divisibility . . . is a primary attribute of matter.
                                                                              --Sir W.
                                                                              Hamilton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Divisible \Di*vis"i*ble\, a. [L. divisibilis, fr. dividere: cf.
      F. divisible. See {Divide}.]
      Capable of being divided or separated.
  
               Extended substance . . . is divisible into parts. --Sir
                                                                              W. Hamilton.
  
      {Divisible contract} (Law), a contract containing agreements
            one of which can be separated from the other.
  
      {Divisible offense} (Law), an offense containing a lesser
            offense in one of a greater grade, so that on the latter
            there can be an acquittal, while on the former there can
            be a conviction. -- {Di*vis"i*ble*ness}, n. --
            {Di*vis"i*bly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Divisible \Di*vis"i*ble\, n.
      A divisible substance. --Glanvill.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Divisible \Di*vis"i*ble\, a. [L. divisibilis, fr. dividere: cf.
      F. divisible. See {Divide}.]
      Capable of being divided or separated.
  
               Extended substance . . . is divisible into parts. --Sir
                                                                              W. Hamilton.
  
      {Divisible contract} (Law), a contract containing agreements
            one of which can be separated from the other.
  
      {Divisible offense} (Law), an offense containing a lesser
            offense in one of a greater grade, so that on the latter
            there can be an acquittal, while on the former there can
            be a conviction. -- {Di*vis"i*ble*ness}, n. --
            {Di*vis"i*bly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Divisible \Di*vis"i*ble\, a. [L. divisibilis, fr. dividere: cf.
      F. divisible. See {Divide}.]
      Capable of being divided or separated.
  
               Extended substance . . . is divisible into parts. --Sir
                                                                              W. Hamilton.
  
      {Divisible contract} (Law), a contract containing agreements
            one of which can be separated from the other.
  
      {Divisible offense} (Law), an offense containing a lesser
            offense in one of a greater grade, so that on the latter
            there can be an acquittal, while on the former there can
            be a conviction. -- {Di*vis"i*ble*ness}, n. --
            {Di*vis"i*bly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Divisible \Di*vis"i*ble\, a. [L. divisibilis, fr. dividere: cf.
      F. divisible. See {Divide}.]
      Capable of being divided or separated.
  
               Extended substance . . . is divisible into parts. --Sir
                                                                              W. Hamilton.
  
      {Divisible contract} (Law), a contract containing agreements
            one of which can be separated from the other.
  
      {Divisible offense} (Law), an offense containing a lesser
            offense in one of a greater grade, so that on the latter
            there can be an acquittal, while on the former there can
            be a conviction. -- {Di*vis"i*ble*ness}, n. --
            {Di*vis"i*bly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Divisible \Di*vis"i*ble\, a. [L. divisibilis, fr. dividere: cf.
      F. divisible. See {Divide}.]
      Capable of being divided or separated.
  
               Extended substance . . . is divisible into parts. --Sir
                                                                              W. Hamilton.
  
      {Divisible contract} (Law), a contract containing agreements
            one of which can be separated from the other.
  
      {Divisible offense} (Law), an offense containing a lesser
            offense in one of a greater grade, so that on the latter
            there can be an acquittal, while on the former there can
            be a conviction. -- {Di*vis"i*ble*ness}, n. --
            {Di*vis"i*bly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Divisive \Di*vi"sive\, a. [Cf. F. divisif.]
      1. Indicating division or distribution. --Mede.
  
      2. Creating, or tending to create, division, separation, or
            difference.
  
                     It [culture] is after all a dainty and divisive
                     quality, and can not reach to the depths of
                     humanity.                                          --J. C.
                                                                              Shairp.
            -- {Di*vi"sive*ly}, adv. -- {Di*vi"sive*ness}, n.
            --Carlyle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Divisive \Di*vi"sive\, a. [Cf. F. divisif.]
      1. Indicating division or distribution. --Mede.
  
      2. Creating, or tending to create, division, separation, or
            difference.
  
                     It [culture] is after all a dainty and divisive
                     quality, and can not reach to the depths of
                     humanity.                                          --J. C.
                                                                              Shairp.
            -- {Di*vi"sive*ly}, adv. -- {Di*vi"sive*ness}, n.
            --Carlyle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Divisive \Di*vi"sive\, a. [Cf. F. divisif.]
      1. Indicating division or distribution. --Mede.
  
      2. Creating, or tending to create, division, separation, or
            difference.
  
                     It [culture] is after all a dainty and divisive
                     quality, and can not reach to the depths of
                     humanity.                                          --J. C.
                                                                              Shairp.
            -- {Di*vi"sive*ly}, adv. -- {Di*vi"sive*ness}, n.
            --Carlyle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dove's-foot \Dove's"-foot`\, n. (Bot.)
      (a) A small annual species of Geranium, native in England; --
            so called from the shape of the leaf.
      (b) The columbine. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Doveship \Dove"ship\, n.
      The possession of dovelike qualities, harmlessness and
      innocence. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Davis Park, NY
      Zip code(s): 11772

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Davisboro, GA (city, FIPS 21800)
      Location: 32.98320 N, 82.60613 W
      Population (1990): 407 (168 housing units)
      Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 31018

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Davisport, KY
      Zip code(s): 41262

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Davisville, MO
      Zip code(s): 65456
   Davisville, WV
      Zip code(s): 26142

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Deep Gap, NC
      Zip code(s): 28618

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Dobbs Ferry, NY (village, FIPS 20698)
      Location: 41.01453 N, 73.86973 W
      Population (1990): 9940 (3781 housing units)
      Area: 6.3 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 10522

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   deep space n.   1. Describes the notional location of any
   program that has gone {off the trolley}.   Esp. used of programs that
   just sit there silently grinding long after either failure or some
   output is expected.   "Uh oh.   I should have gotten a prompt ten
   seconds ago.   The program's in deep space somewhere."   Compare
   {buzz}, {catatonic}, {hyperspace}.   2. The metaphorical location of
   a human so dazed and/or confused or caught up in some esoteric form
   of {bogosity} that he or she no longer responds coherently to normal
   communication.   Compare {page out}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   deep space
  
      1. The notional location of any program that has gone {off the
      trolley}.   Especially used of programs that just sit there
      silently grinding long after either failure or some output is
      expected.   "Uh oh.   I should have had a prompt ten seconds
      ago.   The program's in deep space somewhere." Compare {buzz},
      {catatonic}, {hyperspace}.
  
      2. The metaphorical location of a human so dazed and/or
      confused or caught up in some esoteric form of {bogosity} that
      he or she no longer responds coherently to normal
      communication.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
  

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Dibzahab, Dizahab, where much gold is
  
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