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   jupati palm
         n 1: a tall Brazilian feather palm with a terminal crown of very
               large leathery pinnatisect leaves rising from long strong
               stems used for structural purposes [syn: {jupati},
               {jupaty}, {jupati palm}, {Raffia taedigera}]

English Dictionary: jupati palm by the DICT Development Group
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jib \Jib\, n. [Named from its shifting from side to side. See
      {Jib}, v. i.., {Jibe}.]
      1. (Naut.) A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard
            extending from the foremast or fore-topmast to the
            bowsprit or the jib boom. Large vessels often carry
            several jibe; as, inner jib; outer jib; flying jib; etc.
  
      2. (Mach.) The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load
            is suspended.
  
      {Jib boom} (Naut.), a spar or boom which serves as an
            extension of the bowsprit. It is sometimes extended by
            another spar called the flying jib boom. [Written also
            {gib boom}.]
  
      {Jib crane} (Mach.), a crane having a horizontal jib on which
            a trolley moves, bearing the load.
  
      {Jib door} (Arch.), a door made flush with the wall, without
            dressings or moldings; a disguised door.
  
      {Jib header} (Naut.), a gaff-topsail, shaped like a jib; a
            jib-headed topsail.
  
      {Jib topsail} (Naut.), a small jib set above and outside of
            all the other jibs.
  
      {The cut of one's jib}, one's outward appearance. [Colloq.]
            --Sir W. Scott.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jupati palm \Ju`pa*ti" palm`\ (Bot.)
      A great Brazilian palm tree ({Raphia t[91]digera}), used by
      the natives for many purposes.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Jeff Davis County, GA (county, FIPS 161)
      Location: 31.80159 N, 82.63599 W
      Population (1990): 12032 (4792 housing units)
      Area: 863.5 sq km (land), 5.3 sq km (water)
   Jeff Davis County, TX (county, FIPS 243)
      Location: 30.71609 N, 104.13489 W
      Population (1990): 1946 (1348 housing units)
      Area: 5865.3 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Java Development Kit
  
      (JDK) A free {Sun Microsystems} product
      which provides the {environment} required for programming in
      {Java}.   The JDK is available for a variety of {platforms},
      but most notably {Sun Solaris} and {Microsoft Windows}.
  
      {Home (http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.1/index.html)}.
  
      [Version?]
  
      (1997-09-04)
  
  
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