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   mobile home
         n 1: a large house trailer that can be connected to utilities
               and can be parked in one place and used as permanent
               housing [syn: {mobile home}, {manufactured home}]

English Dictionary: mouflon by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
moufflon
n
  1. wild mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia [syn: mouflon, moufflon, Ovis musimon]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mouflon
n
  1. wild mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia [syn: mouflon, moufflon, Ovis musimon]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hake \Hake\, n. [Also {haak}.] [Akin to Norweg. hakefisk, lit.,
      hook fish, Prov. E. hake hook, G. hecht pike. See {Hook}.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera
      {Phycis}, {Merlucius}, and allies. The common European hake
      is {M. vulgaris}; the American silver hake or whiting is {M.
      bilinearis}. Two American species ({Phycis chuss} and {P.
      tenius}) are important food fishes, and are also valued for
      their oil and sounds. Called also {squirrel hake}, and
      {codling}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stag \Stag\, n. [Icel. steggr the male of several animals; or a
      doubtful AS. stagga. Cf. {Steg}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The adult male of the red deer ({Cervus elaphus}), a
                  large European species closely related to the American
                  elk, or wapiti.
            (b) The male of certain other species of large deer.
  
      2. A colt, or filly; also, a romping girl. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      3. A castrated bull; -- called also {bull stag}, and {bull
            seg}. See the Note under {Ox}.
  
      4. (Stock Exchange)
            (a) An outside irregular dealer in stocks, who is not a
                  member of the exchange. [Cant]
            (b) One who applies for the allotment of shares in new
                  projects, with a view to sell immediately at a
                  premium, and not to hold the stock. [Cant]
  
      5. (Zo[94]l.) The European wren. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Stag beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            lamellicorn beetles belonging to {Lucanus} and allied
            genera, especially {L. cervus} of Europe and {L. dama} of
            the United States. The mandibles are large and branched,
            or forked, whence the name. The lava feeds on the rotten
            wood of dead trees. Called also {horned bug}, and {horse
            beetle}.
  
      {Stag dance}, a dance by men only. [slang, U.S.]
  
      {Stag hog} (Zo[94]l.), the babiroussa.
  
      {Stag-horn coral} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            large branching corals of the genus {Madrepora}, which
            somewhat resemble the antlers of the stag, especially
            {Madrepora cervicornis}, and {M. palmata}, of Florida and
            the West Indies.
  
      {Stag-horn fern} (Bot.), an Australian and West African fern
            ({Platycerium alcicorne}) having the large fronds branched
            like a stag's horns; also, any species of the same genus.
           
  
      {Stag-horn sumac} (Bot.), a common American shrub ({Rhus
            typhina}) having densely velvety branchlets. See {Sumac}.
           
  
      {Stag party}, a party consisting of men only. [Slang, U. S.]
           
  
      {Stag tick} (Zo[94]l.), a parasitic dipterous insect of the
            family {Hippoboscid[91]}, which lives upon the stag and in
            usually wingless. The same species lives also upon the
            European grouse, but in that case has wings.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Maple \Ma"ple\, n. [AS. mapolder, mapulder, mapol; akin to Icel.
      m[94]purr; cf. OHG. mazzaltra, mazzoltra, G. massholder.]
      (Bot.)
      A tree of the genus {Acer}, including about fifty species.
      {A. saccharinum} is the rock maple, or sugar maple, from the
      sap of which sugar is made, in the United States, in great
      quantities, by evaporation; the red or swamp maple is {A.
      rubrum}; the silver maple, {A. dasycarpum}, having fruit
      wooly when young; the striped maple, {A. Pennsylvanium},
      called also {moosewood}. The common maple of Europe is {A.
      campestre}, the sycamore maple is {A. Pseudo-platanus}, and
      the Norway maple is {A. platanoides}.
  
      Note: Maple is much used adjectively, or as the first part of
               a compound; as, maple tree, maple leaf, etc.
  
      {Bird's-eye maple}, {Curled maple}, varieties of the wood of
            the rock maple, in which a beautiful lustrous grain is
            produced by the sinuous course of the fibers.
  
      {Maple honey}, {Maple molasses}, [or] {Maple sirup}, maple
            sap boiled to the consistency of molasses.
  
      {Maple sugar}, sugar obtained from the sap of the sugar maple
            by evaporation.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Maple \Ma"ple\, n. [AS. mapolder, mapulder, mapol; akin to Icel.
      m[94]purr; cf. OHG. mazzaltra, mazzoltra, G. massholder.]
      (Bot.)
      A tree of the genus {Acer}, including about fifty species.
      {A. saccharinum} is the rock maple, or sugar maple, from the
      sap of which sugar is made, in the United States, in great
      quantities, by evaporation; the red or swamp maple is {A.
      rubrum}; the silver maple, {A. dasycarpum}, having fruit
      wooly when young; the striped maple, {A. Pennsylvanium},
      called also {moosewood}. The common maple of Europe is {A.
      campestre}, the sycamore maple is {A. Pseudo-platanus}, and
      the Norway maple is {A. platanoides}.
  
      Note: Maple is much used adjectively, or as the first part of
               a compound; as, maple tree, maple leaf, etc.
  
      {Bird's-eye maple}, {Curled maple}, varieties of the wood of
            the rock maple, in which a beautiful lustrous grain is
            produced by the sinuous course of the fibers.
  
      {Maple honey}, {Maple molasses}, [or] {Maple sirup}, maple
            sap boiled to the consistency of molasses.
  
      {Maple sugar}, sugar obtained from the sap of the sugar maple
            by evaporation.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Maybloom \May"bloom`\, n. (Bot.)
      The hawthorn.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mouflon \Mouf"lon\, n. [F. mouflon.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A wild sheep ({Ovis musimon}), inhabiting the mountains of
      Sardinia, Corsica, etc. Its horns are very large, with a
      triangular base and rounded angles. It is supposed by some to
      be the original of the domestic sheep. Called also {musimon}
      or {musmon}. [Written also {moufflon}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mouflon \Mouf"lon\, n. [F. mouflon.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A wild sheep ({Ovis musimon}), inhabiting the mountains of
      Sardinia, Corsica, etc. Its horns are very large, with a
      triangular base and rounded angles. It is supposed by some to
      be the original of the domestic sheep. Called also {musimon}
      or {musmon}. [Written also {moufflon}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Muffle \Muf"fle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Muffled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Muffling}.] [Cf. F. moufle a mitten, LL. muffula, OD. moffel
      a muff. See {Muff}.]
      1. To wrap up in something that conceals or protects; to
            wrap, as the face and neck, in thick and disguising folds;
            hence, to conceal or cover the face of; to envelop; to
            inclose; -- often with up. --South.
  
                     The face lies muffled up within the garment.
                                                                              --Addison.
  
                     He muffled with a cloud his mournful eyes. --Dryden.
  
                     Muffled up in darkness and superstition.
                                                                              --Arbuthnot.
  
      2. To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps bound
            about the head; to blindfold; to deafen.
  
      3. To wrap with something that dulls or deadens the sound of;
            as, to muffle the strings of a drum, or that part of an
            oar which rests in the rowlock.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Muflon \Muf"lon\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      See {Mouflon}.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Mifflin, OH (village, FIPS 50036)
      Location: 40.77439 N, 82.36428 W
      Population (1990): 162 (63 housing units)
      Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Mifflin, PA (borough, FIPS 49272)
      Location: 40.56780 N, 77.40477 W
      Population (1990): 660 (266 housing units)
      Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 17058

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Mifflin County, PA (county, FIPS 87)
      Location: 40.60871 N, 77.61784 W
      Population (1990): 46197 (19641 housing units)
      Area: 1063.7 sq km (land), 7.1 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Mifflinburg, PA (borough, FIPS 49288)
      Location: 40.92008 N, 77.04711 W
      Population (1990): 3480 (1442 housing units)
      Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 17844

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Mifflintown, PA (borough, FIPS 49304)
      Location: 40.57111 N, 77.39509 W
      Population (1990): 866 (393 housing units)
      Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 17059

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Mifflinville, PA (CDP, FIPS 49312)
      Location: 41.02918 N, 76.30057 W
      Population (1990): 1329 (498 housing units)
      Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 18631
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