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   papaya juice
         n 1: juice from papayas

English Dictionary: poppycock by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peep sight
n
  1. rear gunsight having an adjustable eyepiece with a small aperture through which the front sight and the target are aligned
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pepsi Cola
n
  1. Pepsi Cola is a trademarked cola [syn: Pepsi, {Pepsi Cola}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pip-squeak
n
  1. someone who is small and insignificant [syn: pip-squeak, squirt, small fry]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pipsissewa
n
  1. any of several plants of the genus Chimaphila [syn: pipsissewa, prince's pine]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pop quiz
n
  1. a quiz given without prior warning
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
poppycock
n
  1. senseless talk; "don't give me that stuff" [syn: stuff, stuff and nonsense, hooey, poppycock]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
popsicle
n
  1. ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick; "in England a popsicle is called an ice lolly"
    Synonym(s): ice lolly, lolly, lollipop, popsicle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pubococcygeus exercises
n
  1. exercises for women designed to improve the ability to hold urine
    Synonym(s): Kegel exercises, pubococcygeus exercises
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sight \Sight\, n. [OE. sight, si[?]t, siht, AS. siht, gesiht,
      gesih[?], gesieh[?], gesyh[?]; akin to D. gezicht, G. sicht,
      gesicht, Dan. sigte, Sw. sigt, from the root of E. see. See
      {See}, v. t.]
      1. The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view;
            as, to gain sight of land.
  
                     A cloud received him out of their sight. --Acts. i.
                                                                              9.
  
      2. The power of seeing; the faculty of vision, or of
            perceiving objects by the instrumentality of the eyes.
  
                     Thy sight is young, And thou shalt read when mine
                     begin to dazzle.                                 --Shak.
  
                     O loss of sight, of thee I most complain! --Milton.
  
      3. The state of admitting unobstructed vision; visibility;
            open view; region which the eye at one time surveys; space
            through which the power of vision extends; as, an object
            within sight.
  
      4. A spectacle; a view; a show; something worth seeing.
  
                     Moses said, I will now turn aside and see this great
                     sight, why the bush is not burnt.      --Ex. iii. 3.
  
                     They never saw a sight so fair.         --Spenser.
  
      5. The instrument of seeing; the eye.
  
                     Why cloud they not their sights?         --Shak.
  
      6. Inspection; examination; as, a letter intended for the
            sight of only one person.
  
      7. Mental view; opinion; judgment; as, in their sight it was
            harmless. --Wake.
  
                     That which is highly esteemed among men is
                     abomination in the sight of God.         --Luke xvi.
                                                                              15.
  
      8. A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and
            by which their direction is settled or ascertained; as,
            the sight of a quadrant.
  
                     Thier eyes of fire sparking through sights of steel.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      9. A small piece of metal, fixed or movable, on the breech,
            muzzle, center, or trunnion of a gun, or on the breech and
            the muzzle of a rifle, pistol, etc., by means of which the
            eye is guided in aiming. --Farrow.
  
      10. In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as
            of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the
            border or margin. In a frame or the like, the open space,
            the opening.
  
      11. A great number, quantity, or sum; as, a sight of money.
            [Now colloquial]
  
      Note: Sight in this last sense was formerly employed in the
               best usage. [bd]A sight of lawyers.[b8] --Latimer.
  
                        A wonder sight of flowers.            --Gower.
  
      {At sight}, as soon as seen, or presented to sight; as, a
            draft payable at sight: to read Greek at sight; to shoot a
            person at sight.
  
      {Front sight} (Firearms), the sight nearest the muzzle.
  
      {Open sight}. (Firearms)
            (a) A front sight through which the objects aimed at may
                  be seen, in distinction from one that hides the
                  object.
            (b) A rear sight having an open notch instead of an
                  aperture.
  
      {Peep sight}, {Rear sight}. See under {Peep}, and {Rear}.
  
      {Sight draft}, an order, or bill of exchange, directing the
            payment of money at sight.
  
      {To take sight}, to take aim; to look for the purpose of
            directing a piece of artillery, or the like.
  
      Syn: Vision; view; show; spectacle; representation;
               exhibition.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Peep sight \Peep sight\
      An adjustable piece, pierced with a small hole to peep
      through in aiming, attached to a rifle or other firearm near
      the breech; -- distinguished from an {open sight}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      3. To look cautiously or slyly; to peer, as through a
            crevice; to pry.
  
                     eep through the blanket of the dark.   --Shak.
  
                     From her cabined loophole peep.         --Milton.
  
      {Peep sight}, an adjustable piece, pierced with a small hole
            to peep through in aiming, attached to a rifle or other
            firearm near the breech.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pipsissewa \Pip*sis"se*wa\, n. [From American Indian.] (Bot.)
      A low evergreen plant ({Chimaphila umbellata}), with narrow,
      wedge-lanceolate leaves, and an umbel of pretty nodding
      fragrant blossoms. It has been used in nephritic diseases.
      Called also {prince's pine}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yak \Yak\ (y[acr]k), n. [Thibetan gyag.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A bovine mammal ({Po[89]phagus grunnies}) native of the high
      plains of Central Asia. Its neck, the outer side of its legs,
      and its flanks, are covered with long, flowing, fine hair.
      Its tail is long and bushy, often white, and is valued as an
      ornament and for other purposes in India and China. There are
      several domesticated varieties, some of which lack the mane
      and the long hair on the flanks. Called also {chauri gua},
      {grunting cow}, {grunting ox}, {sarlac}, {sarlik}, and
      {sarluc}.
  
      {Yak lace}, a coarse pillow lace made from the silky hair of
            the yak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Poephaga \[d8]Po*eph"a*ga\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. pohfa`gos
      grass eating; po`a grass + fagei^n to eat.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A group of herbivorous marsupials including the kangaroos and
      their allies. -- {Po*eph"a*gous}, a.

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   PEBKAC /peb'kak/   [Abbrev., "Problem Exists Between Keyboard
   And Chair"] Used by support people, particularly at call centers and
   help desks. Not used with the public.   Denotes pilot error as the
   cause of the crash, especially stupid errors that even a {luser}
   could figure out. Very derogatory. Usage: "Did you ever figure out
   why that guy couldn't print?" "Yeah, he kept cancelling the
   operation before it could finish. PEBKAC."
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   PEBCAK
  
      (Or "PEBKAC") Tech support shorthand for "Problem
      Exists between Chair and Keyboard".
  
      See also {UBD}.
  
      (1998-08-27)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   PEBKAC
  
      {PEBCAK}
  
  
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