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camel racing
n 1: the sport of racing camels

English Dictionary: come hell or high water	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
camelhair n a soft tan cloth made with the hair of a camel [syn: camel's hair, camelhair]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cannular adj constituting a tube; having hollow tubes (as for the passage of fluids) Synonym(s): tubular, cannular, tubelike, tube-shaped, vasiform
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
come hell or high water adv in spite of all obstacles; "we'll go to Tibet come hell or high water" Synonym(s): come hell or high water, no matter what happens, whatever may come
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Conilurus n jerboa rats Synonym(s): Conilurus, genus Conilurus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Camelry \Cam"el*ry\, n. Troops that are mounted on camels.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cannelure \Can"nelure\ (k[acr]n"n[esl]l[usl]r), n. [F., fr. canneler to groove.] (Mil.) A groove in any cylinder; specif., a groove around the cylinder of an elongated bullet for small arms to contain a lubricant, or around the rotating band of a gun projectile to lessen the resistance offered to the rifling. Also, a groove around the base of a cartridge, where the extractor takes hold. -- {Can"ne*lured}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cannelure \Can"nelure\ (k[acr]n"n[esl]l[usl]r), n. [F., fr. canneler to groove.] (Mil.) A groove in any cylinder; specif., a groove around the cylinder of an elongated bullet for small arms to contain a lubricant, or around the rotating band of a gun projectile to lessen the resistance offered to the rifling. Also, a groove around the base of a cartridge, where the extractor takes hold. -- {Can"ne*lured}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cannular \Can"nu*lar\, a. Having the form of a tube; tubular. [Written also {canular}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cannular \Can"nu*lar\, a. Having the form of a tube; tubular. [Written also {canular}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Canula \Can"ula\, n., Canular \Can"ular\, a., Canulated \Can"u*la`ted\, a. See {Cannula}, {Cannular}, and {Cannulated}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cannular \Can"nu*lar\, a. Having the form of a tube; tubular. [Written also {canular}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Canula \Can"ula\, n., Canular \Can"ular\, a., Canulated \Can"u*la`ted\, a. See {Cannula}, {Cannular}, and {Cannulated}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Unicorn \U"ni*corn\, n. [OE. unicorne, F. unicorne, L. unicornis one-horned, having a single horn; unus one + cornu a horn; cf. L. unicornuus a unicorn. See {One}, and {Horn}.] 1. A fabulous animal with one horn; the monoceros; -- often represented in heraldry as a supporter. 2. A two-horned animal of some unknown kind, so called in the Authorized Version of the Scriptures. Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? --Job xxxix. 10. Note: The unicorn mentioned in the Scripture was probably the urus. See the Note under {Reem}. 3. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any large beetle having a hornlike prominence on the head or prothorax. (b) The larva of a unicorn moth. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The kamichi; -- called also {unicorn bird}. 5. (Mil.) A howitzer. [Obs.] {Fossil unicorn}, or {Fossil unicorn's horn} (Med.), a substance formerly of great repute in medicine; -- named from having been supposed to be the bone or the horn of the unicorn. {Unicorn fish}, {Unicorn whale} (Zo[94]l.), the narwhal. {Unicorn moth} (Zo[94]l.), a notodontian moth ({C[d2]lodasys unicornis}) whose caterpillar has a prominent horn on its back; -- called also {unicorn prominent}. {Unicorn root} (Bot.), a name of two North American plants, the yellow-flowered colicroot ({Aletris farinosa}) and the blazing star ({Cham[91]lirium luteum}). Both are used in medicine. {Unicorn shell} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of marine gastropods having a prominent spine on the lip of the shell. Most of them belong to the genera {Monoceros} and {Leucozonia}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blazing \Blaz"ing\, a. Burning with a blaze; as, a blazing fire; blazing torches. --Sir W. Scott. {Blazing star}. (a) A comet. [Obs.] (b) A brilliant center of attraction. (c) (Bot.) A name given to several plants; as, to {Cham[91]lirium luteum} of the Lily family; {Liatris squarrosa}; and {Aletris farinosa}, called also {colicroot} and {star grass}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Channel \Chan"nel\, n. [OE. chanel, canel, OF. chanel, F. chenel, fr. L. canalis. See {Canal}.] 1. The hollow bed where a stream of water runs or may run. 2. The deeper part of a river, harbor, strait, etc., where the main current flows, or which affords the best and safest passage for vessels. 3. (Geog.) A strait, or narrow sea, between two portions of lands; as, the British Channel. 4. That through which anything passes; means of passing, conveying, or transmitting; as, the news was conveyed to us by different channels. The veins are converging channels. --Dalton. At best, he is but a channel to convey to the National assembly such matter as may import that body to know. --Burke. 5. A gutter; a groove, as in a fluted column. 6. pl. [Cf. {Chain wales}.] (Naut.) Flat ledges of heavy plank bolted edgewise to the outside of a vessel, to increase the spread of the shrouds and carry them clear of the bulwarks. {Channel bar}, {Channel iron} (Arch.), an iron bar or beam having a section resembling a flat gutter or channel. {Channel bill} (Zo[94]l.), a very large Australian cuckoo ({Scythrops Nov[91]hollandi[91]}. {Channel goose}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Gannet}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cimeliarch \Cime"liarch\, n. [L. cimeliarcha, Gr. [?], treasurer.] A superintendent or keeper of a church's valuables; a churchwarden. [Obs.] --Bailey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Comely \Come"ly\ (k[ucr]m"l[ycr]), a. [Compar. {Comelier}; superl. {Comeliest}.] [OE. comeliche, AS. cyml[c6]c; cyme suitable (fr. cuman to come, become) + l[c6]c like.] 1. Pleasing or agreeable to the sight; well-proportioned; good-looking; handsome. He that is comely when old and decrepit, surely was very beautiful when he was young. --South. Not once perceive their foul disfigurement But boast themselves more comely than before. --Milton. 2. Suitable or becoming; proper; agreeable. This is a happier and more comely time Than when these fellows ran about the streets, Crying confusion. --Shak. It is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. --Ps. cxlvii. 1.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cheetah \Chee"tah\, n. [Hind. ch[c6]t[be].] (Zo[94]l.) A species of leopard ({Cyn[91]lurus jubatus}) tamed and used for hunting in India. The woolly cheetah of South Africa is {C. laneus}. [Written also {chetah}.]