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   gateway drug
         n 1: a habit-forming drug that is not addictive but its use may
               lead to the use of other addictive drugs; "one college
               athlete recently called beer a gateway drug for young
               people"

English Dictionary: good weather by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
good authority
n
  1. testimony by someone who should know; "I have it on good authority"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
good weather
n
  1. weather suitable for outdoor activities [ant: {bad weather}, inclemency, inclementness]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hemp \Hemp\ (h[ecr]mp), n. [OE. hemp, AS. henep, h[91]nep; akin
      to D. hennep, OHG. hanaf, G. hanf, Icel. hampr, Dan. hamp,
      Sw. hampa, L. cannabis, cannabum, Gr. ka`nnabis, ka`nnabos;
      cf. Russ. konoplia, Skr. [cced]a[nsdot]a; all prob. borrowed
      from some other language at an early time. Cf. {Cannabine},
      {Canvas}.]
      1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Cannabis} ({C. sativa}), the
            fibrous skin or bark of which is used for making cloth and
            cordage. The name is also applied to various other plants
            yielding fiber.
  
      2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for
            spinning. The name has also been extended to various
            fibers resembling the true hemp.
  
      {African hemp}, {Bowstring hemp}. See under {African}, and
            {Bowstring}.
  
      {Bastard hemp}, the Asiatic herb {Datisca cannabina}.
  
      {Canada hemp}, a species of dogbane ({Apocynum cannabinum}),
            the fiber of which was used by the Indians.
  
      {Hemp agrimony}, a coarse, composite herb of Europe
            ({Eupatorium cannabinum}), much like the American boneset.
           
  
      {Hemp nettle}, a plant of the genus {Galeopsis} ({G.
            Tetrahit}), belonging to the Mint family.
  
      {Indian hemp}. See under {Indian}, a.
  
      {Manila hemp}, the fiber of {Musa textilis}.
  
      {Sisal hemp}, the fiber of {Agave sisalana}, of Mexico and
            Yucatan.
  
      {Sunn hemp}, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant
            ({Crotalaria juncea}).
  
      {Water hemp}, an annual American weed ({Acnida cannabina}),
            related to the amaranth.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guttatrap \Gut"ta*trap\, n.
      The inspissated juice of a tree of the genus {Artocarpus}
      ({A. incisa}, or breadfruit tree), sometimes used in making
      birdlime, on account of its glutinous quality.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Goodwater, AL (city, FIPS 30640)
      Location: 33.06044 N, 86.05151 W
      Population (1990): 1840 (681 housing units)
      Area: 16.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 35072
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