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2. A combination, for temporary purposes, of persons, parties, or states, having different interests.
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A coalition of the puritan and the blackleg. J. Randolph.
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The coalition between the religious and worldly enemies of popery. Macaulay.

Syn. -- Alliance; confederation; confederacy; league; combination; conjunction; conspiracy; union.
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Coalitioner (?), n. A coalitionist.
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Coalitionist, n. One who joins or promotes a coalition; one who advocates coalition.
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Co-ally (?), n.; pl. Co-allies (#). A joint ally. Kent.
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Coal-meter (?), n. A licensed or official coal measurer in London. See . Simmonds.
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Coalmouse (?), n. (Zoöl.) A small species of titmouse, with a black head; the coletit.
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Coalpit (?), n. 1. A pit where coal is dug.
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2. A place where charcoal is made. [U. S.]
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Coalsack (?), n. [Coal + 2d sack.] (Astron.) Any one of the spaces in the Milky Way which are very black, owing to the nearly complete absence of stars; esp., the large space near the Southern Cross sometimes called the Black Magellanic Cloud.
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Coal tar (?). A thick, black, tarry liquid, obtained by the distillation of bituminous coal in the manufacture of illuminating gas; used for making printer's ink, black varnish, etc. It is a complex mixture from which many substances have been obtained, especially hydrocarbons of the benzene or aromatic series.
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☞ Among its important ingredients are benzene, aniline, phenol, naphtalene, anthracene, etc., which are respectively typical of many dye stuffs, as the aniline dyes, the phthaleïns, indigo, alizarin, and many flavoring extracts whose artificial production is a matter of great commercial importance.
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Coal-whipper (?), n. One who raises coal out of the hold of a ship. [Eng.] Dickens.
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Coal works (?). A place where coal is dug, including the machinery for raising the coal.
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Coaly (?), a. [From , n.] Pertaining to, or resembling, coal; containing coal; of the nature of coal.
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Coamings (?), n. pl. [Cf. a crest.] (Naut.) Raised pieces of wood of iron around a hatchway, skylight, or other opening in the deck, to prevent water from running bellow; esp. the fore-and-aft pieces of a hatchway frame as distinguished from the transverse head ledges. [Written also combings.]
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Coannex (?), v. t. To annex with something else.
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Coaptation (?), n. [L. coaptatio, fr. coaptare to fit together; co- + aptare. See .] The adaptation or adjustment of parts to each other, as of a broken bone or dislocated joint.
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{ Coarct (?), Coarctate (?) }, v. t. [See , a.] 1. To press together; to crowd; to straiten; to confine closely. [Obs.] Bacon.
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2. To restrain; to confine. [Obs.] Ayliffe.
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Coarctate (?), a. [L. coarctatus, p. p. of coarctare to press together; co- + arctare to press together, from arctus, p. p. See .] (Zoöl.) Pressed together; closely connected; -- applied to insects having the abdomen separated from the thorax only by a constriction.
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Coloq. Coarctate pupa (Zoöl.), a pupa closely covered by the old larval skin, as in most Diptera.
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Coarctation (?), n. [L. coarctatio.] 1. Confinement to a narrow space. [Obs.] Bacon.
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2. Pressure; that which presses. [Obs.] Ray.
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3. (Med.) A stricture or narrowing, as of a canal, cavity, or orifice.
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Coarse (kōrs), a. [Compar. Coarser (kōrsẽr); superl. Coarsest.] [As this word was anciently written course, or cours, it may be an abbreviation of of course, in the common manner of proceeding, common, and hence, homely, made for common domestic use, plain, rude, rough, gross, e. g., “Though the threads be course.” Gascoigne. See .]
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1. Large in bulk, or composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture; gross; thick; rough; -- opposed to fine; as, coarse sand; coarse thread; coarse cloth; coarse bread.
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2. Not refined; rough; rude; unpolished; gross; indelicate; as, coarse manners; coarse language.
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I feel
Of what coarse metal ye are molded. Shak.
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To copy, in my coarse English, his beautiful expressions. Dryden.

Syn. -- Large; thick; rough; gross; blunt; uncouth; unpolished; inelegant; indelicate; vulgar.
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Coarse-grained (kōrsgrānd), a. Having a coarse grain or texture, as wood; hence, wanting in refinement.
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Coarsely (kōrsl�), adv. In a coarse manner; roughly; rudely; inelegantly; uncivilly; meanly.
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Coarsen (kōrs'n), v. t. To make coarse or vulgar; as, to coarsen one's character. [R.] Graham.
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coarsened adj. made coarse or crude by lack of skill; -- sometimes used to mean inferior.
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Coarseness (kōrsnĕs), n. The quality or state of being coarse; roughness; inelegance; vulgarity; grossness; as, coarseness of food, texture, manners, or language. “The coarseness of the sackcloth.” Dr. H. More.
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Pardon the coarseness of the illustration. L'Estrange.
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A coarseness and vulgarity in all the proceedings. Burke.
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Coarticulation (?), n. (Anat.) The union or articulation of bones to form a joint.
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Co-assessor (?), n. A joint assessor.
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Coast (kōst), n. [OF. coste, F. côte, rib, hill, shore, coast, L. costa rib, side. Cf. , v. t., .] 1. The side of a thing. [Obs.] Sir I. Newton.
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2. The exterior line, limit, or border of a country; frontier border. [Obs.]
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From the river, the river Euphrates, even to the uttermost sea, shall your coast be. Deut. xi. 24.
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3. The seashore, or land near it.
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He sees in English ships the Holland coast. Dryden.
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We the Arabian coast do know
At distance, when the species blow. Waller.
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Coloq. The coast is clear , the danger is over; no enemy in sight. Dryden. Fig.: There are no obstacles. “Seeing that the coast was clear, Zelmane dismissed Musidorus.” Sir P. Sidney. -- Coloq. Coast guard . (a) A body of men originally employed along the coast to prevent smuggling; now, under the control of the admiralty, drilled as a naval reserve. [Eng.] (b) The force employed in life-saving stations along the seacoast. [U. S.] -- Coloq. Coast rat (Zoöl.), a South African mammal (Bathyergus suillus), about the size of a rabbit, remarkable for its extensive burrows; -- called also sand mole. -- Coloq. Coast waiter , a customhouse officer who superintends the landing or shipping of goods for the coast trade. [Eng.]
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Coast (kōst), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Coasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Coasting.] [OE. costien, costeien, costen, OF. costier, costoier, F. côtoyer, fr. Of. coste coast, F. côte. See , n.] 1. To draw or keep near; to approach. [Obs.]
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Anon she hears them chant it lustily,
And all in haste she coasteth to the cry. Shak.
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2. To sail by or near the shore.
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The ancients coasted only in their navigation. Arbuthnot.
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3. To sail from port to port in the same country.
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4. [Cf. OF. coste, F. côte, hill, hillside.] To slide down hill; to slide on a sled, upon snow or ice. [Local, U. S.]
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Coast, v. t. 1. To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of. [Obs.] Hakluyt.
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2. To sail by or near; to follow the coast line of.
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Nearchus, . . . not knowing the compass, was fain to coast that shore. Sir T. Browne.
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3. To conduct along a coast or river bank. [Obs.]
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The Indians . . . coasted me along the river. Hakluyt.
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Coastal (?), a. Of or pertaining to a coast.
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Coast and Geodetic Survey. A bureau of the United States government charged with the topographic and hydrographic survey of the coast and the execution of belts of primary triangulation and lines of precise leveling in the interior. It now belongs to the Department of Commerce and Labor.
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Coaster (?), n. 1. A vessel employed in sailing along a coast, or engaged in the coasting trade.
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2. One who sails near the shore.
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Coasting (?), a. Sailing along or near a coast, or running between ports along a coast.
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Coloq. Coasting trade , trade carried on by water between neighboring ports of the same country, as distinguished from foreign trade or trade involving long voyages. -- Coloq. Coasting vessel , a vessel employed in coasting; a coaster.
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Coasting, n. 1. A sailing along a coast, or from port to port; a carrying on a coasting trade.
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2. Sliding down hill; sliding on a sled upon snow or ice. [Local, U. S.]
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{ Coastwise (-wīz), Coastways (?), } adv. By way of, or along, the coast; following a coastline; as, coastwise winds contributed to the storm.
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Coat (kōt; 110), n. [OF. cote, F. cotte, petticoat, cotte d'armes coat of arms, cotte de mailles coat of mail, LL. cota, cotta, tunic, prob. of German origin; cf. OHG. chozzo coarse mantle, G. klotze, D. kot, hut, E. cot. Cf. a hut.] 1. An outer garment fitting the upper part of the body; especially, such a garment worn by men.
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Let each
His adamantine coat gird well. Milton.
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2. A petticoat. [Obs.] “A child in coats.” Locke.
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3. The habit or vesture of an order of men, indicating the order or office; cloth.
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Men of his coat should be minding their prayers. Swift.
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She was sought by spirits of richest coat. Shak.
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4. An external covering like a garment, as fur, skin, wool, husk, or bark; as, the horses coats were sleek.
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Fruit of all kinds, in coat
Rough or smooth rined, or bearded husk, or shell. Milton.
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5. A layer of any substance covering another; a cover; a tegument; as, the coats of the eye; the coats of an onion; a coat of tar or varnish.
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6. Same as Coat of arms. See below.
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Hark, countrymen! either renew the fight,
Or tear the lions out of England's coat. Shak.
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7. A coat card. See below. [Obs.]
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Here's a trick of discarded cards of us! We were ranked with coats as long as old master lived. Massinger.
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Coloq. Coat armor . See under . -- Coloq. Coat of arms (Her.), a translation of the French cotte d'armes, a garment of light material worn over the armor in the 15th and 16th centuries. This was often charged with the heraldic bearings of the wearer. Hence, an heraldic achievement; the bearings of any person, taken together. -- Coloq. Coat card , a card bearing a coated figure; the king, queen, or knave of playing cards. “‘I am a coat card indeed.' ‘Then thou must needs be a knave, for thou art neither king nor queen.'” Rowley. -- Coloq. Coat link , a pair of buttons or studs joined by a link, to hold together the lappels of a double-breasted coat; or a button with a loop for a single-breasted coat. -- Coloq. Coat of mail , a defensive garment of chain mail. See Chain mail, under . -- Coloq. Mast coat (Naut.), a piece of canvas nailed around a mast, where it passes through the deck, to prevent water from getting below. -- Coloq. Sail coat (Naut.), a canvas cover laced over furled sails, and the like, to keep them dry and clean.
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Coat (kōt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coated; p. pr. & vb. n. Coating.] 1. To cover with a coat or outer garment.
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2. To cover with a layer of any substance; as, to coat a jar with tin foil; to coat a ceiling.
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coatdress n. a dress that is tailored like a coat and buttons up the front.
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coated adj. 1. covered with an outer layer or film; as, sugar-coated pills.
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2. covered with a shiny coating by applying e.g. beaten egg or a sugar or gelatin mixture; -- of foods.
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3. (Photog.) coated on the side opposite the emulsion with a substance to absorb light; -- of film.
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Coatee (k�tē), n. A coat with short flaps.
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Coati (k�ät� or k�ātĭ), n. [From the native name: cf. F. coati.] (Zoöl.) A mammal of tropical America of the genus Nasua, allied to the raccoon, having a ringed tail but with a longer body, tail, and nose; -- called also coati mondi and coati mundi.
Syn. -- coati, coati-mondi, coati-mundi, coon cat, Nasua narica.
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☞ The red coati (Nasua socialis), called also coati mondi, inhabits Mexico and Central America. The brown coati (Nasua narica) is found in Surinam and Brazil.
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coati mondi, coati mundi, coati-mondi, coati-mundi n. same as .
Syn. -- coati, coon cat, Nasua narica.
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Coating (kōĭng), n. 1. A coat or covering; a layer of any substance, as a cover or protection; as, the coating of a retort or vial.
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2. Cloth for coats; as, an assortment of coatings.
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Coatless (?), a. Not wearing a coat; also, not possessing a coat.
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coatroom n. a room where coats and other articles can be left temporarily; -- called also cloakroom.
Syn. -- cloakroom.
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coattail n. the loose back flap of a coat that hangs below the waist.
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coattails n. pl. [fig.] the influence of another person; the effect of association with another person; as, he was elected to office on the president's coattails.
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Coloq. on the coattails of (a) helped by association with another person. See . (b) caused by, or immediately following (an event).
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coauthor n. a writer who collaborates with others in writing something.
Syn. -- joint author.
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co-author v. t. 1. to to be an author of, together with another author or authors; to author jointly with others.
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2. to exist together at the same time.
Syn. -- coexist.
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Coax (kōks; 110), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coaxed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Coaxing.] [Cf. OE. cokes fool, a person easily imposed upon, W. coeg empty, foolish; F. coquin knave, rogue.] To persuade by gentle, insinuating courtesy, flattering, or fondling; to wheedle; to soothe.

Syn. -- To wheedle; cajole; flatter; persuade; entice.
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Coax, n. A simpleton; a dupe. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
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Coaxation (?), n. [Gr. � the noise of frogs.] The act of croaking. [R] Dr. H. More.
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Coaxer (?), n. One who coaxes.
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coaxial adj. having a common axis.
Syn. -- coaxal.
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coaxing adj. 1. p. pr. of ; as, the boys' coaxing voices.
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2. Pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; as, bending in coaxing postures over the guns.
Syn. -- ingratiatory.
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Coaxingly, adv. In a coaxing manner; by coaxing.
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Cob (?), n. [Cf. AS. cop, copp, head, top, D. kop, G. kopf, kuppe, LL. cuppa cup (cf. E. brainpan), and also W. cob tuft, spider, cop, copa, top, summit, cobio to thump. Cf. top, , n.] 1. The top or head of anything. [Obs.] W. Gifford.
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2. A leader or chief; a conspicuous person, esp. a rich covetous person. [Obs.]
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All cobbing country chuffs, which make their bellies and their bags their god, are called rich cobs. Nash.
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3. The axis on which the kernels of maize or indian corn grow. [U. S.]
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4. (Zoöl.) A spider; perhaps from its shape; it being round like a head.
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5. (Zoöl.) A young herring. B. Jonson.
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6. (Zoöl.) A fish; -- also called miller's thumb.
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7. A short-legged and stout horse, esp. one used for the saddle. [Eng.]
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8. (Zoöl.) A sea mew or gull; esp., the black-backed gull (Larus marinus). [Written also cobb.]
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9. A lump or piece of anything, usually of a somewhat large size, as of coal, or stone.
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10. A cobnut; as, Kentish cobs. See . [Eng.]
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11. Clay mixed with straw. [Prov. Eng.]
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The poor cottager contenteth himself with cob for his walls, and thatch for his covering. R. Carew.
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12. A punishment consisting of blows inflictod on tho buttocas with a strap or a flat piece of wood. Wright.
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13. A Spanish coin formerly current in Ireland, worth abiut 4s. 6d. [Obs.] Wright.
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Coloq. Cob coal , coal in rounded lumps from the size of an egg to that of a football; -- called also cobbles. Grose. -- Coloq. Cob loaf , a crusty, uneven loaf, rounded at top. Wright. -- Coloq. Cob money , a kind of rudely coined gold and silver money of Spanish South America in the eighteenth century. The coins were of the weight of the piece of eight, or one of its aliquot parts.
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Cob, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cobbed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Cobbing.] 1. To strike [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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2. (Mining) To break into small pieces, as ore, so as to sort out its better portions. Raymond.
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3. (Naut.) To punish by striking on the buttocks with a strap, a flat piece of wood, or the like.
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Cobaea, Cobæa (k�bēȧ), prop. n. [Named after D. Cobo, a Spanish botanist.] A genus of climbing plants, native of Mexico and South America. Cobaea scandens (called cup-and-saucer vine, monastery bells, or Mexican ivy) is a conservatory climber with large bell-shaped flowers.
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Cobalt (kōbŏlt; 277, 74), n. [G. kobalt, prob. fr. kobold, kobel, goblin, MHG. kobolt; perh. akin to G. koben pigsty, hut, AS. cofa room, cofgodas household gods, Icel. kofi hut. If so, the ending -old stands for older -walt, -wald, being the same as -ald in E. herald and the word would mean ruler or governor in a house, house spirit, the metal being so called by miners, because it was poisonous and troublesome. Cf. , , .] 1. (Chem.) A tough, lustrous, reddish white metal of the iron group, not easily fusible, and somewhat magnetic. Atomic weight 59.1. Symbol Co.
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☞ It occurs in nature in combination with arsenic, sulphur, and oxygen, and is obtained from its ores, smaltite, cobaltite, asbolite, etc. Its oxide colors glass or any flux, as borax, a fine blue, and is used in the manufacture of smalt. It is frequently associated with nickel, and both are characteristic ingredients of meteoric iron.
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2. A commercial name of a crude arsenic used as fly poison.
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Coloq. Cobalt bloom . Same as . -- Coloq. Cobalt blue , a dark blue pigment consisting of some salt of cobalt, as the phosphate, ignited with alumina; -- called also cobalt ultramarine, and Thenard's blue. -- Coloq. Cobalt crust , earthy arseniate of cobalt. -- Coloq. Cobalt glance . (Min.) See . -- Coloq. Cobalt green , a pigment consisting essentially of the oxides of cobalt and zinc; -- called also Rinman's green. -- Coloq. Cobalt yellow (Chem.), a yellow crystalline powder, regarded as a double nitrite of cobalt and potassium.
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Cobaltic (?; 74), a. [Cf. F. cobaltique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, cobalt; -- said especially of those compounds in which cobalt has higher valence; as, cobaltic oxide.
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Coloq. Luteo-cobaltic compounds (Chem.), an extensive series of complex yellow compounds of ammonia and cobaltic salts. -- Coloq. Roseo-cobaltic compounds (Chem.), an extensive series of complex red compounds of cobalt and ammonia. Modifications of these are the purpureo-cobaltic compounds.
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Cobaltiferous (?), a. [Cobalt + -ferous.] (Min.) Containing cobalt.
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{ Cobaltine (?), Cobaltite (?) } n. (Min.) A mineral of a nearly silver-white color, composed of arsenic, sulphur, and cobalt.
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Cobaltous (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, cobalt; -- said esp. of cobalt compounds in which the metal has its lower valence.
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Coloq. Cobaltous chloride , a crystalline compound, CoCl2, of a pale rose color when hydrous, blue when dehydrated. Its solution is used for a sympathetic ink, the writing being nearly colorless when dried in the air, owing to absorbed moisture, and becoming bright blue when warmed.
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Cobbing (?), a. Haughty; purse-proud. See , n., 2. [Obs.] Withals (1608).
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Cobble (?), n. A fishing boat. See .
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Cobble, n. [From a lump. See , n., 9, and cf. , .] 1. A cobblestone. “Their slings held cobbles round.” Fairfax.
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2. pl. Cob coal. See under .
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