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Jacobian :: "Jacobian (a.) Of or pertaining to a style of architecture and decoration in the time of James the First, of England..

Praseo- :: Praseo- () A combining form signifying green; as, praseocobalt, a green variety of cobalt..

Scobs :: Scobs (n. sing. & pl.) Raspings of ivory, hartshorn, metals, or other hard substance..

Jacobin :: "Jacobin (n.) A fancy pigeon, in which the feathers of the neck form a hood, -- whence the name. The wings and tail are long, and the beak moderately short..

Shell :: Shell (v. t.) To separate the kernels of (an ear of Indian corn, wheat, oats, etc.) from the cob, ear, or husk..

Discobolus :: Discobolus (n.) A thrower of the discus.

Bonito :: Bonito (n.) The cobia or crab eater (Elacate canada), an edible fish of the Middle and Southern United States..

Sergeant :: Sergeant (n.) The cobia.

Cocobolas :: Cocobolas (n.) A very beautiful and hard wood, obtained in the West India Islands. It is used in cabinetmaking, for the handles of tools, and for various fancy articles..

Hamadryad :: Hamadryad (n.) A large venomous East Indian snake (Orhiophagus bungarus), allied to the cobras..

Jacobin :: Jacobin (a.) Same as Jacobinic.

Electro-magnet :: Electro-magnet (n.) A mass, usually of soft iron, but sometimes of some other magnetic metal, as nickel or cobalt, rendered temporarily magnetic by being placed within a coil of wire through which a current of electricity is passing. The metal is generally in the form of a bar, either straight, or bent into the shape of a horseshoe..

Cobbler :: Cobbler (n.) A beverage. See Sherry cobbler, under Sherry..

Corncob :: Corncob (n.) The cob or axis on which the kernels of Indian corn grow.

Jacobite :: Jacobite (a.) Of or pertaining to the Jacobites.

Zaffer :: Zaffer (n.) A pigment obtained, usually by roasting cobalt glance with sand or quartz, as a dark earthy powder. It consists of crude cobalt oxide, or of an impure cobalt arseniate. It is used in porcelain painting, and in enameling pottery, to produce a blue color, and is often confounded with smalt, from which, however, it is distinct, as it contains no potash. The name is often loosely applied to mixtures of zaffer proper with silica, or oxides of iron, manganese, etc..

Tribe :: Tribe (n.) A family, race, or series of generations, descending from the same progenitor, and kept distinct, as in the case of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from the twelve sons of Jacob..

Bungarum :: Bungarum (n.) A venomous snake of India, of the genus Bungarus, allied to the cobras, but without a hood..

Scobiform :: Scobiform (a.) Having the form of, or resembling, sawdust or raspings..

Discoboli :: Discoboli (pl. ) of Discobolu.

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