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mange
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Mange
(gcide) | Mange \Mange\, n. [See Mangy.] (Vet.)
The scab or itch in cattle, dogs, and other beasts.
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Mange insect (Zool.), any one of several species of small
parasitic mites, which burrow in the skin of cattle.
horses, dogs, and other animals, causing the mange. The
mange insect of the horse (Psoroptes equi or
Dermatodectes equi), and that of cattle ({Symbiotes
bovis} or Dermatophagys bovis) are the most important
species. See Acarina.
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mange
(wn) | mange
n 1: a persistent and contagious disease of the skin causing
inflammation and itching and loss of hair; affects domestic
animals (and sometimes people) |
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mangel
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blancmange
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dog in the manger
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mange
(encz) | mange,svrab n: Zdeněk Brož |
mangel-wurzel
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manger
(encz) | manger,jesličky n: [náb.] biblické Jánošíkmanger,žlab n: Zdeněk Brož |
mangers
(encz) | mangers,žlaby pl. Zdeněk Brož |
mangey
(encz) | mangey, adj: |
battle mangement c4i surveillance and reconnaissance
(czen) | Battle Mangement C4I Surveillance and Reconnaissance,BMC4ISR[zkr.]
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A dog in the manger
(gcide) | Dog \Dog\ (d[add]g or d[o^]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog
mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.]
1. (Zool.) A quadruped of the genus Canis, esp. the
domestic dog (Canis familiaris).
Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the
inferior animals for intelligence, docility, and
attachment to man. There are numerous carefully bred
varieties, as the akita, beagle, bloodhound,
bulldog, coachdog, collie, Danish dog,
foxhound, greyhound, mastiff, pointer,
poodle, St. Bernard, setter, spaniel, spitz,
terrier, German shepherd, pit bull, Chihuahua,
etc. There are also many mixed breeds, and partially
domesticated varieties, as well as wild dogs, like the
dingo and dhole. (See these names in the Vocabulary.)
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2. A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch.
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What is thy servant, which is but a dog, that he
should do this great thing? -- 2 Kings
viii. 13 (Rev.
Ver. )
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3. A fellow; -- used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly
dog; a lazy dog. [Colloq.]
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4. (Astron.) One of the two constellations, Canis Major and
Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis
Major contains the Dog Star (Sirius).
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5. An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an
andiron.
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6. (Mech.)
(a) A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening
into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of
raising or moving them.
(b) An iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit, or on
the carriage of a sawmill.
(c) A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch;
especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an
adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine
tool.
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7. an ugly or crude person, especially an ugly woman. [slang]
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8. a hot dog. [slang]
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Note: Dog is used adjectively or in composition, commonly in
the sense of relating to, or characteristic of, a dog.
It is also used to denote a male; as, dog fox or g-fox,
a male fox; dog otter or dog-otter, dog wolf, etc.; --
also to denote a thing of cheap or mean quality; as,
dog Latin.
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A dead dog, a thing of no use or value. --1 Sam. xxiv. 14.
A dog in the manger, an ugly-natured person who prevents
others from enjoying what would be an advantage to them
but is none to him.
Dog ape (Zool.), a male ape.
Dog cabbage, or Dog's cabbage (Bot.), a succulent herb,
native to the Mediterranean region ({Thelygonum
Cynocrambe}).
Dog cheap, very cheap. See under Cheap.
Dog ear (Arch.), an acroterium. [Colloq.]
Dog flea (Zool.), a species of flea (Pulex canis) which
infests dogs and cats, and is often troublesome to man. In
America it is the common flea. See Flea, and
Aphaniptera.
Dog grass (Bot.), a grass (Triticum caninum) of the same
genus as wheat.
Dog Latin, barbarous Latin; as, the dog Latin of pharmacy.
Dog lichen (Bot.), a kind of lichen (Peltigera canina)
growing on earth, rocks, and tree trunks, -- a lobed
expansion, dingy green above and whitish with fuscous
veins beneath.
Dog louse (Zool.), a louse that infests the dog, esp.
H[ae]matopinus piliferus; another species is
Trichodectes latus.
Dog power, a machine operated by the weight of a dog
traveling in a drum, or on an endless track, as for
churning.
Dog salmon (Zool.), a salmon of northwest America and
northern Asia; -- the gorbuscha; -- called also holia,
and hone.
Dog shark. (Zool.) See Dogfish.
Dog's meat, meat fit only for dogs; refuse; offal.
Dog Star. See in the Vocabulary.
Dog wheat (Bot.), Dog grass.
Dog whelk (Zool.), any species of univalve shells of the
family Nassid[ae], esp. the Nassa reticulata of
England.
To give to the dogs, or To throw to the dogs, to throw
away as useless. "Throw physic to the dogs; I'll none of
it." --Shak.
To go to the dogs, to go to ruin; to be ruined.
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Blancmange
(gcide) | Blancmange \Blanc*mange"\ (bl[aum]*m[aum]Nzh; 277), n. [F.
blancmanger, lit. white food; blanc white + manger to eat.]
(Cookery)
A preparation for desserts, etc., made from isinglass, sea
moss, cornstarch, or other gelatinous or starchy substance,
with milk, usually sweetened and flavored, and shaped in a
mold.
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Blancmanger
(gcide) | Blancmanger \Blanc*man"ger\, n. [F. See Blancmange.]
A sort of fricassee with white sauce, variously made of
capon, fish, etc. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Mange insect
(gcide) | Mange \Mange\, n. [See Mangy.] (Vet.)
The scab or itch in cattle, dogs, and other beasts.
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Mange insect (Zool.), any one of several species of small
parasitic mites, which burrow in the skin of cattle.
horses, dogs, and other animals, causing the mange. The
mange insect of the horse (Psoroptes equi or
Dermatodectes equi), and that of cattle ({Symbiotes
bovis} or Dermatophagys bovis) are the most important
species. See Acarina.
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Mangel-wurzel
(gcide) | Mangel-wurzel \Man"gel-wur`zel\, n. [G., corrupted fr.
mangoldwurzel; mangold beet + wurzel root.] (Bot.)
A kind of large field beet (Beta macrorhiza), used as food
for cattle, -- by some considered a mere variety of the
ordinary beet. See Beet. [Written also mangold-wurzel.]
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manger
(gcide) | manger \man"ger\, n. [F. mangeoire, fr. manger to eat, fr. L.
manducare, fr. mandere to chew. Cf. Mandible, Manducate.]
1. A trough or open box in which fodder is placed for horses
or cattle to eat.
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And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped
him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger;
because there was no room for them in the inn.
--Luke 2: 7
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2. (Naut.) The fore part of the deck, having a bulkhead
athwart ships high enough to prevent water which enters
the hawse holes from running over it.
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mangey
(gcide) | mangey \mangey\ adj.
Same as mangy.
Syn: mangy, threadbare; worn-out, seedy, squalid.
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To live at rack and manger
(gcide) | Rack \Rack\, n. [Probably fr. D. rek, rekbank, a rack, rekken to
stretch; akin to G. reck, reckbank, a rack, recken to
stretch, Dan. r[ae]kke, Sw. r[aum]cka, Icel. rekja to spread
out, Goth. refrakjan to stretch out; cf. L. porrigere, Gr.
'ore`gein. [root]115. Cf. Right, a., Ratch.]
1. An instrument or frame used for stretching, extending,
retaining, or displaying, something. Specifically:
(a) An engine of torture, consisting of a large frame,
upon which the body was gradually stretched until,
sometimes, the joints were dislocated; -- formerly
used judicially for extorting confessions from
criminals or suspected persons.
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During the troubles of the fifteenth century, a
rack was introduced into the Tower, and was
occasionally used under the plea of political
necessity. --Macaulay.
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(b) An instrument for bending a bow.
(c) A grate on which bacon is laid.
(d) A frame or device of various construction for holding,
and preventing the waste of, hay, grain, etc.,
supplied to beasts.
(e) A frame on which articles are deposited for keeping or
arranged for display; as, a clothes rack; a bottle
rack, etc.
(f) (Naut.) A piece or frame of wood, having several
sheaves, through which the running rigging passes; --
called also rack block. Also, a frame to hold shot.
(g) (Mining) A frame or table on which ores are separated
or washed.
(h) A frame fitted to a wagon for carrying hay, straw, or
grain on the stalk, or other bulky loads.
(i) A distaff.
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2. (Mech.) A bar with teeth on its face, or edge, to work
with those of a wheel, pinion, or worm, which is to drive
it or be driven by it.
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3. That which is extorted; exaction. [Obs.] --Sir E. Sandys.
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Mangle rack. (Mach.) See under Mangle. n.
Rack block. (Naut.) See def. 1
(f), above.
Rack lashing, a lashing or binding where the rope is
tightened, and held tight by the use of a small stick of
wood twisted around.
Rack rail (Railroads), a toothed rack, laid as a rail, to
afford a hold for teeth on the driving wheel of a
locomotive for climbing steep gradients, as in ascending a
mountain.
Rack saw, a saw having wide teeth.
Rack stick, the stick used in a rack lashing.
To be on the rack, to suffer torture, physical or mental.
To live at rack and manger, to live on the best at
another's expense. [Colloq.]
To put to the rack, to subject to torture; to torment.
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A fit of the stone puts a king to the rack, and
makes him as miserable as it does the meanest
subject. --Sir W.
Temple.
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blancmange
(wn) | blancmange
n 1: sweet almond-flavored milk pudding thickened with gelatin
or cornstarch; usually molded |
dog in the manger
(wn) | dog in the manger
n 1: someone who prevents you from enjoying something that they
themselves have no need for |
mange
(wn) | mange
n 1: a persistent and contagious disease of the skin causing
inflammation and itching and loss of hair; affects domestic
animals (and sometimes people) |
mangel-wurzel
(wn) | mangel-wurzel
n 1: beet with a large yellowish root; grown chiefly as cattle
feed [syn: mangel-wurzel, mangold-wurzel, mangold,
Beta vulgaris vulgaris]
2: cultivated as feed for livestock |
manger
(wn) | manger
n 1: a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle
or horses feed [syn: manger, trough] |
mangey
(wn) | mangey
adj 1: having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap; "a mangy
carpet"; "a mangy old fur coat" [syn: mangy, mangey] |
manged
(foldoc) | manged
/mahnjd/ [probably from the French "manger" or Italian
"mangiare", to eat; perhaps influenced by English "mange",
"mangy"] Refers to anything that is mangled or damaged,
usually beyond repair. "The disk was manged after the
electrical storm." Compare mung.
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manged
(jargon) | manged
/mahnjd/, n.
[probably from the French ‘manger’ or Italian ‘mangiare’, to eat; perhaps
influenced by English ‘mange’, ‘mangy’] adj. Refers to anything that is
mangled or damaged, usually beyond repair. “The disk was manged after the
electrical storm.” Compare mung.
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