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cinch
(encz) | cinch,pevně uchytit v: Lukáš Jirkovský |
cinch
(encz) | cinch,snadná věc Zdeněk Brož |
cinch
(czen) | cinch,phono plug[el.] IvČa |
Cinch
(gcide) | Cinch \Cinch\, v. t.
In the game of cinch, to protect (a trick) by playing a
higher trump than the five.
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Cinch
(gcide) | Cinch \Cinch\, n. [Sp. cincha, fr. L. cingere to gird.]
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1. A strong saddle girth, as of canvas. [West. U. S.]
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2. A tight grip. [Colloq.]
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Cinch
(gcide) | Cinch \Cinch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cinched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Cinch"ing.]
1. To put a cinch upon; to girth tightly. [Western U. S.]
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2. To get a sure hold upon; to get into a tight place, as for
forcing submission. [Slang, U. S.]
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Cinch
(gcide) | Cinch \Cinch\, v. i.
To perform the action of cinching; to tighten the cinch; --
often with up. [Western U. S.]
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Cinch
(gcide) | Cinch \Cinch\, n. [Cf. cinch a girth, a tight grip, as v., to
get a sure hold upon; perh. so named from the tactics used in
the game; also cf. Sp. cinco five (the five spots of the
color of the trump being important cards).]
A variety of auction pitch in which a draw to improve the
hand is added, and the five of trumps (called right pedro)
and the five of the same color (called left pedro, and
ranking between the five and the four of trumps) each count
five on the score. Fifty-one points make a game. Called also
double pedro and high five.
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cinch
(wn) | cinch
n 1: any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product
will be no picnic" [syn: cinch, breeze, picnic,
snap, duck soup, child's play, pushover,
walkover, piece of cake]
2: stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that
holds the saddle in place [syn: cinch, girth]
3: a form of all fours in which the players bid for the
privilege of naming trumps
v 1: tie a cinch around; "cinch horses" [syn: cinch, girth]
2: make sure of
3: get a grip on; get mastery of |
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cinchona
(encz) | cinchona,chinin n: Zdeněk Brožcinchona,chinovník n: Zdeněk Brož |
cinchona bark
(encz) | cinchona bark, n: |
cinchona tree
(encz) | cinchona tree, n: |
lead pipe cinch
(encz) | lead pipe cinch, |
Cinch
(gcide) | Cinch \Cinch\, v. t.
In the game of cinch, to protect (a trick) by playing a
higher trump than the five.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Cinch \Cinch\, n. [Sp. cincha, fr. L. cingere to gird.]
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1. A strong saddle girth, as of canvas. [West. U. S.]
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2. A tight grip. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]Cinch \Cinch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cinched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Cinch"ing.]
1. To put a cinch upon; to girth tightly. [Western U. S.]
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2. To get a sure hold upon; to get into a tight place, as for
forcing submission. [Slang, U. S.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Cinch \Cinch\, v. i.
To perform the action of cinching; to tighten the cinch; --
often with up. [Western U. S.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Cinch \Cinch\, n. [Cf. cinch a girth, a tight grip, as v., to
get a sure hold upon; perh. so named from the tactics used in
the game; also cf. Sp. cinco five (the five spots of the
color of the trump being important cards).]
A variety of auction pitch in which a draw to improve the
hand is added, and the five of trumps (called right pedro)
and the five of the same color (called left pedro, and
ranking between the five and the four of trumps) each count
five on the score. Fifty-one points make a game. Called also
double pedro and high five.
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Cinched
(gcide) | Cinch \Cinch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cinched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Cinch"ing.]
1. To put a cinch upon; to girth tightly. [Western U. S.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. To get a sure hold upon; to get into a tight place, as for
forcing submission. [Slang, U. S.]
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Cinching
(gcide) | Cinch \Cinch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cinched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Cinch"ing.]
1. To put a cinch upon; to girth tightly. [Western U. S.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. To get a sure hold upon; to get into a tight place, as for
forcing submission. [Slang, U. S.]
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cinchona
(gcide) | Peruvian \Pe*ru"vi*an\, a. [Cf. F. p['e]ruvien, Sp. peruviano.]
Of or pertaining to Peru, in South America. -- n. A native or
an inhabitant of Peru.
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Peruvian balsam. See Balsam of Peru, under Balsam.
Peruvian bark, the bitter bark of trees of various species
of Cinchona. It acts as a powerful tonic, and is a remedy
for malarial diseases. This property is due to several
alkaloids, as quinine, cinchonine, etc., and their
compounds; -- called also Jesuit's bark, and cinchona.
See Cinchona.
[1913 Webster]Cinchona \Cin*cho"na\, n. [So named from the wife of Count
Chinchon, viceroy of Peru in the seventeenth century, who by
its use was freed from an intermittent fever, and after her
return to Spain, contributed to the general propagation of
this remedy.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of trees growing naturally on the Andes in
Peru and adjacent countries, but now cultivated in the
East Indies, producing a medicinal bark of great value.
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2. (Med.) The bark of any species of Cinchona containing
three per cent. or more of bitter febrifuge alkaloids;
Peruvian bark; Jesuits' bark.
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Cinchona
(gcide) | Peruvian \Pe*ru"vi*an\, a. [Cf. F. p['e]ruvien, Sp. peruviano.]
Of or pertaining to Peru, in South America. -- n. A native or
an inhabitant of Peru.
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Peruvian balsam. See Balsam of Peru, under Balsam.
Peruvian bark, the bitter bark of trees of various species
of Cinchona. It acts as a powerful tonic, and is a remedy
for malarial diseases. This property is due to several
alkaloids, as quinine, cinchonine, etc., and their
compounds; -- called also Jesuit's bark, and cinchona.
See Cinchona.
[1913 Webster]Cinchona \Cin*cho"na\, n. [So named from the wife of Count
Chinchon, viceroy of Peru in the seventeenth century, who by
its use was freed from an intermittent fever, and after her
return to Spain, contributed to the general propagation of
this remedy.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of trees growing naturally on the Andes in
Peru and adjacent countries, but now cultivated in the
East Indies, producing a medicinal bark of great value.
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2. (Med.) The bark of any species of Cinchona containing
three per cent. or more of bitter febrifuge alkaloids;
Peruvian bark; Jesuits' bark.
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Cinchona Calisaya
(gcide) | Quinine \Qui"nine\, n. [F. (cf. Sp. quinina), fr. Sp. quina, or
quinaquina, Peruvian bark, fr. Peruv. kina, quina, bark. Cf.
Kinic.] (Chem.)
An alkaloid extracted from the bark of several species of
cinchona (esp. Cinchona Calisaya) as a bitter white
crystalline substance, C20H24N2O2. Hence, by extension
(Med.), any of the salts of this alkaloid, as the acetate,
chloride, sulphate, etc., employed as a febrifuge or
antiperiodic. Called also quinia, quinina, etc. [Written
also chinine.]
[1913 Webster]Calisaya bark \Cal`i*sa"ya bark\
A valuable kind of Peruvian bark obtained from the {Cinchona
Calisaya}, and other closely related species.
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Cinchonaceous
(gcide) | Cinchonaceous \Cin`cho*na"ceous\, a.
Allied or pertaining to cinchona, or to the plants that
produce it.
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cinchonia
(gcide) | Cinchonine \Cin"cho*nine\, n. [From Cinchona: cf. F.
cinchonine.] (Chem.)
One of the quinine group of alkaloids isomeric with and
resembling cinchonidine; -- called also cinchonia.
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Cinchonic
(gcide) | Cinchonic \Cin*chon"ic\, a.
Belonging to, or obtained from, cinchona. --Mayne.
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cinchonidia
(gcide) | Cinchonidine \Cin*chon"i*dine\, n. [From Cinchona.] (Chem.)
One of the quinine group of alkaloids, found especially in
red cinchona bark. It is a white crystalline substance,
C19H22N2O, with a bitter taste and qualities similar to,
but weaker than, quinine; -- sometimes called also
cinchonidia.
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Cinchonidine
(gcide) | Cinchonidine \Cin*chon"i*dine\, n. [From Cinchona.] (Chem.)
One of the quinine group of alkaloids, found especially in
red cinchona bark. It is a white crystalline substance,
C19H22N2O, with a bitter taste and qualities similar to,
but weaker than, quinine; -- sometimes called also
cinchonidia.
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Cinchonine
(gcide) | Cinchonine \Cin"cho*nine\, n. [From Cinchona: cf. F.
cinchonine.] (Chem.)
One of the quinine group of alkaloids isomeric with and
resembling cinchonidine; -- called also cinchonia.
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Cinchonism
(gcide) | Cinchonism \Cin"cho*nism\, n. [From Cinchona.] (Med.)
A condition produced by the excessive or long-continued use
of quinine, and marked by deafness, roaring in the ears,
vertigo, etc.
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Cinchonize
(gcide) | Cinchonize \Cin"cho*nize\, v. t.
To produce cinchonism in; to poison with quinine or with
cinchona.
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cinchona
(wn) | cinchona
n 1: medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and
quinidine [syn: cinchona, cinchona bark, {Peruvian
bark}, Jesuit's bark]
2: any of several trees of the genus Cinchona [syn: cinchona,
chinchona] |
cinchona bark
(wn) | cinchona bark
n 1: medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and
quinidine [syn: cinchona, cinchona bark, {Peruvian
bark}, Jesuit's bark] |
cinchona calisaya
(wn) | Cinchona calisaya
n 1: Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and
cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers;
cultivated for its medicinal bark [syn: calisaya,
Cinchona officinalis, Cinchona ledgeriana, {Cinchona
calisaya}] |
cinchona cordifolia
(wn) | Cinchona cordifolia
n 1: Colombian tree; source of Cartagena bark (a cinchona bark)
[syn: Cartagena bark, Cinchona cordifolia, {Cinchona
lancifolia}] |
cinchona lancifolia
(wn) | Cinchona lancifolia
n 1: Colombian tree; source of Cartagena bark (a cinchona bark)
[syn: Cartagena bark, Cinchona cordifolia, {Cinchona
lancifolia}] |
cinchona ledgeriana
(wn) | Cinchona ledgeriana
n 1: Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and
cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers;
cultivated for its medicinal bark [syn: calisaya,
Cinchona officinalis, Cinchona ledgeriana, {Cinchona
calisaya}] |
cinchona officinalis
(wn) | Cinchona officinalis
n 1: Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and
cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers;
cultivated for its medicinal bark [syn: calisaya,
Cinchona officinalis, Cinchona ledgeriana, {Cinchona
calisaya}] |
cinchona pubescens
(wn) | Cinchona pubescens
n 1: small tree of Ecuador and Peru having very large glossy
leaves and large panicles of fragrant pink flowers;
cultivated for its medicinal bark [syn: cinchona tree,
Cinchona pubescens] |
cinchona tree
(wn) | cinchona tree
n 1: small tree of Ecuador and Peru having very large glossy
leaves and large panicles of fragrant pink flowers;
cultivated for its medicinal bark [syn: cinchona tree,
Cinchona pubescens] |
cinchonine
(wn) | cinchonine
n 1: an alkaloid derivative of the bark of cinchona trees that
is used as an antimalarial drug |
genus cinchona
(wn) | genus Cinchona
n 1: large genus of trees of Andean region of South America
having medicinal bark [syn: genus Cinchona, {genus
Chinchona}] |
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