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A kind of apple which by keeping becomes much withered; -- called also Johnapple. Shak.

A self-restoring coherer, as a microphonic detector.

A zitherlike musical instrument, provided with dampers which, when depressed, deaden some strings, leaving free others that form a chord.

Pert. to autohypnotism; self-hypnotizing. -- n.

Hypnotism of one's self by concentration of the attention on some object or idea.

A unit of resistance equal to one billion ohms, or one thousand megohms.

A name given to fluor spar in Derbyshire, where it is used for ornamental purposes.

Bohea tea, an inferior kind of black tea. See under Tea.

Fig.: The region or community of social Bohemians. See Bohemian, n., 3. She knew every one who was any one in the land of Bohemia. Compton Reade.

Of or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its ancient inhabitants or their descendants. See Bohemian, n., 2.

The characteristic conduct or methods of a Bohemian. [Modern]

See Upas.

To bawl; to cry loudly. [Low] Bartlett.

The sailfish; -- called also woohoo.

One of a group of compounds including the sugars, starches, and gums, which contain six (or some multiple of six) carbon atoms, united with a variable number of hydrogen and oxygen atoms, but with the two latter always in proportion as to form water; as dextrose, C6H12O6.

A hydrocarbon.

A ceratohyal bone, or cartilage, which, in man, forms one of the small horns of the hyoid.

A seller of low-priced or second goods; a hawker.

country. The Philistines were worsted by the captived ark . . . : they were not able to cohabit with that holy thing. South.

another, or in the same place or country. No small number of the Danes became peaceable cohabitants with the Saxons in England. Sir W. Raleigh.