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556 words match “OKER”

COOKROOM n.
A room for cookery; a kitchen; the galley or caboose of a ship. Sir W. Raleigh.
CORNER n.
stock or property to buy of them at their own price; as, a corner in a railway stock. [Broker's Cant] Corner stone, the stone which lies at the corner of two walls, and unites them; the principal stone; especially, the stone which forms the corner of the foundation of an edifice; hence, that which is fundamental impor…
CORRESPONDENT a.
accord or agreement; obedient; willing. Action correspondent or repugnant unto the law. Hooker. As fast the correspondent passions rise. Thomson. I will be correspondent to command. Shak.
CORROSIVE n.
h has the power of fretting or irritating. Such speeches . . . are grievous corrosives. Hooker. -- Cor*ro"sive*ly, adv. -- Cor*ro"sive*ness, n.
CORRUPTIBLE a.
Capable of being made corrupt; subject to decay. "Our corruptible bodies." Hooker. Ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold. 1 Pet. i. 18.
COTTONSEED OIL n.
is pale yellow when pure (sp. gr., .92-.93). and is extensively used in soap making, in cookery, and as an adulterant of other oils.
COUNSEL n.
They all confess, therefore, in the working of that first cause, that counsel is used. Hooker.
COUNTERMAND v.
alter anuthing, is to lift ourselves against God; and, as it were, to countermand him. Hooker.
COWBERRY n.
es of Vaccinium (V. Vitis-id), which bears acid red berries which are sometimes used in cookery; -- locally called mountain cranberry.
CREDIBLE a.
dition and quality of the utterer or by the manifest likelihood of truth in themselves. Hooker. A very diligent and observing person, and likewise very sober and credible. Dampier.
CREDIT n.
ch we properly believe, be only such as are received on the credit of divine testimony. Hooker.
CREME n.
Cream; -- a term used esp. in cookery, names of liqueurs, etc.
CRIMP n.
A coal broker. [Prov. Eng.] De Foe.
CULINARY a.
Relating to the kitchen, or to the art of cookery; used in kitchens; as, a culinary vessel; the culinary art.
CURBSTONE n.
A stone Curbstone broker.See under Broker.
CURRANT n.
eedless raisin, imported from the Levant, chiefly from Zante and Cephalonia; -- used in cookery.
CURRY n.
A stew of fowl, fish, or game, cooked with curry. Curry powder (Cookery), a condiment used for making curry, formed of various materials, including strong spices, as pepper, ginger, garlic, coriander seed, etc.
CUSTOMHOUSE n.
here customs and duties are paid, and where vessels are entered or cleared. Customhouse broker, an agent who acts for merchants in the business of entering and clearing goods and vessels.
DARK a.
existence. Shairp. What may seem dark at the first, will afterward be found more plain. Hooker. What's your dark meaning, mouse, of this light word Shak.
DEALER n.
o has to do, or has concern, with others; esp., a trader, a trafficker, a shopkeeper, a broker, or a merchant; as, a dealer in dry goods; a dealer in stocks; a retail dealer.
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