A woman entered a fruit store and said to the clerk, "I want to purchase some fruit for my sick husband."
"We have some very nice sweet cherries on sale for a dollar a box," said the clerk.
She looked them over and decided to take a box. Handing them to the clerk she added, "Have they been sprayed with poison?"
Replied the clerk, "No ma’am. You will have to purchase that at the drug store."
island n. (also coral reef) island (or reef) formed by the growth of coral.
- —n. Hard red, pink, or white calcareous substance secreted by marine polyps for support and habitation. —adj. - red or pink, like coral.
- made of coral. [greek korallion]
CORGI
n. (pl. -s) dog of a short-legged breed with a foxlike head. [welsh]
CORNY
adj. (-ier, -iest) colloq. - banal.
- feebly humorous.
- sentimental. cornily adv. Corniness n. [from *corn1]
CORPS
de ballet n. Group of ensemble dancers in a ballet. [french]
- n. (pl. Corps) 1 a body of troops with special duties (intelligence corps). B main subdivision of an army in the field.
- body of people engaged in a special activity (diplomatic corps). [french: related to *corpse]
COSEC
abbr. Cosecant.
COUCH
potato n. Us slang person who likes lazing at home.
- —n. - upholstered piece of furniture for several people; sofa.
- long padded seat with a headrest at one end. —v. - (foll. By in) express in (certain terms).
- archaic (of an animal) lie, esp. In its lair. [latin colloco lay in place]
- n. (in full couch grass) a grass with long creeping roots. [var. Of *quitch]
COUGH
mixture n. Liquid medicine to relieve a cough.
- —v. - expel air etc. From the lungs with a sudden sharp sound.
- (of an engine etc.) Make a similar sound.
- slang confess. —n. - act of coughing.
- condition of respiratory organs causing coughing. cough up 1 eject with coughs.
- slang bring out or give (money or information) reluctantly. [imitative, related to dutch kuchen]
COULD
past of *can1. —v. Colloq. Feel inclined to (i could murder him).
COUNT
—v. - determine the total number of, esp. By assigning successive numbers.
- repeat numbers in ascending order.
- (often foll. By in) include or be included in one's reckoning or plan.
- consider or regard to be (lucky etc.).
- (often foll. By for) have value; matter (my opinion counts for little). —n. - a counting or being counted. B total of reckoning.
- law each charge in an indictment. count against be reckoned to the disadvantage of. Count one's blessings be grateful for what one has. Count on (or upon) rely on; expect. Count out 1 count while taking from a stock.
- complete a count of ten seconds over (a fallen boxer etc.).
- colloq. Exclude, disregard.
- polit. Procure the adjournment of (the house of commons) when fewer than 40 members are present. Count up find the sum of. Keep count take note of how many there have been etc. Lose count forget the number etc. Counted. Out for the count 1 defeated.
- unconscious; asleep. [latin: related to *compute]
- n. Foreign noble corresponding to an earl. [latin comes companion]
COUPE
n. (brit. Coupe) car with a hard roof, two doors, and usu. A sloping rear. [french couper cut]
- n. (us coupe) car with a hard roof, two doors, and usu. A sloping rear. [french couper cut]
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