Two cowboys come upon an Indian lying on his stomach with his ear to the ground. One of the cowboys stops and says to the other, "You see that Indian?"
"Yeah," says the other cowboy.
"Look," says the first one, "he’s listening to the ground. He can hear things for miles in any direction."
Just then the Indian looks up. "Covered wagon," he says, "about two miles away. Have two horses, one brown, one white. Man, woman, child, household effects in wagon."
"Incredible!" says the cowboy to his friend. "This Indian knows how far away they are, how many horses, what color they are, who is in the wagon, and what is in the wagon. Amazing!"
The Indian looks up and says, "Ran over me about a half hour ago."
—n. Coxswain, esp. Of a racing-boat. —v. Act as cox (of). [abbreviation]
COY
adj. - affectedly shy.
- irritatingly reticent. coyly adv. Coyness n. [french: related to *quiet]
CPL
Abbr. Corporal.
CPS
abbr. (also c.p.s.) 1 computing characters per second.
- sci. Cycles per second.
CPU
abbr. Computing central processing unit.
CRI
de cœur n. (pl. Cris de cœur pronunc. Same) passionate appeal, protest, etc. [french, = cry from the heart]
CRT
abbr. Cathode-ray tube.
CRU
n. - french vineyard or wine region.
- grade of wine. [french crû grown]
CRY
—v. (cries, cried) 1 (often foll. By out) make a loud or shrill sound, esp. To express pain, grief, etc., or to appeal for help.
- shed tears; weep.
- (often foll. By out) say or exclaim loudly or excitedly.
- (foll. By for) appeal, demand, or show a need for.
- (of an animal, esp. A bird) make a loud call. —n. (pl. Cries) 1 loud shout or scream of grief, pain, etc.
- spell of weeping.
- loud excited utterance.
- urgent appeal.
- a public demand or opinion. B rallying call.
- call of an animal. cry down disparage. Cry off withdraw from an undertaking. Cry out for need as an obvious requirement or solution. Cry wolf see *wolf. [latin quirito]
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Every night, wasps bite into the stem of a plant, lock their mandibles (jaws) into position, stretch out at right angles to the stem, and, with legs dangling, fall asleep.