| davit | A spar formerly used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the sides of the ship; called also the fish davit. Curved arms of timber or iron, projecting over a ship's side of stern, having tackle to raise or lower a boat, swing it in on deck, rig it out for lowering, etc.; called also boat davits. Origin: Cf. F. Davier forceps, davit, cooper's instrument, G. David davit; all probably from the proper name David. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| davy jones | The spirit of the sea; sea devil; a term used by sailors. "This same Davy Jones, according to the mythology of sailors, is the fiend that presides over all the evil spirits of the deep, and is seen in various shapes warning the devoted wretch of death and woe." (Smollett) Davy Jones's Locker, the ocean, or bottom of the ocean. Gone to Davy Jones's Locker, dead, and buried in the sea; thrown overboard. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| davyne | <chemical> A variety of nephelite from Vesuvius. See: Davyum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| davyum | <chemistry, element> A rare metallic element found in platinum ore. It is a white malleable substance. Atomic weight: 154 Abbreviation: Da Origin: Named after Sir Humphry Davy, the English chemist. (30 Mar 1998) |
| David |
Trader and explorer who followed the Columbia River to its mouth and mapped much of western Canada.
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| Davainea |
a genus of tapeworms of the family Davaineidae. D. proglotti´na causes severe enteritis in fowls.
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| Davaineidae |
a family of small tapeworms of the order Cyclophyllidea, subclass Cestoda, which parasitize mammals and birds. Davainea and Raillietina are medically important genera.
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| Davenport's s. |
a stain for demonstrating various elements of nerve tissue, dependent upon the special affinity of nerve cells and their processes for silver.
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| David's d. |
spinal tuberculosis.
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| DAV | patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600) |
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| DAV | Mexican painter of murals depicting protest and revolution (1896-1974) |
| DAV | United States civil engineer noted for designing suspension bridges (including the George Washington Bridge) (1886-1960) |
| DAV | Israeli statesman (born in Poland) and active Zionist who organized resistance against the British after World War II |
| DAV | Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931) |
| DAV | American frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836) |
| DAV | English actor and theater manager who was the foremost Shakespearean actor of his day (1717-1779) |
| DAV | American admiral who commanded Union ships during the American Civil War (1801-1870) |
| DAV | Israeli statesman (born in Poland) and active Zionist who organized resistance against the British after World War II |
| DAV | English philosopher who introduced the theory of the association of ideas (1705-1757) |
| DAV | English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930) |
| DAV | German mathematician (1862-1943) |