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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
bob \bob\, v. i.
   1. to have a short, jerking motion; to play to and fro, or up
      and down; to play loosely against anything. "bobbing and
      courtesying." --thackeray.
      1913 webster

   2. to angle with a bob. see bob, n., 2  3.
      1913 webster

            he ne'er had learned the art to bob
            for anything but eels.                --saxe.
      1913 webster

   to bob at an apple, cherry, etc. to attempt to bite or
      seize with the mouth an apple, cherry, or other round
      fruit, while it is swinging from a string or floating in a
      tug of water.
      1913 webster
see also:
bob to bob at an apple cherry 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
cherry \cher"ry\ che^r"ry^, a.
   like a red cherry in color; ruddy; blooming; as, a cherry
   lip; cherry cheeks.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
cherry \cher"ry\ che^r"ry^, n. oe. chery, for cherys, fr.
   f. cerise cf. as. cyrs cherry, fr. ll. ceresia, fr. l.
   cerasus cherry tree, gr. keraso`s, perh. fr. ke`ras horn,
   from the hardness of the wood.
   1. bot. a tree or shrub of the genus prunus which also
      includes the plum bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony
      stone;
      a the common garden cherry prunus cerasus, of which
          several hundred varieties are cultivated for the
          fruit, some of which are, the begarreau, blackheart,
          black tartarian, oxheart, morelle or morello, may-duke
          corrupted from m'edoc in france.
      b the wild cherry; as, prunus serotina wild black
          cherry, valued for its timber; prunus virginiana
          choke cherry, an american shrub which bears
          astringent fruit; prunus avium and prunus padus,
          european trees bird cherry.
          1913 webster

   2. the fruit of the cherry tree, a drupe of various colors
      and flavors.
      1913 webster

   3. the timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry,
      used in cabinetmaking, etc.
      1913 webster

   4. a peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry.
      1913 webster

   barbadoes cherry. see under barbadoes.

   cherry bird zool., an american bird; the cedar bird; --
      so called from its fondness for cherries.

   cherry bounce, cherry brandy and sugar.

   cherry brandy, brandy in which cherries have been steeped.
      

   cherry laurel bot., an evergreen shrub prunus
      lauro-cerasus common in shrubberies, the poisonous
      leaves of which have a flavor like that of bitter almonds.
      

   cherry pepper bot., a species of capsicum capsicum
      cerasiforme, with small, scarlet, intensely piquant
      cherry-shaped fruit.

   cherry pit.
      a a child's play, in which cherries are thrown into a
          hole. --shak.
      b a cherry stone.

   cherry rum, rum in which cherries have been steeped.

   cherry sucker zool., the european spotted flycatcher
      musicapa grisola; -- called also cherry chopper
      cherry snipe.

   cherry tree, a tree that bears cherries.

   ground cherry, winter cherry, see alkekengi.
      1913 webster
see also:
prunus prunus cerasus prunus serotina prunus virginiana prunus avium prunus padus 
barbadoes cherry barbadoes cherry bird cherry bounce cherry brandy 
cherry laurel prunus lauro-cerasus cherry pepper capsicum capsicum cerasiforme 
cherry pit cherry rum cherry sucker musicapa grisola cherry chopper 
cherry snipe cherry tree ground cherry winter cherry alkekengi 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0
cherry
     adj : having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent
           of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
           syn: red, reddish, ruddy, blood-red, carmine,
            cerise, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red,
            scarlet
     n 1: wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black
          cherry
     2: any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy
        round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a
        valuable hardwood syn: cherry tree
     3: fruit with a single hard stone
     4: a red the color of ripe cherries syn: cerise, cherry red
see also:
red reddish ruddy blood-red carmine cerise 
cherry-red crimson ruby ruby-red scarlet 
cherry tree cherry red 
[5] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
cherry, il village, fips 12970
  location: 41.42956 n, 89.21361 w
  population 1990: 487 199 housing units
  area: 1.6 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water

[6] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
cherry -- u.s. county in nebraska
   population 2000:    6148
   housing units 2000: 3220
   land area 2000:     5960.522867 sq. miles 15437.682699 sq. km
   water area 2000:    49.019880 sq. miles 126.960902 sq. km
   total area 2000:    6009.542747 sq. miles 15564.643601 sq. km
   located within:       nebraska ne, fips 31
   location:             42.651785 n, 101.147203 w
   headwords:
    cherry
    cherry, ne
    cherry county
    cherry county, ne


[7] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
cherry, il -- u.s. village in illinois
   population 2000:    509
   housing units 2000: 220
   land area 2000:     0.538056 sq. miles 1.393559 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.538056 sq. miles 1.393559 sq. km
   fips code:            12970
   located within:       illinois il, fips 17
   location:             41.426628 n, 89.212422 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    cherry, il
    cherry



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