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  8  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Jurel  \Ju"rel\,  n.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  A  yellow  carangoid  fish  of  the  Atlantic  and  Gulf  coasts 
  ({Caranx  chrysos}),  most  abundant  southward,  where  it  is 
  valued  as  a  food  fish;  --  called  also  {hardtail},  {horse 
  crevall['e]},  {jack},  {buffalo  jack},  {skipjack},  {yellow 
  mackerel},  and  sometimes  improperly,  {horse  mackerel}.  Other 
  species  of  {Caranx}  (as  {C.  fallax})  are  also  sometimes 
  called  jurel. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
 
 
  9.  One  of  the  pieces  on  which  a  sled  or  sleigh  slides;  also 
  the  part  or  blade  of  a  skate  which  slides  on  the  ice. 
 
  10.  (Founding) 
  a  A  horizontal  channel  in  a  mold,  through  which  the 
  metal  flows  to  the  cavity  formed  by  the  pattern; 
  also  the  waste  metal  left  in  such  a  channel. 
  b  A  trough  or  channel  for  leading  molten  metal  from  a 
  furnace  to  a  ladle,  mold,  or  pig  bed. 
 
  11.  The  movable  piece  to  which  the  ribs  of  an  umbrella  are 
  attached. 
 
  12.  (Zo["o]l.)  A  food  fish  ({Elagatis  pinnulatus})  of  Florida 
  and  the  West  Indies;  --  called  also  {skipjack}, 
  {shoemaker},  and  {yellowtail}.  The  name  alludes  to  its 
  rapid  successive  leaps  from  the  water. 
 
  13.  (Zo["o]l.)  Any  cursorial  bird. 
 
  14.  (Mech.) 
  a  A  movable  slab  or  rubber  used  in  grinding  or 
  polishing  a  surface  of  stone. 
  b  A  tool  on  which  lenses  are  fastened  in  a  group  for 
  polishing  or  grinding. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Saury  \Sau"ry\,  n.;  pl  {Sauries}.  [Etymol.  uncertain.] 
  (Zo["o]l.) 
  A  slender  marine  fish  ({Scomberesox  saurus})  of  Europe  and 
  America.  It  has  long,  thin,  beaklike  jaws.  Called  also 
  {billfish},  {gowdnook},  {gawnook},  {skipper},  {skipjack}, 
  {skopster},  {lizard  fish},  and  {Egypt  herring}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Saurel  \Sau"rel\,  n.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  Any  carangoid  fish  of  the  genus  {Trachurus},  especially  {T. 
  trachurus},  or  {T.  saurus},  of  Europe  and  America,  and  {T. 
  picturatus}  of  California.  Called  also  {skipjack},  and  {horse 
  mackerel}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Skipjack  \Skip"jack`\,  n. 
  1.  An  upstart.  [Obs.]  --Ford. 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.)  An  elater;  a  snap  bug,  or  snapping  beetle. 
 
  3.  (Zo["o]l.)  A  name  given  to  several  kinds  of  a  fish,  as  the 
  common  bluefish,  the  alewife,  the  bonito,  the  butterfish, 
  the  cutlass  fish,  the  jurel,  the  leather  jacket,  the 
  runner,  the  saurel,  the  saury,  the  threadfish,  etc 
 
  4.  (Naut.)  A  shallow  sailboat  with  a  rectilinear  or  V-shaped 
  cross  section. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Bluefish  \Blue"fish`\,  n.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  1.  A  large  voracious  fish  ({Pomatomus  saitatrix}),  of  the 
  family  {Carangid[ae]},  valued  as  a  food  fish,  and  widely 
  distributed  on  the  American  coast.  On  the  New  Jersey  and 
  Rhode  Island  coast  it  is  called  the  {horse  mackerel},  in 
  Virginia  {saltwater  tailor},  or  {skipjack}. 
 
  2.  A  West  Indian  fish  ({Platyglossus  radiatus}),  of  the 
  family  {Labrid[ae]}. 
 
  Note:  The  name  is  applied  locally  to  other  species  of  fishes; 
  as  the  cunner,  sea  bass,  squeteague,  etc 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  skipjack 
  n  1:  oceanic  schooling  tuna  of  considerable  value  in  Pacific  but 
  less  in  Atlantic;  reaches  75  pounds;  very  similar  to  if 
  not  the  same  as  oceanic  bonito  [syn:  {skipjack  tuna},  {Euthynnus 
  pelamis}] 
  2:  medium-sized  tuna-like  food  fish  of  warm  Atlantic  and 
  Pacific  waters;  less  valued  than  tuna  [syn:  {Atlantic 
  bonito},  {Sarda  sarda}] 
  3:  able  to  right  itself  when  on  its  back  by  flipping  into  the 
  air  with  a  clicking  sound  [syn:  {click  beetle},  {snapping 
  beetle}] 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  SkipJack 
 
    An  {encryption}  {algorithm}  created  by  the  NSA 
  (National  Security  Agency)  which  encrypts  64-bit  blocks  of 
  data  with  an  80-bit  key.  It  is  used  in  the  {Clipper}  chip,  a 
  {VLSI}  device  with  an  {ARM}  processor  core,  which  is  intended 
  to  perform  cryptographic  operations  while  allowing  the 
  security  agencies  listen  in 
 
  There  are  (apparently)  two  agencies,  both  of  whom  have  to 
  agree  that  there  is  a  valid  reason  to  decode  a  message.  Don't 
  laugh,  they  are  serious. 
 
  [Algorithm?] 
 
  (1995-12-07)




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