OCCIPUTS

Noun

occiputs

plural of occiput

Source: Wiktionary


OCCIPUT

Oc"ci*put, n.; pl. L. Occipita, E. Occiputs. Etym: [L., fr. ob (see Ob-) + caput head. See Chief.]

1. (Anat.)

Definition: The back, or posterior, part of the head or skull; the region of the occipital bone.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A plate which forms the back part of the head of insects.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SCHNORR

(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”


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