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dika (medicine)


dika


A kind of Food, made from the almondlike seeds of the Irvingia Barteri, much used by natives of the west coast of Africa.

Synonym: dika bread.

Origin: Native West African name.

Source: Websters Dictionary


gasket (iou)



gasket noun & verb. , gassit. E17.
[Perh. alt. of French garcette little girl, thin rope, dim. of garce fem. of gars boy.]
A. noun.
Nautical. A rope, plaited cord, or strip of canvas used to secure a sail when furled to a yard or boom. E17.
A strip of tow, plaited hemp, etc., for packing a piston or caulking a joint. E19.
A flat sheet or ring of rubber, asbestos, etc., inserted between two adjoining metal surfaces, esp. between the cylinder-head and the cylinder-block in an internal-combustion engine, in order to seal the joint against the pressure of gas or liquid. E20.
blow a gasket (a) cause or undergo the failure of a gasket; (b) slang lose one's temper.
b. verb trans. Nautical. Fasten (a sail) with gaskets. L19.