unfit for food
11Sḵwx̱wú7mesh history — is the series of past events, both passed on through oral tradition and recent history, of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh indigenous people, from the southwestern part of British Columbia, Canada. Prior to colonization, they recorded their history through oral …
12ḤULLIN — (Heb. חֻלִּין; profane ), a tractate of the order Kodashim in the Mishnah, Tosefta, and Babylonian Talmud. (There is no Jerusalem Talmud to the whole order of Kodashim.) In manuscripts of the Mishnah (Mss. Kaufmann, Cambridge, etc.) and the… …
13pica — {{11}}pica (n.1) size of type of about six lines to the inch (12 point), 1580s, probably from M.L. pica, name of a book of rules in Church of England for determining holy days (late 15c. in Anglo Latin), probably from L. pica magpie; the book so… …
14pi|ca — pi|ca1 «PY kuh», noun. 1. a) a size of type (12 point). b) this size used as a unit of linear measure; about 1/6 inch. 2. a size of typewriter type, larger than elite, having 10 characters to the inch (the equivalent of 12 point printing type).… …
15refuse — I Verb: To reject. To deny a request or demand. To fail to comply with a demand, as to refuse to pay money when demanded. See Kimball v Rowland, 72 Mass (6 Gray) 224, 225. See refusal. II Noun: That which is refused or rejected. Matter or things… …
16Carrion — Car ri*on, n. [OE. caroyne, OF. caroigne, F. charogne, LL. caronia, fr. L. caro flesh Cf. {Crone}, {Crony}.] 1. The dead and putrefying body or flesh of an animal; flesh so corrupted as to be unfit for food. [1913 Webster] They did eat the dead… …
17Pica — Pi ca, n. [L. pica a pie, magpie; in sense 3 prob. named from some resemblance to the colors of the magpie. Cf. {Pie} magpie.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The genus that includes the magpies. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) A vitiated appetite that craves what is… …
18Small pica — Pica Pi ca, n. [L. pica a pie, magpie; in sense 3 prob. named from some resemblance to the colors of the magpie. Cf. {Pie} magpie.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The genus that includes the magpies. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) A vitiated appetite that craves what… …
19carrion — noun Etymology: Middle English caroine, from Anglo French caroine, charoine, from Vulgar Latin *caronia, irregular from Latin carn , caro flesh more at carnal Date: 14th century dead and putrefying flesh; also flesh unfit for food …
20pica — noun /ˈpaɪkə/ a) A vitiated appetite that craves what is unfit for food, as chalk, ashes, coal, etc.; chthonophagia. The three most common nonfood picas were eating of strings and rags; feces, vomit, and urine; and paper, cigarettes, and soil. b) …
