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Look up: carp

  1. Carp
    The carp (Cyprinus) is a genus of soft-finned fresh water fish distinguished by a small mouth, toothless jaws and gills of three flat rays. They have a single dorsal fin and fairly large scales.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. CARP
    CARP is an abbreviation for California Air Resources Board
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  3. Carp
    This freshwater fish ranges from 2 to 7 pounds and has a lean white flesh. It is the primary ingredient for the Jewish dish called 'gefilte fish.'
    Found on http://www.nutribase.com/fishmeat.shtml

  4. Carp
    Waters:Native to Asia but now harvested in freshWaters and fish farms worldwide. Description (in water): Most weigh under 10 lbs. but can range from 3 to 50 lbs. Carp have large scales; their dark gray backs fade into paler sides and pearly bellies. Description (in market): Carp meat is off-white in color, with a dark midlateral strip that's often removed before cooking. It is low in fat, firm in texture, and mild--though it can be muddy, especially the farm-raised variety--in flavor. The skin i...
    Found on http://www.gortons.com/cookbook/glossary

  5. carp
    [n] - the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed 2. [n] - any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  6. CARP
    Canada's Association for the Fifty-Plus (Canadian Association of Retired Persons)
    Found on http://www.geocities.com/~mlshams/acrony

  7. carp
    order of fish Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • a statistical analysis package developed by the Statistical Laboratory of the University of Iowa Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  8. Carp
    Carp (kärp) intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Carped (kärpt); present participle & verbal noun Carping .] [ Middle English carpen to say, speak; from Scand. (cf. Icelandic karpa to boast), but influenced later by Latin carpere to pluck, calumniate.] 1. To talk; to speak; to prattle. [ Obsolet ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/28

  9. Carp
    Carp transitive verb 1. To say; to tell. [ Obsolete] 2. To find fault with; to censure. [ Obsolete] Dryden.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/28

  10. Carp
    Carp noun ; plural Carp , formerly Carps . [ Confer Icelandic karfi , Danish karpe , Swedish karp , Old High German charpho , German karpfen , French carpe , Late Latin carpa .] (Zoology) A fresh-water herbivorous fish ( Cyprinus carpio .). Several other species of Cyprinus , Catla , and Cara ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/28

  11. carp
    noun any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  12. carp
    noun the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  13. Carp
    `Carp` is a common name for various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, a very large group of fishes originally from Eurasia and southeast Asia. Some consider all cyprinid fishes carp and the family Cyprinidae itself is often known as the carp family. In colloquial use, however, carp usually refers only to several larger cyprinid species such as `Cyprinus carpio` (common carp), `Carassius carassius` (Crucian carp), `Ctenopharyngodon idella`...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carp

  14. Carp
    • (v. i.) To find fault; to cavil; to censure words or actions without reason or ill-naturedly; -- usually followed by at. • (pl. ) of Carp • (v. t.) To say; to tell. • (n.) A fresh-water herbivorous fish (Cyprinus carpio.). Several other species of Cyprinus, Catla, and Carassius are called carp. See Cruclan carp. • (v. t.)...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  15. carp
    (from the article `commercial fishing`) Carp raising, practiced worldwide, is a good example of advanced techniques. For the whole life cycle at least three different types of ponds are ... One large group of fishes, referred to as the Ostariophysi (e.g., catfishes, minnows, and carps), has no air sac adjacent to the labyrinth, but a .....
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/27

  16. carp
    (species Cyprinus carpio), hardy, greenish brown fish of the family Cyprinidae. It is native to Asia but has been introduced into Europe, North ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/27

  17. carp
    carp, hardy freshwater fish, Cyprinus carpio, the largest member of the minnow family. A native of Asia, the carp was introduced into Europe and America and has become so well established that it is called the English sparrow of the fishes. Many variations in color and form have developed. Carp have...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08105


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21 November 2009

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On 21st November 1974 the Provisional IRA plants bombs in two Birmingham pubs: the Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town. Twenty-one people die and 182 are injured. A few minutes before the explosions a warning had been telephoned to the local newspaper, the Birmingham Post and Mail, but it was far too late. The first Birmingham bomb, at the Mulberry Bush pub in the basement of the Rotunda, a 20-storey office and retail complex and it exploded six minutes after the telephone warning. There was not enough time for police to clear the area. Earlier that year nine soldiers were killed when a bomb exploded on a coach on the M62 near Bradford, while two bombs in Guildford killed four soldiers and injured scores of other people. read more

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