CHUBB

Meaning of CHUBB in English

■ noun trademark a lock with a device for fixing the bolt immovably to prevent it from being picked.

Origin

C19: after the London locksmith Charles ~ .

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CHUBB — n. American corporation headquartered in New Jersey, worldwide provider of insurance services; family name
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CHUBB — Chubb BrE AmE tʃʌb
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CHUBB — Chubb /tʃʌb/ BrE AmE trademark a type of strong lock on a door, made by the British company Chubb
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CHUBB — n a type of lock that is very difficult to open without a key. It is named after Charles Chubb, …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
CHUBB — замок "Чабб" (фирменное название) изобретён лондонским слесарем Чаббом
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CHUBB — чабб
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CHUBB — чабб
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CHUBB — замок "Чабб" (фирменное название) изобретён лондонским слесарем Чаббом
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CHUBB — чабб
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CHUBB — чабб
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CHUBB CRATER — geographical name see: New Quebec Crater
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CHUBB CRATER — — see New Quebec Crater
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CHUBB, THOMAS — born Sept. 29, 1679, East Harnham, Wiltshire, Eng. died Feb. 8, 1747, Salisbury, Wiltshire self-taught English philosopher and proponent of …
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CHUBB, CHARLES — died May 16, 1845, Islington, London, Eng. British inventor and entrepreneur, founder of the locksmith firm of Chubb & Son …
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NEW QUEBEC CRATER — or formerly Chubb Crater geographical name lake-filled meteoric crater Canada in N Quebec, in N Ungava Peninsula
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TWIST
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SURFEIT — I. ˈsərfə̇t, ˈsə̄f-, ˈsəif-, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English surfait, surfet, from Middle French sourfait, seurfet, …
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SUPPLEMENT — I. ˈsəpləmənt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin supplementum, from supplēre to fill up, complete, supply + …
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FASHION — I. ˈfashən, ˈfaash-, ˈfaish- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English facioun, fasoun shape, manner, from Old French façon, from …
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DULL — I. ˈdəl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English dul, dulle; akin to Old English dol foolish, Old High German …
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TRUMPED-UP — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: from past participle of trump up : fraudulently concocted : made-up , spurious trumped-up charges a trumped-up …
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MICROCOSM — ˈmīkrəˌkäzəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English microcosme, mycrocossmos, microcosmus, from Medieval Latin microcosmus, alteration (influenced by Latin micro- …
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IMPRESSION — ə̇mˈpreshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English impressioun, from Middle French impression, from Latin impression-, impressio, from impressus (past …
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NEW QUEBEC CRATER — or formerly Chubb Crater ˈchəb lake-filled meteoric crater Canada in N Quebec, in N Ungava Peninsula
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UNGAVA-QUEBEC CRATER — formerly Chubb Crater, the largest crater on the Earth's surface that is definitely known to be of meteoritic origin. It …
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NAPLES — Italian Napoli, ancient (Latin) Neapolis (New Town) city, capital of Naples provincia, Campania regione, southern Italy. It lies on the …
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ITALY
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IRELAND — Irish ire country occupying the greater part of an island lying to the west of Great Britain. At its farthest …
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ESSEX — county, northeastern New York state, U.S. It comprises a mountainous region bounded by the Ausable River to the northeast, Vermont …
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CHUBBY — chubb|y BrE AmE ˈtʃʌb |i ▷ chubb|ier i‿ə AmE \ i‿ ə r ▷ chubb|iest i‿ɪst i‿əst ▷ chubb|iness i …
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