Hypertext Webster Gateway: "homer"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Homer
heap, the largest of dry measures, containing about 8 bushels or
1 quarter English = 10 ephahs (Lev. 27:16; Num. 11:32) = a COR.
(See {OMER}.)
"Half a homer," a grain measure mentioned only in Hos. 3:2.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Liver \Liv"er\, n. [AS. lifer; akin to D. liver, G. leber, OHG.
lebara, Icel. lifr, Sw. lefver, and perh. to Gr. ? fat, E.
live, v.] (Anat.)
A very large glandular and vascular organ in the visceral
cavity of all vertebrates.
Note: Most of the venous blood from the alimentary canal
passes through it on its way back to the heart; and it
secretes the bile, produces glycogen, and in other ways
changes the blood which passes through it. In man it is
situated immediately beneath the diaphragm and mainly
on the right side. See {Bile}, {Digestive}, and
{Glycogen}. The liver of invertebrate animals is
usually made up of c[ae]cal tubes, and differs
materially, in form and function, from that of
vertebrates.
{Floating liver}. See {Wandering liver}, under {Wandering}.
{Liver of antimony}, {Liver of sulphur}. (Old Chem.) See
{Hepar}.
{Liver brown}, {Liver color}, the color of liver, a dark,
reddish brown.
{Liver shark} (Zo["o]l.), a very large shark ({Cetorhinus
maximus}), inhabiting the northern coasts both of Europe
and North America. It sometimes becomes forty feet in
length, being one of the largest sharks known; but it has
small simple teeth, and is not dangerous. It is captured
for the sake of its liver, which often yields several
barrels of oil. It has gill rakers, resembling whalebone,
by means of which it separates small animals from the sea
water. Called also {basking shark}, {bone shark},
{hoemother}, {homer}, and {sailfish}
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hoemother \Hoe"moth`er\, n. [A local Orkney name; cf. Icel.
h[=a]r.] (Zo["o]l.)
The basking or liver shark; -- called also {homer}. See
{Liver shark}, under {Liver}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Homer \Hom"er\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A carrier pigeon remarkable for its ability to return home
from a distance.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Homer \Ho"mer\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
See {Hoemother}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Homer \Ho"mer\, n. [Heb. kh[=o]mer.]
A Hebrew measure containing, as a liquid measure, ten baths,
equivalent to fifty-five gallons, two quarts, one pint; and,
as a dry measure, ten ephahs, equivalent to six bushels, two
pecks, four quarts. [Written also {chomer}, {gomer}.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
homer
n 1: a base hit on which the batter scores a run [syn: {home run}]
2: ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the
Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC) [syn: {Homer}]
3: an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10
ephahs [syn: {kor}]
4: United States painter best known for his seascapes
(1836-1910) [syn: {Homer}, {Winslow Homer}]
5: pigeon trained to return home [syn: {homing pigeon}]
v : hit a home run
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