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1)not very intelligent or interested in culture
    Synonyms :bumpkin chawbacon hayseed hick rube yokel 
    See Also: rustic 
 
2)one of a race of brutes resembling men but subject to the Houyhnhnms in a novel by Jonathan Swift
    Synonyms :
    See Also: character 
 

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

Yet Another Hierarchical Officious/Obstreperous/Odiferous/Organized Oracle.

(Or a member of a race of brutes in Swift's Gulliver's Travels who have the form and all the vices of man, or an uncouth or rowdy person).

Probably the biggest hierarchical index of the World-Wide Web. Originally at Stanford University, Yahoo moved to its own site in April 1995. It allows you to move up and down the heirarchy, to search it and to suggest additions. It also features "What's New", "What's Popular", "What's Cool" and a random link.

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(1995-04-05)








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