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David Patterson may refer to: David Patterson (computer scientist) (born 1947), American professor of computer science at UC Berkeley Dave Patterson (born
David_Patterson
American computer pioneer and academic (born 1947)
David Andrew Patterson (born November 16, 1947) is an American computer scientist and academic who has held the position of professor of computer science
David Patterson (computer scientist)
David_Patterson_(computer_scientist)
Northern Irish taxonomist (born 1950)
David Joseph Patterson (born 19 April 1950) is a Northern Irish taxonomist specializing in protozoa and the use of taxonomy in biodiversity informatics
David_J._Patterson
1967 film allegedly containing footage of Bigfoot
The Patterson–Gimlin film is a 1967 American short motion picture, created by Roger Patterson and Robert Gimlin, that depicts an unidentified subject
Patterson–Gimlin_film
American computer scientist and businessman (born 1983)
including "Shaping AI's Impact on Billions of Lives" (2024) with David Patterson, Jeff Dean, John L. Hennessy, Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, and Finale
Andy_Konwinski
American historian (born 1948)
David Patterson (born 1948) is a historian and professor at the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies, University of Texas at Dallas. Patterson's areas
David_Patterson_(historian)
American gridiron football player (born 1985)
David Bernard Patterson Jr (born February 11, 1985) is a former American and Canadian football defensive tackle. He was signed by the Falcons in 2007
David Patterson (American football)
David_Patterson_(American_football)
American guitarist
David Patterson (born November 20, 1966) is an American guitarist. He was the founding member of the New World Guitar Trio and is recognized as a solo
David_Patterson_(guitarist)
American computer scientist (born 1952)
Andreessen called him "the godfather of Silicon Valley." Along with David Patterson, Hennessy was a recipient of the 2017 Turing Award for their work in
John_L._Hennessy
American politician (1818–1893)
David Trotter Patterson (February 28, 1818 – November 3, 1891) was a United States Senator from Tennessee at the beginning of the Reconstruction period
David_T._Patterson
2000 water contamination in Ontario, Canada
O157 was at risk for potentially fatal hemolytic-uremic syndrome. David Patterson, the Assistant Director of Health Protection at Bruce-Grey-Owen-Sound
Walkerton_E._coli_outbreak
Native American academic
David Allen Patterson, Silver Wolf (Adelv unegv Waya) (October 30, 1963 – May 14, 2021) was a researcher, author, and Native American advocate. He was
David_Allen_Patterson
Stock character in mid-19th century Russian literature
analyzed the superfluous man as by-product of Russian serfdom. Scholar David Patterson describes the superfluous man as "not just ... another literary type
Superfluous_man
American philosopher and author
David Patterson Ellerman (born 14 March 1943) is a philosopher and author who works in the fields of economics and political economy, social theory and
David_Ellerman
Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes and Libertarian nominee David Patterson in the general election. The race was initially seen as a possible
2014 United States Senate election in Kentucky
2014_United_States_Senate_election_in_Kentucky
Open-source CPU instruction set architecture
of Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach in 1990 of which David Patterson was a co-author, and he later participated in the RISC-V origination
RISC-V
Free, online collaborative encyclopedia that documents species
project was initially led by Jim Edwards and the development team by David Patterson. Today, participating institutions and individual donors continue to
Encyclopedia_of_Life
Taiwanese businessman and electrical engineer (born 1931)
2014. "Computer History Museum Names Morris Chang, John Hennessy, David Patterson and Charles Thacker to List of Fellow Award Honorees; Celebrates Twentieth
Morris_Chang
Governor of New York from 2008 to 2010
David Alexander Paterson (born May 20, 1954) is an American politician who served as the 55th governor of New York, succeeding Eliot Spitzer, who resigned
David_Paterson
American singer-songwriter (born 1964)
Patterson David Hood (born March 24, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter and co-founder of the band Drive-By Truckers. Hood was born in Muscle Shoals
Patterson_Hood
Processor executing one instruction in minimal clock cycles
their use of the load–store approach. The term RISC was coined by David Patterson of the Berkeley RISC project, although somewhat similar concepts had
Reduced instruction set computer
Reduced_instruction_set_computer
Fictional character in the TV series Melrose Place
on in the series that he had a son named David with ex-girlfriend Colleen Patterson. Both Colleen and David would appear again at later points. Jake was
Jake Hanson (Beverly Hills, 90210)
Jake_Hanson_(Beverly_Hills,_90210)
American judge (1838–1924)
David Patterson Dyer (February 12, 1838 – April 29, 1924) was a United States representative from Missouri and a United States district judge of the United
David_P._Dyer
American political hostess (1828–1901)
K. Polk. She married David T. Patterson on December 13, 1855. The couple had two children, a son named Andrew Johnson Patterson (1857–1932) and a daughter
Martha_Johnson_Patterson
Pre-colonial state in Gabon
translated as "king" or "paramount chief". Henry H. Bucher and K. David Patterson both note that the term denoted both a religious–political office and
Kingdom_of_Orungu
American computer scientist
University of California, Berkeley, in 1985. His doctoral advisor was David Patterson and his dissertation was entitled The Design and Evaluation of a High-Performance
David_Ungar
Paul "Bear" Bryant later that year. Patterson is married to her former assistant coach, David Patterson. The Pattersons have two children, Jessie and Jordan
Sarah_Patterson_(coach)
Canadian alternative rock band
Pornographers. In 2002, Ryan Dahle formed the band "Alarm Bell" with guitarist David Patterson, ex-Matthew Good Band drummer Ian Browne and Matthew Camirand. Camirand
Limblifter
20th-century Austrian SS officer and war criminal
метаморфозы Франца Мурера Ilya Ehrenburg; Vasily Grossman (2003). David Patterson (ed.). The Complete Black Book of Russian Jewry. Transaction Publishers
Franz_Murer
Award and fellowship
winners Michael W. Young and Michael Rosbash, ACM Turing Award winner David Patterson, IEEE Medal of Honor winner Irwin M. Jacobs, American Physical Society
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Fellow_of_the_American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
Irish cricketer (born 1975)
Andrew David Patterson (born 4 September 1975) is a former Northern Irish cricketer who played for Sussex County Cricket Club. He was a right-handed batsman
Andrew_Patterson_(cricketer)
1975 British children's TV series
and astonishment of the staff. Sarah Hollis Andrews as Mary Lennox David Patterson as Colin Craven, Lord Craven's son and Mary's cousin Andrew Harrison
The_Secret_Garden_(TV_series)
American boxer (1935–2006)
Floyd Patterson (January 4, 1935 – May 11, 2006) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1952 to 1972, and twice reigned as the world heavyweight
Floyd_Patterson
American businessman (1872–1943)
Company. Patterson was born in Salem, North Carolina, on July 11, 1872, into the prominent Patterson family. He was a son of Rufus Lenoir Patterson and, his
Rufus_L._Patterson_Jr.
1943 film by John English
Fleming as Mrs. Patterson Weldon Heyburn as John Patterson Kirk Alyn as Tom Hartley Roy Barcroft as David Patterson Nancy Gay as Lola Patterson Peter Michael
Overland_Mail_Robbery
Research project into RISC-based microprocessor design
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency VLSI Project. RISC was led by David Patterson (who coined the term RISC) at the University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley_RISC
United States Air Force base near Dayton, Ohio, United States
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) (IATA: FFO, ICAO: KFFO, FAA LID: FFO) is a United States Air Force base and census-designated place just east
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Wright-Patterson_Air_Force_Base
American computer scientist (born 1943)
Database Systems (5th ed.). MIT Press. Michael Stonebraker; Randy Katz, David Patterson, John Ousterhout (1988). "THE DESIGN OF XPRS" (PDF). VLDB: 318–330
Michael_Stonebraker
French pornographic film award
Weston; Archived at: Archived February 18, 2006, at the Wayback Machine David Patterson (1995-05-29). "Hot under the collar". The Independent. Retrieved 2009-07-02
Hot_d'Or
UK charitable organization
the Journal of Jewish Studies. The centre was founded in 1972 by Dr David Patterson to help restore Jewish Studies in Europe in the aftermath of the Holocaust
Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies
Oxford_Centre_for_Hebrew_and_Jewish_Studies
United States Department of State official and diplomat
Anne Woods Patterson (born 1949) is an American diplomat and career Foreign Service Officer. She served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern
Anne_W._Patterson
Generalization of the Legendre transformation
the original (PDF) on 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2008-03-26. Ellerman, David Patterson (1995-03-21). "Chapter 12: Parallel Addition, Series-Parallel Duality
Convex_conjugate
American lawyer
David Patterson Muzzey (8 November 1838 – 3 August 1910) was an American lawyer and overseer of the poor from the state of Massachusetts who volunteered
David_P._Muzzey
Cuban professional wrestler (born 1960)
of 2025, he stills wrestles. While wrestling in Canada as "Crazy" David Patterson, Sierra asked permission from the original Cuban Assassin, Ángel Acevedo
Fidel_Sierra
Archaic human species from Asia
genome sequenced". Nature News. doi:10.1038/news.2011.551. Reich, David; Patterson, Nick; Kircher, Martin; Delfin, Frederick; et al. (2011). "Denisova
Denisovan
Set of rules describing computer system
Computer Systems". UF CISE. Retrieved 11 May 2017. John L. Hennessy and David A. Patterson. Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach (Third ed.). Morgan
Computer_architecture
Canadian professional wrestling valet (born 1955)
selected Black Bart to team with Garvin; they defeated Brett Sawyer and David Patterson in the first round, but lost to Giant Baba and Tiger Mask II in the
Precious_(wrestling)
American annual computer science prize
on March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2024. Charles H. House. "Charles Patterson - A.M. Turing Award Laureate". Association for Computing Machinery. Archived
Turing_Award
American distressed securities fund
London and Hong Kong. MatlinPatterson was founded by David Matlin and Mark Patterson. MatlinPatterson, through MatlinPatterson Global Advisers, manages private
MatlinPatterson
recourse were affirmed by a judgment of the Holy See in 2006. In 2000, David Patterson, executive secretary of the Masonic Service Bureau of Los Angeles,
Papal_ban_of_Freemasonry
Research project into RISC-based microprocessor design
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (shared with David A. Patterson), the Eckert–Mauchly Award in 2001 by the Association for Computing
Stanford_MIPS
2017 novel by James Patterson and David Ellis
The Black Book is a novel by James Patterson and David Ellis, book 1 in the Black Book Thriller series. This novel goes back and forth between present
The Black Book (Patterson novel)
The_Black_Book_(Patterson_novel)
Wave–particle duality Convex duality Mechanical–electrical analogies Ellerman, David Patterson (1995-03-21). "Chapter 12: Parallel Addition, Series-Parallel Duality
List_of_dualities
American industrial, political and banking family
The Patterson family is a prominent family from North Carolina that was involved in politics and business for several generations, serving in the state
Patterson_family
Israeli writer
Tel-Aviv. In his monograph about the memoirs of Holocaust survivors, David Patterson wrote about Sara Zyskind : The essence of Nazism was murder, and the
Sara_Zyskind
Australian couple convicted of four murders
Moorhouse Street and repeatedly raped by David. The Birnies originally decided to murder Patterson that same night, but David kept her prisoner in the house for
David_and_Catherine_Birnie
American actress (1949–2015)
Melody Patricia Patterson (April 16, 1949, – August 20, 2015) was an American actress known for her role as Wrangler Jane in the 1960s television series
Melody_Patterson
year and a half. Effective September 4, 2008, New York State Governor David Patterson signed into law the Bruce S. Kershner Old-growth Forest Preservation
Bruce_Kershner
Scotland international rugby union player
Davie Patterson (11 December 1871 – 21 January 1945) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a Scrum half. He played for Hawick
Davie_Patterson
1974 American film
1969 he commenced correspondence with folklorist and Shaker scholar David Patterson, as well as with members of the two Shaker communities in existence
The_Shakers_(film)
13th episode of the 1st season of The Sopranos
and the finale of the show's first season. Written by David Chase and directed by John Patterson, it originally aired on April 4, 1999. James Gandolfini
I_Dream_of_Jeannie_Cusamano
Relation of types of systems with corresponding dynamics
Research) Dissertation, University of New South Wales, 2004. Ellerman, David Patterson (1995-03-21). "Chapter 12: Parallel Addition, Series-Parallel Duality
Analogical_models
Data storage technology
and network-attached storage appliances. The term RAID was coined by David Patterson, Garth Gibson, and Randy Katz at the University of California, Berkeley
RAID
American author (born 1947)
In 2018, Patterson worked with Stephen David Entertainment on the true crime television series James Patterson's Murder Is Forever. Patterson's awards include
James_Patterson
Ricky Cole on drums, Jeff Mercer on guitar, mandolin and dobro, and David Patterson on bass guitar and vocals for their debut album The Happening Thang
The_Happening_Thang
Museum in Mountain View, California
Hoare, Bob Kahn, Butler Lampson, Marvin Minsky 2007: John L. Hennessy, David Patterson, Morris Chang, Charles P. Thacker 2008: Jean Bartik, Robert Metcalfe
Computer_History_Museum
American computer scientist
faculty of Stanford University in 2008. Michael Stonebraker; Randy Katz, David Patterson, John Ousterhout (1988). "THE DESIGN OF XPRS" (PDF). VLDB: 318–330
John_Ousterhout
David P. Patterson (c.1840 – July 15, 1879) was president of the Hackensack and New York Extension Railroad (later the New Jersey and New York Railroad)
David_P._Patterson
Register in a CPU control unit holding the currently-executing instruction
memory location pointed to by the program counter. John L. Hennessy; David Patterson (1990). Computer Architecture: a quantitative approach. Palo Alto,
Instruction_register
Fiji transport company
Patterson Brothers Shipping Company LTD is Fiji's longest running inter-island ferry operation bridging the gap between Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, and Ovalau
Patterson Brothers Shipping Company
Patterson_Brothers_Shipping_Company
Center for Holocaust Studies University of Texas at Dallas David Patterson, David Patterson, Alan L. Berger, Sarita Cargas, page 76 Tokarska-Bakir, Joanna
David_Kahane
2nd episode of the 4th season of The Sopranos
episode of the show's fourth season. Written by David Chase and Terence Winter, it was directed by John Patterson and originally aired on September 22, 2002
No_Show
1944 Russian-language compilation by Ilya Ehrenburg and Vasily Grossman
The Complete Black Book of Russian Jewry. Translated and edited by David Patterson. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers. ISBN 1412820073 – via Google
The Black Book of Soviet Jewry
The_Black_Book_of_Soviet_Jewry
John S. Marmaduke, over the Republican candidate, former Congressman David Patterson Dyer, and Populist nominee John A. Brooks. Marmaduke died in 1887 and
1884 Missouri gubernatorial election
1884_Missouri_gubernatorial_election
American judge
District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri vacated by Judge David Patterson Dyer. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 13, 1919
Charles_Breckenridge_Faris
Welsh-born academic
Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He completed a D.Phil. at Oxford with David Patterson and Albert Hourani, on the history of the Jews in Palestine and their
Tudor_Parfitt
Cold atom physicist
solid-state devices to achieve quantum-level control. In addition, he and David Patterson developed a technique for detecting and quantifying chirality in gas-phase
John_Doyle_(physicist)
1998 studio album by Shawn Mullins
lead vocals, background vocals Myshkin – mandolin, background vocals David Patterson – electric guitar, synthesizer strings Mike West – banjo, banjolin
Soul's_Core
7th episode of the 4th season of The Sopranos
Robin Green, Mitchell Burgess, Terence Winter, and David Chase. It was directed by John Patterson and originally aired on October 27, 2002. James Gandolfini
Watching_Too_Much_Television
been involved in the Canadian broadcasting industry for many years. David Patterson, an experienced Canadian senior broadcast executive, joined the company
High_Fidelity_HDTV
Suburb of Perth, Western Australia
engaged in a fight, ending in what is now thought to be Galup. In 1832, David Patterson and Henry Burgess were each granted one lot of land in the area around
Wembley,_Western_Australia
Murders by mushroom poisoning in Victoria, Australia
On 29 July 2023, Erin Trudi Patterson murdered three of her relatives and seriously injured a fourth by serving beef Wellingtons containing highly toxic
Leongatha_mushroom_murders
2024 American television series
included Craig Siebels, Nzingha Stewart, James Patterson, Sam Ernst, Jim Dunn, Bill Robinson, Patrick Santa, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Matt Thunell
Cross_(American_TV_series)
Computer architecture designed for a specific task
are Google's TPU, NVIDIA's NVDLA and ARM's MLP. John Hennessy and David Patterson outlined five principles for DSA design that lead to better area efficiency
Domain-specific_architecture
Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Paige Patterson defended his decision to accept the student's application, despite criticism. The School of Preaching was established in 2015 with David L
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Southwestern_Baptist_Theological_Seminary
Canadian-American professional wrestler (1941–2020)
Pat Patterson (born Pierre Clermont; January 19, 1941 – December 2, 2020) was a Canadian-American professional wrestler and producer, widely known for
Pat_Patterson
S2CID 4399103. Reich, David; Patterson, Nick; Haak, Wolfgang; Alt, Kurt W.; Cooper, Alan; Fox, Carles Lalueza; Brown, Dorcas; Anthony, David; Krause, Johannes;
Ethnic_groups_in_Europe
initiative began as a result of lectures given by David Edstrom of Sun Microsystems and David Patterson, professor of Computer Science at the University
MTConnect
Minor league baseball team
the championship under the direction of managers Augie Schnack and David Patterson. The Marines finished 1.5 games ahead of the Paterson Invaders in the
Hudson_Marines
Time-sharing computer operating system
and Newell, McGraw-Hill, 1971, pp 291–300 SDS-940 Simulator Configuration David Patterson. "Berkeley Hardware Prototypes". Retrieved April 17, 2011.
Berkeley_Timesharing_System
1995 studio album by Motörhead
photography Robert John – photography DemoNet, Inc – art design and layout David Patterson – typeface and pagemaster Joe Petagno – Snaggletooth, album cover Sacrifice
Sacrifice_(Motörhead_album)
Species of flagellate
present in marine environments. Described in 1990 by Jacob Larsen and David Patterson from sediment samples off the coast of Fiji, it is distinguished from
Urceolus_cornutus
ISBN 978-0-300-10307-6. Sara Voloshin-Klibatz שרה קליבץ, Yad Vashem David Patterson, THE DIARY OF THE VILNA GHETTO: JUNE 1941-April 1943 (Yomano shel na'ar
Yitskhok_Rudashevski
American geneticist (born 1974)
primarily used for analyzing admixture, in collaboration with Nick Patterson. Reich, David (2018). Who We Are and How We Got Here. Oxford University Press
David_Reich_(geneticist)
Australian rules footballer and politician
Stephen John Rayden Patterson (born 4 January 1971) is a former Australian politician and Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the
Stephen_Patterson
at Berkeley, completed in 1995 under the supervision of Professors David Patterson and Thomas Anderson. His dissertation focused on "Serverless Network
Michael_Dahlin
French philosopher (1914–1988)
zionism (in Hebrew). Vol. 6. Jerusalem: Mossad Harav Kook. pp. 651–653. David Patterson, Some theological aspects..., on The Annals of the American Academy
André_Neher
Computer science award
2005 Robert P. Colwell 2006 James H. Pomerene 2007 Mateo Valero 2008 David Patterson 2009 Joel Emer 2010 Bill Dally 2011 Gurindar S. Sohi 2012 Algirdas
Eckert–Mauchly_Award
Portion of Ukraine during World War II
Shadow of the Shtetl: Small-Town Jewish Life in Soviet Ukraine, p. 228 David Patterson, Transaction Publishers, Jun 1, 2003, The Complete Black Book of Russian
Transnistria_Governorate
Jamaican-American historian and sociologist (born 1940)
Horace Orlando Patterson OJ OM (born 5 June 1940) is a Jamaican-American historian and sociologist known for his work on the history of race and slavery
Orlando_Patterson
DAVID PATTERSON
DAVID PATTERSON
Male
Yiddish
Yiddish form of Hebrew David, DOVID means "beloved."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Celtic, Chinese, Christian, English, French, Hebrew, Irish, Norse, Scandinavian
Beloved; Dear One; Bright Finn; Brilliant Finn; Black One; Variant of David
Male
Polish
Polish form of Hebrew David, DAWID means "beloved."
Male
Italian
Italian form of Hebrew David, DAVIDE means "beloved."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Christian, Danish, English, French, Hebrew, Irish
Cherished; Beloved; Variant of David Beloved; Diminutive of David
Boy/Male
Australian, Finnish
Form of David
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English, Hebrew
Beloved; Feminine Form of David
Boy/Male
Australian, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, Swiss
Italian Form of David; Beloved; Dear One
Male
Norse
Old Norse form of Hebrew David, DAVIÃ means "beloved."
Male
English
 English pet form of Hebrew David, DAVIE means "beloved." Compare with another form of Davie.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, German, Hebrew, Scottish
Son of David; David's Son; Dear One; Beloved
Male
English
(דָּוִד, דָּוִיד) Hebrew name DAVID means "beloved." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Jesse. David was the second king of Israel and father of King Solomon. As a youth he killed a giant named Goliath with his slingshot.Â
Male
Greek
(Δαυίδ) Greek form of Hebrew David, DAUID means "beloved." In the bible, this is the name of the second king of Israel and ancestor of Jesus.Â
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, French, German, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Indian, Latin, Swedish
Beloved; Feminine of David; Friend; Darling
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Feminie of David
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, from Hebrew David, DAVIS means "beloved."
Male
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese form of Hebrew David, DAVI means "beloved."
Female
English
(דָוִידָה) Feminine form of Hebrew David, DAVIDA means "beloved."
Male
Scottish
 Pet form of Scottish Gaelic Dà ibhidh, DAVIE means "beloved." Compare with another form of Davie.
Girl/Female
English
Beloved. Feminine of David.
DAVID PATTERSON
DAVID PATTERSON
Surname or Lastname
English (northern)
English (northern) : habitational name from places in Lancashire (in the parish of Middleton) and West Yorkshire (part of Halifax) called Siddal, from Old English sīd ‘wide’ + halh ‘nook’, ‘recess’, and possibly also from Siddle in East Harsley, North Yorkshire.
Male
German
German form of Latin Ignatius, possibly IGNATZ means "unknowing." It is interesting to note that the word Nazi originated as a short form of Ignatz and was used colloquially as a byname for a foolish or awkward person.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Way.Dutch : variant of Wei.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Pleasant; Gentle
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Haniel, HANAEL means "favored of God."
Boy/Male
Muslim
Graceful, Elegant, Connoisseur
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Three Worlds
Girl/Female
Russian Greek
Pure.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Durvank | தà¯à®°à¯à®µà®‚கÂ
Gifted friend
Male
Native American
Native American Cheyenne name MANTOTOHPA means "four bears."
DAVID PATTERSON
DAVID PATTERSON
DAVID PATTERSON
DAVID PATTERSON
DAVID PATTERSON
n.
An instrument invented by Sir David Brewster, which contains loose fragments of colored glass, etc., and reflecting surfaces so arranged that changes of position exhibit its contents in an endless variety of beautiful colors and symmetrical forms. It has been much employed in arts of design.
n.
Curved arms of timber or iron, projecting over a ship's side of stern, having tackle to raise or lower a boat, swing it in on deck, rig it out for lowering, etc.; -- called also boat davits.
a.
Of or pertaining to David, the king and psalmist of Israel, or to his family.
n.
A musical instrument, of unknown character, supposed by some to have been used by the people of Gath, and thence obtained by David. It is mentioned in the title of Psalms viii., lxxxi., and lxxxiv.
n.
A hill in Jerusalem, which, after the capture of that city by the Israelites, became the royal residence of David and his successors.
a.
Longing eagerly for; eager; greedy.
a.
Timid; fearful.
n.
Progeny; offspring; children; descendants; as, the seed of Abraham; the seed of David.
n.
Especially, one of the hymns by David and others, collected into one book of the Old Testament, or a modern metrical version of such a hymn for public worship.
n.
A spar formerly used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the sides of the ship; -- called also the fish davit.
a.
Avid.
n.
A writer or composer of sacred songs; -- a title particularly applied to David and the other authors of the Scriptural psalms.