a term among clothiers applied to the yarn of a weaver's warp. They say also Abb-woof in the same sense.

town of Yemen in Arabia, situated on a mountain in the midst of a very fertile country, 73 miles N.E. of Mocha. Lat. 13. 58. N., Long. 44. 15. E. It contains about 800 houses, and is surrounded by a strong wall; the streets are well paved; and an aqueduct from a neighbouring mountain supplies it with water, which is received in a great reservoir in front of the principal mosque. Population about 5000.