Noah \No"ah\, n. [Heb. N[=o]akh rest.]

A patriarch of Biblical history, in the time of the Deluge.

Noah's ark.
   (a) (Zo["o]l.) A marine bivalve shell (Arca No[ae]), which somewhat resembles an ark, or ship, in form.
   (b) A child's toy, consisting of an ark-shaped box containing many different wooden animals.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)