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  • 111Thurl — Thurl, n. [AS. [thorn]yrel a hole. [root]53. See {Thirl}, {Thrill}.] 1. A hole; an aperture. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Mining) (a) A short communication between adits in a mine. (b) A long adit in a coalpit. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 112To fang a pump — Fang Fang, n. [From {Fang}, v. t.; cf. AS. fang a taking, booty, G. fang.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The tusk of an animal, by which the prey is seized and held or torn; a long pointed tooth; esp., one of the usually erectile, venomous teeth of serpents.… …

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  • 113To lose the fang — Fang Fang, n. [From {Fang}, v. t.; cf. AS. fang a taking, booty, G. fang.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The tusk of an animal, by which the prey is seized and held or torn; a long pointed tooth; esp., one of the usually erectile, venomous teeth of serpents.… …

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  • 114Water level — Level Lev el (l[e^]v [e^]l), n. [OE. level, livel, OF. livel, F. niveau, fr. L. libella level, water level, a plumb level, dim. of libra pound, measure for liquids, balance, water poise, level. Cf. {Librate}, {Libella}.] 1. A line or surface to… …

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  • 115wood fern — Shield Shield, n. [OE. sheld, scheld, AS. scield, scild, sceld, scyld; akin to OS. scild, OFries. skeld, D. & G. schild, OHG. scilt, Icel. skj[ o]ldr, Sw. sk[ o]ld, Dan. skiold, Goth. skildus; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Sheldrake}.] 1. A broad… …

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  • 116Writ of entry — Entry En try, n.; pl. {Entries}. [OE. entree, entre, F. entr[ e]e, fr. entrer to enter. See {Enter}, and cf. {Entr[ e]e}.] 1. The act of entering or passing into or upon; entrance; ingress; hence, beginnings or first attempts; as, the entry of a… …

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  • 117crosscut — I. transitive verb Date: 1590 1. to cut, go, or move across or through 2. to cut with a crosscut saw 3. to subject (as movie scenes) to crosscutting II. adjective Date: 1645 1. made or used for cutting transversely < a saw with crosscut teeth > …

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  • 118Aalen — Infobox German Location name = Aalen name local = image coa = Wappen Aalen.png state = Baden Württemberg image photo = Aalen.jpg imagesize = 240px image caption = regbzk = Stuttgart district = Ostalbkreis population = 66252 population as of =&#8230; …

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  • 119Catania — Infobox CityIT official name = Comune di Catania img coa = Catania Stemma Alt.png img coa small = image caption = u Liotru , symbol of Catania region = RegioneIT|sigla=SIC province = ProvinciaIT (short form)|sigla=CT (CT) mayor = Raffaele&#8230; …

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  • 120American Correctional Association — The American Correctional Association (ACA), formerly known as the American Prison Association, is the oldest and largest international correctional association in the world. Approximately 80 percent of all state departments of corrections and&#8230; …

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