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  • 11lean — {{11}}lean (adj.) thin, spare, with little flesh or fat, c.1200, from O.E. hlæne lean, thin, possibly from hlænan cause to lean or bend, from P.Gmc. *khlainijan, which would connect it to O.E. hleonian (see LEAN (Cf. lean) (v.)). But perhaps… …

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  • 12Bicycling terminology — The following terminology is used in the general cycling, as well as the more specific sports of road bicycle racing and mountain bicycle racing.AalleycatA bicycle race typically organized by bicycle messengers or couriers. Alleycat races seek to …

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  • 13List of SASUKE Stages — Sasuke is a Japanese sports entertainment television special that airs on the Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) between Japanese television drama seasons, and consists of a competition in which 100 competitors attempt to complete four obstacle… …

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  • 14Glossary of bicycling — The following terminology is used in the general cycling, as well as the more specific sports of road bicycle racing and mountain bicycle racing. Contents: Top · 0–9 · A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W …

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  • 15ISU-152 — The first ISU 152, in the courtyard of Factory No. 100, 1943 Type Self propelled gun Place of o …

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  • 16Vine training — Vines are trained into a variety of styles that aid the growers in managing the canopy and controlling yields. The use of vine training systems in viticulture is aimed primarily to assist in canopy management with finding the balance in enough… …

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  • 17lean — I. verb (leaned; leaning) Etymology: Middle English lenen, from Old English hleonian; akin to Old High German hlinēn to lean, Greek klinein, Latin clinare Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to incline, deviate, or bend from a… …

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  • 18lean — I. /lin / (say leen) verb (leaned or leant /lɛnt/ (say lent), leaning) –verb (i) 1. to incline or bend from a vertical position or in a particular direction. 2. to rest against or on something for support. 3. to depend or rely: to lean on empty… …

  • 19Human skeletal changes due to bipedalism — The evolution of bipedalism approximately four million years agocite book |author=Kondō, Shirō |title=Primate morphophysiology, locomotor analyses, and human bipedalism |publisher=University of Tokyo Press |location=Tokyo |year=1985 |pages= |isbn …

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  • 20lean — lean1 /leen/, v., leaned or (esp. Brit.) leant; leaning; n. v.i. 1. to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window. 2. to incline, as in a particular direction; slant: The post leans to the left. The building leaned… …

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