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  • 31Snag tooth — Snag Snag, n. [Prov. E., n., a lump on a tree where a branch has been cut off; v., to cut off the twigs and small branches from a tree, of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. snaigh, snaidh, to cut down, to prune, to sharpen, p. p. snaighte, snaidhte, cut… …

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  • 32boss — I. noun Etymology: Middle English boce, from Anglo French, from Vulgar Latin *bottia Date: 14th century 1. a. a protuberant part or body < a boss of granite > < a boss on an animal s horn > b. a raised ornamentation ; stud …

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  • 33pommel — /pum euhl, pom /, n., v., pommeled, pommeling or (esp. Brit.) pommelled, pommelling. n. 1. a knob, as on the hilt of a sword. 2. the protuberant part at the front and top of a saddle. See illus. under saddle. 3. Archit. a spherical ornament or&#8230; …

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  • 34torus — /tawr euhs, tohr /, n., pl. tori /tawr uy, tohr uy/. 1. Archit. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a&#8230; …

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  • 35boss — 1. A protuberance; a circumscribed rounded swelling. 2. The prominence of a kyphosis. [M.E. boce, fr. O.Fr.] * * * Balloon Optimization vs Stent Study * * * boss bäs, bȯs n a protuberant part or body &LT;a boss on an animal s horn&GT; * * *&#8230; …

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  • 36the ball of the foot — the rounded protuberant part of the foot at the base of the big toe. → ball …

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  • 37the ball of the thumb — the rounded protuberant part of the hand at the base of the thumb. → ball …

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  • 38boss — I. n. 1. Protuberance, knob, stud, protuberant part. 2. Superintendent, overseer, master workman, master. II. v. a. Stud, cover with bosses, bestud, emboss …

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  • 39pommel — I. n. [Written also Pummel.] Knob, ball, protuberant part. II. v. a. [Written also Pummel.] Beat, bruise, thrash, flog, bang, maul, thwack, thump, belabor, trounce …

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  • 40pummel — I. n. [Written also and preferably Pommel.] Knob, protuberant part, ball. II. v. a. [Written also and preferably Pommel.] Beat, strike, knock, hit, punch, whack, batter, belabor, bruise, thrash, flog, drub, bang, maul, thwack, thump, cudgel,&#8230; …

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