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  • 111To lead the way — Lead Lead (l[=e]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Led} (l[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Leading}.] [OE. leden, AS. l[=ae]dan (akin to OS. l[=e]dian, D. leiden, G. leiten, Icel. le[imac][eth]a, Sw. leda, Dan. lede), properly a causative fr. AS. li[eth]an to go;… …

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  • 112Cataphract — A cataphract was a form of heavy cavalry used by nomadic eastern Iranian tribes and dynasties and later Ancient Greeks and Romans. Historically the cataphract was a heavily armed and armoured cavalryman who saw action from the earliest days of… …

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  • 113Dutch oven (practical joke) — A Dutch oven is a slang term for pulling a cover over someone s head while in bed and creating flatulence, thereby creating an area of foul odored air in an enclosed space that must be inhaled.[1] This is done as a prank or by accident to one s… …

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  • 114Ricky Adam — Infobox Musical artist Img size = 150 Name = Ricky Adam Background = Photographer Alias = Origin = Bangor, Northern Ireland, U.K. Years active = 1996 ndash;present Publisher = Factory Media Myopic Eye Press URL = [http://www.rickyadamphoto.com/… …

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  • 115dip — I. v. a. 1. Immerse, plunge, douse, souse. 2. Take out (with a ladle, cup, etc.), ladle. 3. Baptize by immersion. II. v. n. 1. Thrust a ladle (cup, etc., into a liquid). 2. Incline, tend downward …

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  • 116Chuck (engineering) — Self centering three jaw chuck and key with one jaw removed and inverted showing the teeth that engage in the scroll plate. The scroll plate is rotated within the chuck body by the key, the scroll engages the teeth on the underside of the jaws… …

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  • 117cane fencing — ▪ self defense       (French canne), the art of defending oneself with a walking stick, developed in France by the 16th century but little practiced after the beginning of the 20th. In cane fencing, unlike singlestick, the thrust was as important …

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  • 118china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 119China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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  • 120rocket and missile system — ▪ weapons system Introduction       any of a variety of weapons systems that deliver explosive warheads to their targets by means of rocket propulsion.       Rocket is a general term used broadly to describe a variety of jet propelled missiles… …

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