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... means act of using , the ap- plication of anything to a particular purpose and it is the hope of the authors of the New Century Book of Facts that this volume will be used daily by the thousands with whom it will come in contact , as ...
... means act of using , the ap- plication of anything to a particular purpose and it is the hope of the authors of the New Century Book of Facts that this volume will be used daily by the thousands with whom it will come in contact , as ...
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... means the same as that brought by our forefathers from England . At the same time it must be remembered that the language in England to- day is by no means the same as it was when our forefathers left England . In the minds of some the ...
... means the same as that brought by our forefathers from England . At the same time it must be remembered that the language in England to- day is by no means the same as it was when our forefathers left England . In the minds of some the ...
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... means the same as that brought by our forefathers from England . At the same time it must be remembered that the language in England to- BACKWOODS . A newly coined word used freely in the United States and Canada to designate any thinly ...
... means the same as that brought by our forefathers from England . At the same time it must be remembered that the language in England to- BACKWOODS . A newly coined word used freely in the United States and Canada to designate any thinly ...
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... means to estimate the weight of an object by lifting in the hand ; in England the old sense of lifting has been retained . HESSIAN FLY . A destructive insect , injurious to wheat ; supposed to have been introduced into the United States ...
... means to estimate the weight of an object by lifting in the hand ; in England the old sense of lifting has been retained . HESSIAN FLY . A destructive insect , injurious to wheat ; supposed to have been introduced into the United States ...
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... means of marks or stakes . STAMPEDE . A ranch term derived from the Span- ish estampido and describing the panic - stricken rush of cattle in herds or droves . STOOP . A Dutch contribution from stoep , and sig- nifies the step or steps ...
... means of marks or stakes . STAMPEDE . A ranch term derived from the Span- ish estampido and describing the panic - stricken rush of cattle in herds or droves . STOOP . A Dutch contribution from stoep , and sig- nifies the step or steps ...
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