a piece of machinery

  • 111Gimmal — Gim mal, n. [Prob. the same word as gemel. See {Gemel}, and cf. {Gimbal}.] 1. Joined work whose parts move within each other; a pair or series of interlocked rings. [1913 Webster] 2. A quaint piece of machinery; a gimmer. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 112gorbuscha — Dog Dog (d[o^]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Canis}, esp. the domestic dog ({Canis familiaris}). Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals… …

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  • 113greyhound — Dog Dog (d[o^]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Canis}, esp. the domestic dog ({Canis familiaris}). Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals… …

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  • 114Haematopinus piliferus — Dog Dog (d[o^]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Canis}, esp. the domestic dog ({Canis familiaris}). Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals… …

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  • 115holia — Dog Dog (d[o^]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Canis}, esp. the domestic dog ({Canis familiaris}). Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals… …

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  • 116hone — Dog Dog (d[o^]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Canis}, esp. the domestic dog ({Canis familiaris}). Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals… …

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  • 117Housing — Hous ing, n. [From {House}. In some of its senses this word has been confused with the following word.] 1. The act of putting or receiving under shelter; the state of dwelling in a habitation. [1913 Webster] 2. That which shelters or covers;… …

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  • 118mastiff — Dog Dog (d[o^]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Canis}, esp. the domestic dog ({Canis familiaris}). Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals… …

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  • 119Motorization — Motorize Mo tor*ize (m[=o] t[ e]r*[imac]z), v. t. [Motor + ize.] 1. To substitute motor driven vehicles, or automobiles, for the horses and horse drawn vehicles of (a fire department, city, etc.). [archaic] {Mo tor*i*za tion}, n. [Webster 1913… …

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  • 120Motorize — Mo tor*ize (m[=o] t[ e]r*[imac]z), v. t. [Motor + ize.] 1. To substitute motor driven vehicles, or automobiles, for the horses and horse drawn vehicles of (a fire department, city, etc.). [archaic] {Mo tor*i*za tion}, n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2.… …

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