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  • 41Needle spar — Needle Nee dle (n[=e] d l), n. [OE. nedle, AS. n[=ae]dl; akin to D. neald, OS. n[=a]dla, G. nadel, OHG. n[=a]dal, n[=a]dala, Icel. n[=a]l, Sw. n[*a]l, Dan. naal, and also to G. n[ a]hen to sew, OHG. n[=a]jan, L. nere to spin, Gr. ne ein, and perh …

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  • 42Needle telegraph — Needle Nee dle (n[=e] d l), n. [OE. nedle, AS. n[=ae]dl; akin to D. neald, OS. n[=a]dla, G. nadel, OHG. n[=a]dal, n[=a]dala, Icel. n[=a]l, Sw. n[*a]l, Dan. naal, and also to G. n[ a]hen to sew, OHG. n[=a]jan, L. nere to spin, Gr. ne ein, and perh …

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  • 43Sea needle — Needle Nee dle (n[=e] d l), n. [OE. nedle, AS. n[=ae]dl; akin to D. neald, OS. n[=a]dla, G. nadel, OHG. n[=a]dal, n[=a]dala, Icel. n[=a]l, Sw. n[*a]l, Dan. naal, and also to G. n[ a]hen to sew, OHG. n[=a]jan, L. nere to spin, Gr. ne ein, and perh …

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  • 44pike — I [[t]paɪk[/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively)pike, (esp. for kinds or species)pikes. 1) ich any of several large, slender, voracious freshwater fishes of the genus Esox, having a long, flat snout 2) ich any of various superficially similar fishes,… …

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  • 45St. Elmo's fire — For other uses, see St. Elmo s fire (disambiguation). St. Elmo s fire on a ship at sea St. Elmo s fire (also St. Elmo s light[1][2]) is a weather phenomenon …

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  • 46Liquidambar styraciflua — Conservation status …

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  • 47Jedburgh —    JEDBURGH, a burgh, market town, and parish, in the district of Jedburgh, county of Roxburgh, of which it is the capital, 11 miles (S. W. by S.) from Kelso, and 49 (S. E. by S.) from Edinburgh; containing, with the villages of Bongate,… …

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  • 48Medieval architecture — Bodiam Castle, England, fourteenth century. Medieval architecture is a term used to represent various forms of architecture common in Medieval Europe. Contents 1 …

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  • 49Ethiopian Wolf — Taxobox name = Ethiopian WolfMSW3 Wozencraft | id=14000779] fossil range = Pliocene Recent image width = 220px status = EN trend = up status system = iucn2.3 status ref = IUCN2006|assessors=Sillero Zubiri Marino|year=2004|id=3748|title=Canis… …

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  • 50gannet — /gan it/, n. any large, web footed, seabird of the family Sulidae, having a sharply pointed bill, long wings, and a wedge shaped tail, noted for its plunging dives for fish. [bef. 900; ME; OE ganot; akin to D gent GANDER] * * * Any of three… …

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