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  • 91croquet — [krō kā′] n. [Fr, dial. form of crochet: see CROTCHET] 1. an outdoor game in which the players use mallets to drive a wooden ball through a series of hoops placed in the ground 2. the act of croqueting vt., vi. croqueted [krōkād′] croqueting in… …

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  • 92polo — [pō′lō] n. [ult. < Tibet dial., var. of pulu, properly, the name of the ball] 1. a game played on horseback by two teams of four players each, who attempt to drive a small wooden ball through the opponents goal with a mallet having a long,… …

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  • 93Ninepins — Nine pins, n. pl. A game played with nine pins, or pieces of wood, set on end, at which a wooden ball is bowled to knock them down; bowling. [1913 Webster] Note: In the United States, ten pins are used for this game, which is therefore often… …

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  • 94tenpins — Ninepins Nine pins, n. pl. A game played with nine pins, or pieces of wood, set on end, at which a wooden ball is bowled to knock them down; bowling. [1913 Webster] Note: In the United States, ten pins are used for this game, which is therefore… …

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  • 95Horseracing in Great Britain — Horse racing is a popular spectator sport in Great Britain, and gambling on horseraces is the cornerstone of the British betting industry. Horse racing in Ireland is run on an All Ireland basis, so the two racecourses in Northern Ireland are not… …

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  • 96Copper Canyon — For other uses, see Copper Canyon (disambiguation). Copper Canyon Copper Canyon (Spanish: Barranca del Cobre) is a group of canyons consisting of six distinct canyons in the Sierra Tarahumara in the southwestern part of the state of Chihuahua in… …

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  • 97USS Raleigh (1776) — USS Raleigh was one of thirteen ships that the Continental Congress authorized for the United States Navy in 1775. She served in the Royal Navy as HMS Raleigh following her capture in 1778.As USS Raleigh Raleigh , a frigate built by Messrs. James …

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  • 98Pétanque at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games — SEA Games event infobox Name = Pétanque | Size = 190px Venue = Hidden Vale Sports Club Location = Clark Special Economic Zone, Angeles City, Pampanga Date started = December 1, 2005 Date finished = December 4, 2005 Pétanque at the 2005 Southeast… …

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  • 99Cash carrier — Cash carriers were used in shops and department stores to carry customers payments from the sales assistant to the cashier and to carry the change and receipt back again.The earliest type was a wooden ball which ran along sloping rails. One set… …

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  • 100USS Raleigh (1776) — USS Raleigh – HMS Raleigh Banderas …

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