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  • 1Compound screw — Screw Screw (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. [ e]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[=u]fa.] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical… …

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  • 2Rhinoceros Horn Sutra — The Rhinoceros Horn Sutra (Pāli: Khaggavisāna sutta) is a very early Buddhist text advocating the merits of solitary asceticism for pursuing enlightenment (as opposed to practicing as a householder or in a community of monks or nuns).The… …

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  • 3Hungersnot am Horn von Afrika 2006 — Betroffene Länder Vegetationsanomalien im Februar (unten) und März 2006 (oben) Die Hungerkrise am Horn von Afrika 2006 bedrohte gemäß Schätzung der …

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  • 4Hungerkrise am Horn von Afrika 2006 — Betroffene Länder Vegetationsanomalien im Febru …

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  • 5twisted-horn — Screw Screw (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. [ e]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[=u]fa.] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical… …

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  • 6Drinking horn — Drinking Drink ing, n. 1. The act of one who drinks; the act of imbibing. [1913 Webster] 2. The practice of partaking to excess of intoxicating liquors. [1913 Webster] 3. An entertainment with liquors; a carousal. [1913 Webster] Note: Drinking is …

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  • 7Composite bow — Reconstruction of a Ming dynasty Kaiyuan bow by Chinese bowyer Gao Xiang. This is a horn, bamboo, sinew composite …

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  • 8MASORAH — This article is arranged according to the following outline: 1. THE TRANSMISSION OF THE BIBLE 1.1. THE SOFERIM 1.2. WRITTEN TRANSMISSION 1.2.1. Methods of Writing 1.2.1.1. THE ORDER OF THE BOOKS 1.2.1.2. SEDARIM AND PARASHIYYOT …

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  • 9angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction       any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) …

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  • 10Bogenholz — Ein Skythe spannt seinen Bogen Recurve Der Bogen ist eine Abschussvorrichtung für Pfeile. Seit der jüngeren Altsteinzeit (30.000–10.000 v. Chr.) nutzen Menschen …

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