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  • 101Beat — Beat, n. 1. A stroke; a blow. [1913 Webster] He, with a careless beat, Struck out the mute creation at a heat. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A recurring stroke; a throb; a pulsation; as, a beat of the heart; the beat of the pulse. [1913 Webster] 3.… …

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  • 102Beat of a clock — Beat Beat, n. 1. A stroke; a blow. [1913 Webster] He, with a careless beat, Struck out the mute creation at a heat. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A recurring stroke; a throb; a pulsation; as, a beat of the heart; the beat of the pulse. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 103Beat of a watch — Beat Beat, n. 1. A stroke; a blow. [1913 Webster] He, with a careless beat, Struck out the mute creation at a heat. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A recurring stroke; a throb; a pulsation; as, a beat of the heart; the beat of the pulse. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 104Beat of drum — Beat Beat, n. 1. A stroke; a blow. [1913 Webster] He, with a careless beat, Struck out the mute creation at a heat. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A recurring stroke; a throb; a pulsation; as, a beat of the heart; the beat of the pulse. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 105dead beat — (d[e^]d b[=e]t ), deadbeat dead beat (d[e^]d b[=e]t ). a loafer, sponger, or swindler; especially, one who does not pay his debts. Same as {Beat}, n., 7. [Low, U.S.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 106Dead-stroke — a. (Mech.) Making a stroke without recoil; deadbeat. [1913 Webster] {Dead stroke hammer} (Mach.), a power hammer having a spring interposed between the driving mechanism and the hammer head, or helve, to lessen the recoil of the hammer and reduc …

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  • 107Dead-stroke hammer — Dead stroke Dead stroke , a. (Mech.) Making a stroke without recoil; deadbeat. [1913 Webster] {Dead stroke hammer} (Mach.), a power hammer having a spring interposed between the driving mechanism and the hammer head, or helve, to lessen the… …

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  • 108Escapement — Es*cape ment, n. [Cf. F. [ e]chappement. See {Escape}.] 1. The act of escaping; escape. [R.] [1913 Webster] 2. Way of escape; vent. [R.] [1913 Webster] An escapement for youthful high spirits. G. Eliot. [1913 Webster] 3. The contrivance in a… …

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  • 109beat — I. verb (beat; beaten or beat; beating) Etymology: Middle English beten, from Old English bēatan; akin to Old High German bōzan to beat Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to strike repeatedly: a. to hit repeatedly so as to inflict pain… …

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