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  • 91AGRICULTURAL LAND-MANAGEMENT METHODS AND IMPLEMENTS IN ANCIENT EREẒ ISRAEL — Ereẓ Israel is a small country with a topographically fragmented territory, each geographical region having a distinctive character of its own. These regions include: the coastal plain, the lowlands, the hilly country, the inland valleys, the… …

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  • 92QUMRAN — QUMRAN, region on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea, which has become famous since 1947 as the site of the discovery of the dead sea scrolls . The name belongs more particularly to Wadi Qumran, a precipitous watercourse which runs down to the… …

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  • 93Alcarraza — Al car*ra za, n.; pl. {Alcarrazas}. [Sp., from Ar. al kurr[=a]z earthen vessel.] A vessel of porous earthenware, used for cooling liquids by evaporation from the exterior surface. [1913 Webster] || …

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  • 94Alcarrazas — Alcarraza Al car*ra za, n.; pl. {Alcarrazas}. [Sp., from Ar. al kurr[=a]z earthen vessel.] A vessel of porous earthenware, used for cooling liquids by evaporation from the exterior surface. [1913 Webster] || …

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  • 95Can — Can, n. [OE. & AS. canne; akin to D. Kan, G. Kanne, OHG. channa, Sw. Kanna, Dan. kande.] 1. A drinking cup; a vessel for holding liquids. [Shak. ] [1913 Webster] Fill the cup and fill can, Have a rouse before the morn. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2 …

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  • 96Jack pot — Pot Pot, n. [Akin to LG. pott, D. pot, Dan. potte, Sw. potta, Icel. pottr, F. pot; of unknown origin.] 1. A metallic or earthen vessel, appropriated to any of a great variety of uses, as for boiling meat or vegetables, for holding liquids, for… …

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  • 97Pot — Pot, n. [Akin to LG. pott, D. pot, Dan. potte, Sw. potta, Icel. pottr, F. pot; of unknown origin.] 1. A metallic or earthen vessel, appropriated to any of a great variety of uses, as for boiling meat or vegetables, for holding liquids, for plants …

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  • 98Pot cheese — Pot Pot, n. [Akin to LG. pott, D. pot, Dan. potte, Sw. potta, Icel. pottr, F. pot; of unknown origin.] 1. A metallic or earthen vessel, appropriated to any of a great variety of uses, as for boiling meat or vegetables, for holding liquids, for… …

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  • 99Pot companion — Pot Pot, n. [Akin to LG. pott, D. pot, Dan. potte, Sw. potta, Icel. pottr, F. pot; of unknown origin.] 1. A metallic or earthen vessel, appropriated to any of a great variety of uses, as for boiling meat or vegetables, for holding liquids, for… …

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  • 100Pot hanger — Pot Pot, n. [Akin to LG. pott, D. pot, Dan. potte, Sw. potta, Icel. pottr, F. pot; of unknown origin.] 1. A metallic or earthen vessel, appropriated to any of a great variety of uses, as for boiling meat or vegetables, for holding liquids, for… …

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