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  • 121Sayre's jacket — a plaster of Paris cast shaped to fit around and support the backbone. It is used in cases where the vertebrae have been severely damaged by disease, such as tuberculosis. L. A. Sayre (1820 1900), US surgeon …

    Medical dictionary

  • 122job shop — ➔ shop1 * * * job shop UK US noun [C] ► PRODUCTION a small business that makes a single product or a small number of a product for one customer at a time: »People who work in job shops are generally multi skilled because the work requires it. ►… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 123salwar — [sʌl wα:] (also shalwar) noun a pair of light, loose, pleated trousers tapering to a tight fit around the ankles, worn by women from the Indian subcontinent, typically with a kameez. Origin from Pers. and Urdu šalwār …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 124Sayre's jacket — a plaster of Paris cast shaped to fit around and support the backbone. It is used in cases where the vertebrae have been severely damaged by disease, such as tuberculosis [A. Sayre (1820–1900), US surgeon] …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 125Arrow nock Search —    The notch at the end of the arrow designed to fit around the bowstring …

    Hunting glossary

  • 126Buck rub Search —    A male deer lowers his head to scrape his antlers against a tree. He does this for two reasons: To help polish and clean away velvet, and to instinctively get ready for competition of the breeding season. The chosen tree usually is less than 4 …

    Hunting glossary

  • 127salwar — noun a pair of light loose trousers with a tight fit around the ankles; worn by women from the Indian subcontinent (usually with a kameez) • Syn: ↑shalwar • Hypernyms: ↑trouser, ↑pant * * * salwar var. shalwar …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 128shalwar — noun a pair of light loose trousers with a tight fit around the ankles; worn by women from the Indian subcontinent (usually with a kameez) • Syn: ↑salwar • Hypernyms: ↑trouser, ↑pant …

    Useful english dictionary