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  • 51Fleck — Fleck, n. [Cf. Icel. flekkr; akin to Sw. fl[ a]ck, D. vlek, G. fleck, and perh. to E. flitch.] A spot; a streak; a speckle. A sunny fleck. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] Life is dashed with flecks of sin. tennyson. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 52Flick — Flick, n. A flitch; as, a flick of bacon. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 53Gammon — Gam mon (g[a^]m m[u^]n), n. [OF. gambon, F. jambon, fr. OF. gambe leg, F. jambe. See {Gambol}, n., and cf. {Ham}.] The buttock or thigh of a hog, salted and smoked or dried; the lower end of a flitch. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 54To save one's bacon — Bacon Ba con, n. [OF. bacon, fr. OHG. bacho, bahho, flitch of bacon, ham; akin to E. back. Cf. Back the back side.] The back and sides of a pig salted and smoked; formerly, the flesh of a pig salted or fresh. [1913 Webster] {Bacon beetle} (Zo[… …

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  • 55William Harrison Ainsworth — (4 February 1805 ndash; 3 January 1882) was an English historical novelist. He was born in Manchester, the son of a solicitor. He went to the Manchester Grammar School before becoming trained in the law. However the legal profession had no… …

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  • 56Thomas Stothard — (17 August 1755 27 April 1834) was an English painter and engraver.He was born in London, the son of a well to do innkeeper in Long Acre. Being a delicate child, he was sent at the age of five to a relative in Yorkshire, and attended school at… …

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  • 57Sawmill — A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards.awmill processA sawmill s basic operation is much like those of 100 years ago; a log enters on one end and dimensional lumber exits on the other end. *Logging fells (falls) the trees, and log …

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  • 58Lancre — (pronounced Lank rer) is a fictional country from Terry Pratchett s Discworld novels. It is situated in the Ramtop mountains, about 500 miles Hubwards of the city of Ankh Morpork. It is the best known of hundreds of tiny countries in the Ramtops …

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  • 59The Owl Service — Infobox Book name = The Owl Service author = Alan Garner country = United Kingdom language = English genre = Fantasy publisher = Random House Children s Books (Hardcover), Collins (1973 paperback) release date = June 1968 (Hardcover), Sept. 1973… …

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  • 60Dave Ross — For other people sometimes known as Dave Ross, see David Ross (disambiguation). Dave Ross Born 1952 Yorktown, New York Alma mater Cornell University Occupation Radio broadcaster K …

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