foot powder

  • 1Hot foot powder — is used in African American hoodoo folk magic to drive unwanted people away. It is a mixture of hot, spicy herbs and minerals, usually including cayenne pepper, sulfur, black pepper, and salt. In the 1930s song Hell Hound on My Trail, the famous… …

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  • 2powder — n 1. dust, pounce, fine grains, loose particles, flour, meal, grain, farina, bran; sawdust, filings, grounds, crumbs; grit, soot, dirt. 2. gunpowder, ammunition, explosive, black powder, dynamite, cordite, Ail Chem. TNT, trinitrotoluene,… …

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  • 3Powder House Day — in New Haven, Connecticut, is celebrated annually to commemorate the events of April 22, 1775 when the Governor s Foot Guard, under Captain Benedict Arnold, demanded the keys to the powder house in order to arm themselves and begin the march to… …

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  • 4Powder Mountain — This article is about the ski resort in Utah. For the mountain in British Columbia, Canada, see Powder Mountain (British Columbia), and for its associated icefield see Powder Mountain Icefield.Infobox ski area name= Powder Mountain picture=… …

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  • 5powder — pow|der1 [ˈpaudə US ər] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: poudre, from Latin pulvis dust ] 1.) [U and C] a dry substance in the form of very small grains ▪ curry powder ▪ talcum powder ▪ Grind the sugar into a powder . ▪ The paint …

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  • 6Powder Alarm — The Powder Alarm was a massive popular reaction to a raid by British soldiers under the command of General Thomas Gage, royal governor of Massachusetts, soon before the American Revolutionary War. On September 1 1774, British soldiers confiscated …

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  • 7Powder of projection — Projection Pro*jec tion, n. [L. projectio: cf. F. projection.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of throwing or shooting forward. [1913 Webster] 2. A jutting out; also, a part jutting out, as of a building; an extension beyond something else. [1913… …

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  • 8gravy powder — порошкообразная смесь для соуса foot powder тальк для ног body powder пудра для тела powder mixture сухая смесь facial powder пудра для лица powder box коробка для пудры …

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  • 9Athlete's foot — Hong Kong foot redirects here. For unit of length, see Shaku (unit). This article is about a medical condition. For the American retail shoe store, see The Athlete s Foot. Athlete s Foot Classification and external resources Pale, flaky sp …

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  • 10Battle of Powder River — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of the Powder River caption=Crook s column returning to Fort Fetterman. Leslie s Illustrated News , 1876. partof=the Black Hills War date=March 17, 1876 place=Montana Territory result=Tactical U.S.… …

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