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  • 111Cheekpoint Prong — The Cheekpoint Prong The Cheekpoint Prong (also known at the River Barrow Prong) is a fishing cot[1] from the village of Cheekpoint which is situate on the River Suir and where it has a confluence with the River Barrow. It is a timber boat which… …

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  • 112Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park — IUCN Category IV (Habitat/Species Management Area) …

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  • 113Druid's bend — The Druid s Bend, also known as The Celtic s Bend, is a celtic knot, dating from antiquity, which might have been used to secure and haul the stones that constitute Stonehenge. An example of a Celtic Bend tied about a stone pillar.[ …

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  • 114guy — English has two separate words guy. The guy of guy rope [14] was probably borrowed from a Low German word (of which Dutch gei ‘rope used for hauling a sail in’ may well be a descendant), but its ultimate ancestry is not clear. Guy ‘fellow, man’… …

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  • 115warp — wÉ”rp /wɔːp n. curve developed in something that was originally straight, bending; contortion; lengthwise yarn in a loom; rope for towing a ship; mental aberration, perversion, distortion v. twist, bend, contort; become twisted or contorted;… …

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  • 116warped — wÉ”rpt /wɔːpt adj. twisted; distorted wÉ”rp /wɔːp n. curve developed in something that was originally straight, bending; contortion; lengthwise yarn in a loom; rope for towing a ship; mental aberration, perversion, distortion v. twist, bend,… …

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  • 117warping — wÉ”rp /wɔːp n. curve developed in something that was originally straight, bending; contortion; lengthwise yarn in a loom; rope for towing a ship; mental aberration, perversion, distortion v. twist, bend, contort; become twisted or contorted;… …

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  • 118warps — wÉ”rp /wɔːp n. curve developed in something that was originally straight, bending; contortion; lengthwise yarn in a loom; rope for towing a ship; mental aberration, perversion, distortion v. twist, bend, contort; become twisted or contorted;… …

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  • 119warp — verb 1》 make or become bent or twisted out of shape, typically from the action of heat or damp.     ↘make abnormal; distort. 2》 (with reference to a ship) move or be moved along by hauling on a rope attached to a stationary object ashore. 3》… …

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  • 120overhaul — o•ver•haul v. [[t]ˌoʊ vərˈhɔl, ˈoʊ vərˌhɔl[/t]] n. [[t]ˈoʊ vərˌhɔl[/t]] v. t. 1) to make necessary repairs on; restore to working condition 2) to examine thoroughly and revise or refurbish: to overhaul the curriculum[/ex] 3) to gain upon, catch… …

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