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  • 11Meat pie — Homemade meat pie with beef and vegetables. Chicken and rabbit meat pie …

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  • 12Goltho — is a village of Anglo Saxon roots situated in Lincolnshire, England. The origin of the name is uncertain, perhaps from an Old Scandinavian (Viking) first name or the Viking word for ravine , or as is widely accepted locally, where the marigolds… …

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  • 13Xanthias — refers to several characters, notably all slaves, [ [http://www.sparknotes.com/drama/theclouds/terms/char 10.html Xanthias ] ] who appear in plays by the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes.In The Frogs , Xanthias is the slave of Dionysus. He… …

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  • 14bookend — /book end /, n. a support placed at the end of a row of books to hold them upright, usually used in pairs. [1905 10; BOOK + END1] * * * …

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  • 15tyrant flycatcher — flycatcher (def. 2). [1775 85] * * * ▪ bird also called  New World Flycatcher,    any of about 367 species of aggressive, insect eating New World birds of the family Tyrannidae (order Passeriformes). About one third of the species are not… …

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  • 16bassoon — bas|soon [bəˈsu:n] n [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: basson, from Italian bassone, from basso, from Medieval Latin bassus; BASE3] a musical instrument like a very long wooden tube, that produces a low sound. You hold it upright and play it by …

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  • 17candleholder — n. candlestick, device used to hold candles upright …

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  • 18candleholders — n. candlestick, device used to hold candles upright …

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  • 19dressage —    (dreh SAHZH) [French, from dresser: to hold oneself upright; to tame] The art of training a horse to obey commands and execute the precise, formal movements required at a horse show or riding exhibition.    See also manège.    Jerry Diaz, who… …

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  • 20bookend — book•end [[t]ˈbʊkˌɛnd[/t]] n. 1) a support placed at each end of a row of books to hold them upright 2) bus sbz a television commercial shown in two parts with other commercials in between • Etymology: 1905–10 …

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