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41Scupper hose — Scupper Scup per, n. [OF. escopir, escupir, to spit, perhaps for escospir, L. ex + conspuere to spit upon; pref. con + spuere to spit. Cf. {Spit}, v.] (Naut.) An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling on… …
42air hose — n American shoes, typically loafers (leather mocca sins), worn without socks. A preppie term for a preppie sartorial convention, pun ning on the American sense of hose meaning socks, stockings, etc., and the compressed air pipe at a filling… …
43rubber hose — type of pipe made out of rubber; fireman s hose …
44radiator hose — The rubber pipe connecting the radiator to the cylinder block …
45vacuum hose — A pipe which connects the intake manifold to the vacuum brake booster …
46cellar pipe — noun : a fire fighting device consisting of a hose nozzle at the end of a tube designed to be inserted into a burning area (as a cellar or ship s hold) and so controlled from without that it can direct a spray toward any area within …
47hosepipe — hose|pipe [ˈhəuzpaıp US ˈhouz ] n BrE a long hose …
48List of problems solved by MacGyver — This is a list of problems that have been solved by the fictional character MacGyver from the television series of the same name. (This list is not yet comprehensive.) MacGyver employs his resourcefulness and his knowledge of chemistry,… …
49Vacuum brake — The vacuum brake is a braking system used on trains. It was first introduced in the mid 1860s and a variant, the automatic vacuum brake system became almost universal in British train equipment, and in those countries influenced by British… …
50Flush toilet — A flush toilet or Water Closet (WC) is a toilet that disposes of human waste by using water to flush it through a drainpipe to another location. Flushing mechanisms are found more often on western toilets (used in the sitting position), but many… …
