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  • 21skē̆ i- —     skē̆ i     English meaning: to cut, separate     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schneiden, trennen, scheiden”     Note: extension from sek ; initial sound partly also sk̂ , skh , sk̂h , as in the continuing formation     Material: I. O.Ind. chyati “… …

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  • 22Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet — Steamboats at Colman Dock, Seattle, WA, circa 1912. Indianapolis is the large steamer on the right The Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet was a large number of private transportation companies running smaller passenger and freight boats on Puget Sound… …

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  • 23woodman — woodmancraft /wood meuhn kraft , krahft /, n. /wood meuhn/, n., pl. woodmen. 1. woodsman (def. 1). 2. a person who fells timber, esp. for fuel. 3. Brit. a. a forester having charge of the king s woods. b. a woodcutter. c. a dealer in wood, esp.… …

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  • 24AV, THE FIFTEENTH OF — (Heb. ט״וּ בְּאָב, Tu be Av), minor holiday in the days of the Second Temple, marking the beginning of the vintage in ancient Palestine. According to the Mishnah, on this day (as well as on the day of atonement ) the daughters of Jerusalem… …

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  • 25Henry Alonzo House — (April 23 1840 December 18 1930) was an American inventor who developed machinery and processes that have had a lasting impact on several industries.Early lifeHouse was born in Brooklyn, New York, the youngest son of Ezekiel House, an architect… …

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  • 26South Bend train wreck — Wood engraved view of wreck from Frank Leslie s Illustrated Newspaper, New York, dated July 16, 1859 Details Date June 27, 1859 Tim …

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  • 27Gathering — Gath er*ing, a. Assembling; collecting; used for gathering or concentrating. [1913 Webster] {Gathering board} (Bookbinding), a table or board on which signatures are gathered or assembled, to form a book. Knight. {Gathering coal}, a lighted coal… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 28Gathering board — Gathering Gath er*ing, a. Assembling; collecting; used for gathering or concentrating. [1913 Webster] {Gathering board} (Bookbinding), a table or board on which signatures are gathered or assembled, to form a book. Knight. {Gathering coal}, a… …

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  • 29Gathering coal — Gathering Gath er*ing, a. Assembling; collecting; used for gathering or concentrating. [1913 Webster] {Gathering board} (Bookbinding), a table or board on which signatures are gathered or assembled, to form a book. Knight. {Gathering coal}, a… …

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  • 30Gathering hoop — Gathering Gath er*ing, a. Assembling; collecting; used for gathering or concentrating. [1913 Webster] {Gathering board} (Bookbinding), a table or board on which signatures are gathered or assembled, to form a book. Knight. {Gathering coal}, a… …

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