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  • 71Packet vessel — packet pack et (p[a^]k [e^]t), n. [F. paquet, dim. fr. LL. paccus, from the same source as E. pack. See {Pack}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel; as, a packet of letters. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Originally, a… …

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  • 72Rhins of Galloway — Not to be confused with Rinns of Islay. The Rhins of Galloway (also known as The Rhins; and can be spelt The Rhinns; Scottish Gaelic: Na Rannaibh [1]) is a hammer head peninsula in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Stretching more than 25 miles… …

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  • 731917 in Ireland — Events*February 3 Count George Noble Plunkett, father of Joseph Mary Plunkett, wins Roscommon North on abstentionist Sinn Féin platform. *March 7 David Lloyd George announces that Britain is ready to confer self government to the parts of Ireland …

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  • 74Sutton Island — Sutton Island, in Hancock County, Maine, is a small, private island south of Mount Desert Island, and north of Cranberry Isles, Maine. Its dimensions are roughly 2.1 km on its east west axis by 1.1km north to south. It has a negligible permanent… …

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  • 75USS Hydrangea (1862) — was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She served the Navy in various ways: as a tugboat, a dispatch boat, a ship s tender, and as a gunboat in waterways of the Confederate States of America. Built at Buffalo, New …

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  • 76USS Lyndonia (SP-734) — USS Lyndonia (SP 734), later known as USS Vega (SP 734) was a yacht acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War I. She was assigned as an armed patrol craft, but, at times, performed other duties along the U.S. East Coast, such as dispatch boat… …

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  • 77packet — 1. noun /ˈpakɪt/ a) A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel; as, a packet of letters, a packet of crisps, a packet of biscuits. With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects… …

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  • 78dawk —   , dak   n. Anglo Indian relay system for post or transport; post.    ♦ dawk boat, mail boat.    ♦ dawk bungalow, rest house for travellers …

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  • 79patamar —   n. Indian messenger or mail boat; W Indian lateen rigged boat …

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  • 80pattamar —   n. Indian messenger or mail boat; W Indian lateen rigged boat …

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