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  • 31water leg — Leg Leg (l[e^]g), n. [Icel. leggr; akin to Dan. l[ae]g calf of the leg, Sw. l[ a]gg.] 1. A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that part of the limb between the knee and foot.… …

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  • 32water moccasin — 1. the cottonmouth. 2. any of various similar but harmless snakes, as a water snake of the genus Nerodia. [1815 25, Amer.] * * * or cottonmouth Either of two species of pit viper that inhabits marshy lowlands of the southeastern U.S. and Mexico.… …

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  • 33Pit —    A hole in the ground (Ex. 21:33, 34), a cistern for water (Gen. 37:24; Jer. 14:3), a vault (41:9), a grave (Ps. 30:3). It is used as a figure for mischief (Ps. 9:15), and is the name given to the unseen place of woe (Rev. 20:1, 3). The slime… …

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  • 34pit — A hole or cavity in the ground. A mine, particularly a coal mine. A cavity dug in mining by way of reaching the ore. 36 Am J1st Min & M § 182. A hole dug in the ground and filled with water in which female thieves were drowned, instead of hanging …

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  • 35Berkeley Pit — The Berkeley Pit is a former open pit copper mine located in Butte, Montana, USA, about a mile and a half wide and about convert|1780|ft|m deep. It contains about convert|900|ft|m of water that is heavily acidic, with a pH level of 2.5, and laden …

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  • 36water-pit — …

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  • 37Open-pit mining — El Chino, located near Silver City, New Mexico, is an open pit copper mine …

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  • 38Saw pit — A saw pit or sawpit is a pit over which lumber is positioned to be sawed with a long two handled saw by two men, one standing above the timber and the other below. [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/sawpit sawpit ] and… …

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  • 39Cold water pitting of copper tube — occurs in only a minority of installations. Copper water tubes are usually guaranteed by the manufacturer against manufacturing defects for a period of 50 years. The vast majority of copper systems far exceed this time period but a small minority …

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  • 40The Pit and the Pendulum (radio) — The Pit and the Pendulum is a radio program from the American radio anthology series Radio Tales . The anthology series adapted classic works of American and world literature for the radio. The series was a recipient of numerous awards, including …

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