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  • 1Ladder toss — at a University of Texas tailgate Ladder toss[1] is a lawn game played by throwing bolas (two balls connected by a string) onto a ladder. Contents …

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  • 2ladder — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 piece of equipment for climbing up sth ADJECTIVE ▪ rickety ▪ metal, wooden ▪ long, tall ▪ loft (esp. BrE) …

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  • 3ladder — n. framework with rungs for climbing 1) to put up a ladder 2) to steady a ladder 3) to lean a ladder (against a wall) 4) to climb, go up, mount a ladder 5) to come down, descend a ladder 6) an aerial; extension; rope ladder 7) an accommodation… …

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  • 4Ladder of Years — infobox Book | name = Ladder of Years title orig = translator = image caption = First edition cover author = Anne Tyler illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = Knopf release date …

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  • 5put up — phr verb Put up is used with these nouns as the object: ↑baby, ↑bail, ↑barricade, ↑barrier, ↑building, ↑candidate, ↑capital, ↑decoration, ↑defence, ↑duty, ↑fare, ↑ …

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  • 6Jacob's Ladder — refers to a ladder to heaven, described in the Book of Genesis, which the biblical patriarch Jacob envisions during his flight from his brother Esau.ourceThe description of Jacob s ladder appears in the Book of Genesis (28:11 19):Jacob left… …

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  • 7Hook and Ladder (1932 film) — Infobox Film name = Hook and Ladder image size = caption = director = Robert F. McGowan producer = Robert F. McGowan Hal Roach writer = Robert A. McGowan Hal Roach H. M. Walker narrator = starring = music = Leroy Shield Marvin Hatley… …

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  • 8Jacob's ladder (nautical) — The term Jacob s ladder, used on a ship, applies to two kinds of ladder. The first is a flexible hanging ladder which can be lowered down the side of a large ship. It consists of vertical ropes or chains supporting horizontal wooden or metal… …

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  • 9To put down one's staff — Staff Staff (st[.a]f), n.; pl. {Staves} (st[=a]vz or st[aum]vz; 277) or {Staffs} (st[.a]fs) in senses 1 9, {Staffs} in senses 10, 11. [AS. st[ae]f a staff; akin to LG. & D. staf, OFries. stef, G. stab, Icel. stafr, Sw. staf, Dan. stav, Goth.… …

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  • 10To put up one's staff — Staff Staff (st[.a]f), n.; pl. {Staves} (st[=a]vz or st[aum]vz; 277) or {Staffs} (st[.a]fs) in senses 1 9, {Staffs} in senses 10, 11. [AS. st[ae]f a staff; akin to LG. & D. staf, OFries. stef, G. stab, Icel. stafr, Sw. staf, Dan. stav, Goth.… …

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