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  • 11thick stuff — noun : sided ship s timber more than 4 inches thick and less than 12 …

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  • 12Silk gown — Stuff Stuff, n. [OF. estoffe, F. [ e]toffe; of uncertain origin, perhaps of Teutonic origin and akin to E. stop, v.t. Cf. {Stuff}, v. t.] 1. Material which is to be worked up in any process of manufacture. [1913 Webster] For the stuff they had… …

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  • 13stuffing box — stuff′ing box n. mac a device for preventing leakage of gases or liquids along a moving rod or shaft at the point at which it leaves a cylinder, tank, ship hull, etc Also called gland II, 2) Etymology: 1790–1800 …

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  • 15List of Marvel Family enemies — Through his adventures, Fawcett Comics/DC Comics superhero Captain Marvel and his Marvel Family gained a host of enemies, including the following: Contents 1 Acrobat 2 Adolf Hitler 3 Amoeba Family …

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  • 16Copper sheathing — was the practice of protecting the under water hull of a ship or boat through the use of copper plates affixed to the outside of the hull. It was pioneered and developed by the Royal Navy during the 18th century. Contents 1 Development 2 Humphry… …

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  • 17List of Transformers books — There have been many publishers of a book (some with accompanying audio cassettes) bearing the name Transformers based on the toy lines of the same name. Most common are Ballantine Books and Ladybird Books. Contents 1 Ballantine Books 1.1 Find… …

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  • 18Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior — A drawing of the Rainbow Warrior The sinking of the Rainbow Warrior, codenamed Opération Satanique,[1] was an operation by the action branch of the French foreign intelligence services, the Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure ( …

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  • 19literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 20Elite (video game) — Elite Cover art for Firebird releases of Elite Developer(s) David Braben and Ian Bell …

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