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  • 1cock the leg —    to urinate    Normally of a dog, but not of a bitch:     The poodle... shivered and cocked its leg nervously against the front door. (Bogarde, 1978)    Sometimes used humorously by and of …

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  • 2cock — 1. noun strutting around like a barnyard cock Syn: rooster, cockerel, capon 2. verb 1) he cocked his head Syn: tilt, tip, angle, incline, dip 2) she cocked her little finger Syn …

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  • 3Glossary of cue sports terms — The following is a glossary of traditional English language terms used in the three overarching cue sports disciplines: carom (or carambole) billiards referring to the various carom games played on a billiard table without pockets; pool (pocket… …

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  • 4List of selected stars for navigation — The selected stars for navigation are often used for sextant observations. Fifty eight selected navigational stars are given a special status in the field of celestial navigation. Of the approximately 6,000 stars visible to the naked eye under… …

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  • 5performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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  • 6Glossary of cricket terms — Cricket is a team sport played between two teams of eleven. It is known for its rich terminology.[1][2][3] Some terms are often thought to be arcane and humorous by those not familiar with the game.[4] This is a general glossary of the… …

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  • 7MythBusters (2011 season) — Country of origin Australia United States Broadcast Original channel Discovery Channel Original run …

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  • 8Spotted hyena — Temporal range: Late Pliocene – Recent Ngorongoro Park, Tanzania Conservation status …

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  • 9Spotted Hyena — Taxobox name = Spotted Hyena fossil range = Late Pliocene Recent status = LR/cd | status system = IUCN2.3 trend = unknown image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Carnivora familia = Hyaenidae genus =… …

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  • 10police — /peuh lees /, n., v., policed, policing. n. 1. Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws. 2. (used with a pl. v.) members of such a force: Several police are… …

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