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  • 41speed skating — speed skater, speedskater, n. ice skating as a form of racing, usually on an oval course and against other competitors or the clock. Also, speedskating. [1880 85] * * * Sport of racing on ice skates. The blade of the speed skate is longer and… …

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  • 42Santoku — The nihongo|santoku bōchō|三徳包丁 or nihongo|bunka bōchō|文化包丁 is a general purpose kitchen knife originating in Japan. Its unshouldered blade, which is typically between five and eight inches long, has a flat edge and a sheepsfoot blade which curves …

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  • 43angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction       any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) …

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  • 44T-54/T-55 operators and variants — Infobox Weapon name= T 54/55 caption= US Army recognition poster origin= Soviet Union type= Main battle tank is vehicle= yes is UK= yes service= 1947–present used by= wars= designer= Morozov (T 54), OKB 520 (T 54A and later) design date= 1945… …

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  • 45Handloading — or reloading is the process of loading firearm cartridges or shotgun shells by assembling the individual components (case/shotshell, primer, powder, and bullet/shot), rather than purchasing completely assembled, factory loaded cartridges.… …

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  • 46Leaf — For other uses, see Leaf (disambiguation). The leaves of a Beech tree …

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  • 47AC power plugs and sockets — See also: Industrial and multiphase power plugs and sockets Plugs and sockets may sometimes combine male and female contacts, but t …

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  • 48Dao (sword) — Traditional Chinese 刀 Transcriptions Mandarin Hanyu …

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  • 49Nagamaki — The nagamaki (Japanese: 長巻, literally long wrapping ) is a Japanese pole weapon with a long and heavy blade with an equally long hilt, used by the samurai warriors of medieval Japan.[1] The nagamaki is very much like the Japanese naginata or a… …

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  • 50Stone Age — the period in the history of humankind, preceding the Bronze Age and the Iron Age, and marked by the use of stone implements and weapons: subdivided into the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic periods. [1860 65] * * * First known period of… …

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