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  • 81Boiler plate — Boiler Boil er, n. 1. One who boils. [1913 Webster] 2. A vessel in which any thing is boiled. [1913 Webster] Note: The word boiler is a generic term covering a great variety of kettles, saucepans, clothes boilers, evaporators, coppers, retorts,… …

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  • 82Roof plate — Roof Roof, n. [OE. rof, AS. hr?f top, roof; akin to D. roef cabin, Icel. hr?f a shed under which ships are built or kept; cf. OS. hr?st roof, Goth. hr?t. Cf. {Roost}.] 1. (Arch.) The cover of any building, including the roofing (see {Roofing})… …

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  • 83futtock plate — n. an iron plate put horizontally around the top of a ship s lower mast to hold the futtock shrouds * * * …

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  • 84orbital plate — n 1) the part of the frontal bone forming most of the top of the orbit 2) a thin plate of bone forming the lateral wall enclosing the ethmoidal air cells and forming part of the side of the orbit next to the nose …

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  • 85futtock plate — n. an iron plate put horizontally around the top of a ship s lower mast to hold the futtock shrouds …

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  • 86cook|top — «KUK TOP», noun. a flat metal or ceramic plate embedded with individual heating elements for cooking utensils …

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  • 87Stove plate — Stove Stove, n. [D. stoof a foot stove, originally, a heated room, a room for a bath; akin to G. stube room, OHG. stuba a heated room, AS. stofe, Icel. stofa a room, bathing room, Sw. stufva, stuga, a room, Dan. stue; of unknown origin. Cf.… …

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  • 88Hot hamburger plate — A hot hamburger plate is a dish from the southeastern United States. It consists of a slice of bread (usually white) with a hamburger patty placed on top. This is then covered in french fries and then brown (beef) gravy. Cheese is sometimes… …

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  • 89futtock plate — noun A plate (usually metal) attached horizontally near the top of the lower mast of a square rigged ship in order to secure the topmast. Rigging runs both upwards (topmast rigging) and downwards (futtock shrouds) to maintain stability. See Also …

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  • 90futtock plate — /ˈfʌtək pleɪt/ (say futuhk playt) noun an iron plate, fitted round the edge of the lower top, to which the lower ends of the topmast rigging and the upper ends of the futtock shrouds are secured …