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  • 21Gadded — Gad Gad, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gadded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gadding}.] [Prob. fr. gad, n., and orig. meaning to drive about.] To walk about; to rove or go about, without purpose; hence, to run wild; to be uncontrolled. The gadding vine. Milton. [1913 …

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  • 22Gadding — Gad Gad, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gadded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gadding}.] [Prob. fr. gad, n., and orig. meaning to drive about.] To walk about; to rove or go about, without purpose; hence, to run wild; to be uncontrolled. The gadding vine. Milton. [1913 …

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  • 23Tarring and feathering — is a physical punishment, used to enforce formal justice in feudal Europe and informal justice in Europe and its colonies in the early modern period, as well as the early American frontier, mostly as a type of mob vengeance (compare Lynch law).… …

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  • 24Patellar reflex — The patellar reflex or knee jerk is a stretch reflex and is a myotatic reflex. MechanismStriking the patellar tendon with a tendon hammer just below the patella stretches the quadriceps tendon. This stimulates stretch sensory receptors (most… …

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  • 25Year of the Elephant — The Year of the Elephant (Arabic: عام الفيل‎, ˤĀmu l Fīl) is the name in Islamic history for the year approximately equating to 570 AD. According to Islamic tradition, it was in this year that Muhammad was born.[1] The name is derived from an… …

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  • 26Exclamation mark — ! redirects here. For other uses, see ! (disambiguation). ! Exclamation mark Punctuation …

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  • 27troll — {{11}}troll (n.) ugly dwarf or giant, 1610s, from O.N. troll giant, fiend, demon. Some speculate that it originally meant creature that walks clumsily, and derives from P.Gmc. *truzlan, from *truzlanan (see TROLL (Cf. troll) (v.)). But it seems… …

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  • 28roam — [[t]roʊm[/t]] v. i. 1) to walk or travel without purpose or direction; ramble; wander 2) to wander over or through 3) an act or instance of roaming; a ramble • Etymology: 1300–50; ME romen; cf. earlierramen(Layamon), perh. continuing… …

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  • 29tool —  1. n. Penis.*  2. v. Move aimlessly. Hence tool along, about, around, etc. Move (walk, drive) without purpose. Be unoccupied …

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  • 30assistance — noun 1. the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose (Freq. 28) he gave me an assist with the housework could not walk without assistance rescue party went to their aid offered his help in… …

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