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  • 51long|hand — «LNG HAND, LONG », noun. ordinary handwriting, not shorthand or typewriting: »We were always a week or two behind when we worked by longhand (Wall Street Journal) …

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  • 52field hand — ☆ field hand n. 1. Historical a plantation slave who worked in the fields 2. a hired farm laborer …

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  • 53handcar — /hand kahr /, n. a small railroad car or platform on four wheels propelled by a mechanism worked by hand, used on some railroads for inspecting tracks and transporting workers. [1840 50, Amer.; HAND + CAR1] * * * …

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  • 54handcar — hand•car [[t]ˈhændˌkɑr[/t]] n. rai a small railroad car or platform on four wheels propelled by a mechanism worked by hand • Etymology: 1840–50; amer …

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  • 55Mining in the Upper Harz — The headframe of the Emperor William Shaft in Clausthal is one of the oldest surviving winding towers in Germany …

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  • 56Organ — • A musical instrument which consists of one or several sets of pipes, each pipe giving only one tone, and which is blown and played by mechanical means. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Organ     Organ …

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  • 57Printing press — For the history and technology of movable type, see Movable type. Printing press from 1811, exhibited in Munich, Germany …

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  • 58Turquoise — For other uses, see Turquoise (disambiguation). Turquoise Turquoise (tumble finished) one inch (25 mm) long. This pebble is greenish and therefore low grade General …

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  • 59handwheel — noun 1. a wheel worked by hand • Hypernyms: ↑wheel • Part Holonyms: ↑standing press, ↑valve, ↑lathe 2. control consisting of a wheel whose rim serves as the handle by which a part is operated • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 60work — I. noun Etymology: Middle English werk, work, from Old English werc, weorc; akin to Old High German werc work, Greek ergon, Avestan varəzem activity Date: before 12th century 1. activity in which one exerts strength or faculties to do or perform… …

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