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  • 11VHS — Infobox media name = Video Home System | caption = Top view of VHS cassette with ruler for scale type = Video recording media encoding = FM on magnetic tape common lengths = 120, 160 minutes (Standard Play Mode) unusual lengths = 5, 10, 15, 30,… …

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  • 12Satellite Data System — The Satellite Data System (SDS) is a system of United States military communications satellites. At least two generations have been used: SDS 1 from July 1976 to November 1995, and SDS 2 from 1989 to the present. SDS satellites have a highly… …

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  • 13rough-hew — /ruf hyooh /, v.t., rough hewed, rough hewed or rough hewn, rough hewing. 1. to hew (timber, stone, etc.) roughly or without smoothing or finishing. 2. to shape roughly; give crude form to. Also, roughhew. [1520 30] * * * …

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  • 14rough-hew — rough′ hew′ or rough′hew′ v. t. hewed, hewed or hewn, hew•ing 1) bui to hew (timber, stone, etc.) roughly or without smoothing or finishing 2) to shape roughly; give crude form to • Etymology: 1520–30 …

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  • 15rough-hew — /rʌf ˈhju/ (say ruf hyooh) verb (t) (rough hewed or rough hewn, rough hewing) 1. to hew (timber, stone, etc.) roughly or without smoothing or finishing. 2. to shape roughly; give crude form to …

  • 16rough´-hew´er — rough hew «RUHF HYOO», transitive verb, hewed, hewed or hewn, hew|ing. 1. to hew (timber, stone, or other material) roughly or without smoothing or finishing. 2. to shape roughly; give crude form to: »Figurative. There s …

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  • 17List of U.S. Marine Corps acronyms and expressions — This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps. Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or… …

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  • 18Banalinga — Banalinga, a stone found in nature, in the bed of the Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh state, India, is an aniconic symbol of worship, based on either the scriptures or cultural traditions among the Hindus, particularly of the Shaivaites and… …

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  • 19Boast — Boast, v. t. [Of uncertain etymology.] 1. (Masonry) To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel. Weale. [1913 Webster] 2. (Sculp.) To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 20Broach — Broach, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Broached}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Broaching}.] [F. brocher, fr. broche. See {Broach}, n.] 1. To spit; to pierce as with a spit. [1913 Webster] I ll broach the tadpole on my rapier s point. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To tap; to …

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