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  • 111Paper hanger (Mundelein's speech) — Hitler as paper hanger (ad hominem attack)= In his Paper hanger talk to 500 priests of his Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, at the Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary, in Chicago, Illinois, on May 18,1937, Cardinal George Mundelein made …

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  • 112cliff-hanger — cliff hangers N COUNT A cliff hanger is a situation or part of a play or film that is very exciting or frightening because you are left for a long time not knowing what will happen next. Wednesday s election is likely to be a cliff hanger... The… …

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  • 113Bell hanger — Bell Bell, n. [AS. belle, fr. bellan to bellow. See {Bellow}.] 1. A hollow metallic vessel, usually shaped somewhat like a cup with a flaring mouth, containing a clapper or tongue, and giving forth a ringing sound on being struck. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 114On-hanger — On hang er, n. A hanger on. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 115Monkey hanger — is an affectionate term by which Hartlepudlians are often known.[1][2] According to local folklore, the term originates from an incident in which a monkey was hanged in Hartlepool. During the Napoleonic wars, a French ship of the type chasse… …

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  • 116Tubing hanger — A tubing hanger is a component used in the completion of oil and gas production wells. It is set in the tree or the wellhead and suspends the production tubing and/or casing. Sometimes it provides porting to allow the communication of hydraulic,… …

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  • 117paper hanger — A slang expression for someone who writes bad checks. Category: Criminal Law Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009 …

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  • 118Live At Barker Hanger — est un album live d INXS enregistré le 8 mai 1993 au Barker Hanger. Tracks Communication Days Of Rust The Gift The Loved One Cut Your Roses Down Taste It Need You Tonight Mediate Full Moon, Dirty Hearts Please (You Got That...) Suicide Blonde I… …

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  • 119clothes hanger — clothes .hanger n BrE a curved piece of metal, plastic, or wood with a hook on it that you use for hanging clothes American Equivalent: hanger …

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  • 120coat hanger — coat .hanger n an object that you use to hang up clothes on = ↑hanger …

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