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  • 121Hand over head — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …

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  • 122Adkisson SJ-1 Head Skinner — NOTOC The SJ 1 Head Skinner was a single seat, gull wing sports plane built in the USA by brothers Earl and Jerry Adkisson of Tuscola, Illinois in 1957.In the little town of Hales Corners, Wisconsin, a small group of airplane enthusiasts known as …

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  • 123William Gear — (1915 1997) was a painter, born on 2 August 1915 in Methil in the south east of Fife, Scotland. Born into a mining family, he studied at Edinburgh College of Art before travelling to Paris to study with Fernand Léger.Following the Second World… …

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  • 124Flight Gear — FlightGear FlightGear Concepteur Curt Olson Début du projet 1996 Licence …

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  • 125petrol-head — n a car enthusiast. The term is heard both in Britain and Australia and was given wider currency in Britain from the 1990s by its usage in motoring maga zines and such television programmes as BBC TV s Top Gear …

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  • 126Headgear — Head gear Head gear , or Headgear Head gear (h[e^]d g[=e]r ), n. 1. Headdress. [1913 Webster] 2. Apparatus above ground at the mouth of a mine or deep well. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 127Heads or tails — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… …

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  • 128To lay heads together — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… …

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