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91Splint bone — Splint Splint, n. [Akin to D. splinter,G. splinter, splitter, Dan. splint, Sw. splint a kind of spike, a forelock (in nautical use), Sw. splintato splint, splinter, Dan. splinte, and E. split. See {Split}, v. t., and cf. {Splent}.] 1. A piece… …
92Splint coal — Splint Splint, n. [Akin to D. splinter,G. splinter, splitter, Dan. splint, Sw. splint a kind of spike, a forelock (in nautical use), Sw. splintato splint, splinter, Dan. splinte, and E. split. See {Split}, v. t., and cf. {Splent}.] 1. A piece… …
93Permanent way — The permanent way means the physical elements of the railway line itself: generally the pairs of rails typically laid on sleepers embedded in ballast, intended to carry the ordinary trains of a railway. This page describes British practice and… …
94bird — birdless, adj. /berrd/, n. 1. any warm blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard shelled egg. 2. a fowl or game bird. 3 …
95flake — [[t]fle͟ɪk[/t]] flakes, flaking, flaked 1) N COUNT: usu with supp, oft N of n, n N A flake is a small thin piece of something, especially one that has broken off a larger piece. ...flakes of paint... Large flakes of snow began swiftly to fall …
96slice — [[t]sla͟ɪs[/t]] ♦♦♦ slices, slicing, sliced 1) N COUNT: usu with supp, oft N of n A slice of bread, meat, fruit, or other food is a thin piece that has been cut from a larger piece. Try to eat at least four slices of bread a day. ...water… …
97stick — stick1 noun 1》 a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut off a tree. ↘a stick used for support in walking or as a weapon. ↘(the sticks) informal goalposts or cricket stumps. ↘Nautical, archaic a mast or spar. 2》 (in hockey,… …
98needle — 1 noun (C) 1 SEWING a) a small thin piece of steel, with a point at one end and a hole in the other, used for sewing: a needle and thread b) a knitting needle 2 DRUGS a very thin, pointed steel tube at the end of a syringe, which is pushed into… …
99feather boa — noun a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur • Syn: ↑boa • Hypernyms: ↑scarf * * * feather boa UK US noun [countable] [singular feather boa …
100parting strip — noun or parting slip : a thin piece used to separate two adjoining members in a sash window: a. or parting bead : a thin strip of wood let into the pulley stile to keep the sashes apart b. : a thin piece inserted in the window box to separate the …
