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  • 11hinge — [hinj] n. [ME, earlier henge (vowel raised before nasal) < hengen (< ON hengja) or < hangen: see HANG] 1. a joint or device on which a door, gate, lid, etc. swings 2. a natural joint, as of the bivalve shell of a clam or oyster 3. a thin …

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  • 12Gatepost — Gate post (g[=a]t p[=o]st ), n. 1. A post to which a gate is hung; called also {swinging post} or {hinging post}. [1913 Webster] 2. A post against which a gate closes; called also {shutting post}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 13Hinge — Hinge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hinged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hinging}.] 1. To attach by, or furnish with, hinges. [1913 Webster] 2. To bend. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 14Hinged — Hinge Hinge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hinged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hinging}.] 1. To attach by, or furnish with, hinges. [1913 Webster] 2. To bend. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 15shutting post — Gatepost Gate post (g[=a]t p[=o]st ), n. 1. A post to which a gate is hung; called also {swinging post} or {hinging post}. [1913 Webster] 2. A post against which a gate closes; called also {shutting post}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 16swinging post — Gatepost Gate post (g[=a]t p[=o]st ), n. 1. A post to which a gate is hung; called also {swinging post} or {hinging post}. [1913 Webster] 2. A post against which a gate closes; called also {shutting post}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 17hinge — I. noun Etymology: Middle English heng; akin to Middle Dutch henge hook, Old English hangian to hang Date: 14th century 1. a. a jointed or flexible device on which a door, lid, or other swinging part turns b. a flexible ligamentous joint c. a… …

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  • 19Machine gun — [ thumb|200px|An illustration of later model 19th century Gatling gun. It was a multi barreled rotary machine gun fired via a manual crank, which mechanically loaded and primed cartridges from the hopper above the gun] : For other uses of the… …

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  • 20Politics of the Philippines — The political system in the Philippines takes place in an organized framework of a presidential, representative, and democratic republic whereby the president is both the head of state and the head of government within a pluriform multi party… …

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