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  • 101zag — [[t]zæg[/t]] v. i. zagged, zag•ging to move in one of the two directions followed in a zigzag course • Etymology: 1785–95 …

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  • 102dogleg fence — /dɒglɛg ˈfɛns/ (say dogleg fens) noun 1. a fence in which the top rail rests on crossed timber supports or on uprights with V shaped notches cut into their tops. 2. a single fence consisting of logs interlaced on a zigzag course …

  • 103weave — English has two distinct verbs weave, but they have grown to resemble each other closely over the centuries. Weave ‘make cloth’ [OE] goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *weben, which also produced German weben, Dutch weven, Swedish väva, and… …

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  • 104switchback — ☆ switchback [swich′bak΄ ] n. 1. a road or railroad following a zigzag course up a steep grade 2. Brit. ROLLER COASTER …

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  • 105slalom — n. 1 a ski race down a zigzag course defined by artificial obstacles. 2 an obstacle race in canoes or cars or on skateboards or water skis. Etymology: Norw., lit. sloping track …

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  • 106treble bob — noun : one of the chief methods of change ringing in which the treble has a uniform but zigzag course and all the bells dodge see change ringing illustration …

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  • 107bricolage — ˌbrēkōˈläzh, ˌbri noun ( s) Etymology: French, from bricoler to do odd jobs, make or fix in a haphazard fashion, from Middle French, to rebound, move in a zigzag course, from bricole catapult more at bricole : construction (as of a sculpture or a …

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  • 108car|a|cole — «KAR uh kohl», noun, verb, coled, col|ing. –n. 1. a half turn to the right or left, made by a horse and rider. 2. one of the turns made by a horse in prancing on a zigzag course. –v.i. to move in a series of half turns; prance from side to side:… …

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  • 109tack — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. thumbtack, carpet tack, etc.; nail; change of course, yaw, veer; route, course, path; food, fare. v. change course or direction; yaw; zigzag; baste. See connection, direction, deviation. II (Roget s… …

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  • 110literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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