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  • 121Scuttle cask — Scuttle Scut tle (sk[u^]t t l), n. [OF. escoutille, F. [ e]scoutille, cf. Sp. escotilla; probably akin to Sp. escotar to cut a thing so as to make it fit, to hollow a garment about the neck, perhaps originally, to cut a bosom shaped piece out,… …

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  • 122Interatrial septum — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 138 GrayPage = 530 Caption = Interior of right side of heart. (labeled at right, as atrial septum ) Caption2 = Interior of dorsal half of heart of human embryo of about thirty five days.… …

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  • 123Choana — Infobox Anatomy Name = Choana Latin = GraySubject = 47 GrayPage = 196 Caption = Base of skull. Inferior surface. (Choana is labeled in gray recess approximately 1/3 of the way from the top, at center.) Caption2 = Dissection of the muscles of the… …

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  • 124Hang (musical instrument) — Hang (2nd generation 2007) 53 cm in diameter and 24 cm high. A Hang (pronounced [haŋ], with vowel sound between those of the words hot and hungry) is a musical instrument in the idiophone class created by PANArt in Switzerland.[1] The Hang is… …

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  • 125History of timekeeping devices — For thousands of years, devices have been used to measure and keep track of time. The current sexagesimal system of time measurement dates to approximately 2000 BC, in Sumer. The Ancient Egyptians divided the day into two 12 hour periods, and… …

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  • 126Woodturning — is a form of woodworking that is used to create wooden objects on a lathe. Woodturning differs from most other forms of woodworking in that the wood is moving while a (relatively) stationary tool is used to cut and shape it. Many intricate shapes …

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  • 127peep — peep1 /peep/, v.i. 1. to look through a small opening or from a concealed location. 2. to look slyly, pryingly, or furtively. 3. to look curiously or playfully. 4. to come partially into view; begin to appear: the first crocuses peeping through… …

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  • 128Shutter (photography) — The 1911 Cyclopedia of Photography divides shutters into roller blind and diaphragm types, corresponding roughly to the modern focal plane and leaf types. In photography, a shutter is a device that allows light to pass for a determined period of… …

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