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  • 21squib — 1. noun /skwɪb/ a) A small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode. English Navy squibs set fire to two dozen enemy ships in a Dutch harbor during the 16th century battle against the Spanish Armada. b) A similar device used… …

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  • 22Squib — En el mundo de ficción de los libros de Harry Potter, es cosiderado un squib una persona no magica que nace de padres Magos. Es lo contrario a un Mago nacido de padres Muggles, sólo que los Squibs son casos muy poco comunes. Suelen sufrir mucho… …

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  • 23squib — noun (C) 1 a small exploding firework 2 literary a short amusing piece of writing that attacks someone see also: damp squib damp 1 (2) …

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  • 24squib — piropatronas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Žadinamoji priemonė raketinio variklio kurui uždegti. T. p. naudojamas lėktuvo katapultos parako užtaisui ir įvairių pagalbinių mechanizmų užtaisams uždegti, kaip signalinė priemonė. Piropatronas… …

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  • 25squib —    In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, applied to a man considered to be insignificant. In modern use, used by some British children as an instant nickname for a very small child. In the latter sense it probably derives from the dialectal …

    A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • 26Squib Feeling Blue — (jap. かんしゃく玉のゆううつ Kanshaku dama no Yūtsu) ist ein Manga der japanischen Zeichnerin Arina Tanemura, der aus vier Kurzgeschichten besteht. Die Kurzgeschichten sind Anfangswerke der Autorin und erschienen alle Ende der 1990er im japanischen Manga… …

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  • 27Squib (explosive) — A typical Chinese Squib A squib is a miniature explosive device used in a wide range of industries, from special effects to military applications. It resembles a tiny stick of dynamite, both in appearance and construction, although with… …

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  • 28Squib (weblog) — Infobox programming language name = Squib year = 2005 designer = Matt Mower developer = Matt Mower latest release version = 0.5 latest release date = 2006 implementations = Ruby influenced by = Ruby (programming language) operating system = Cross …

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  • 29Squib kick — A Squib kick is a term used in American football meaning a short, low, line drive kickoff that usually bounces around on the ground before it can be picked up by a member of the receiving team. The ball is kicked so short that it forces the… …

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  • 30Squib load — A squib load, also known as a squib round, pop and no kick, or just a squib, is a firearms malfunction in which a fired projectile does not have enough force behind it to exit the barrel, and thus becomes stuck. This type of malfunction can be… …

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