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  • 1hard-handed — a. 1. Hard fisted, horny handed, stout handed. 2. Severe, rigorous, high handed, oppressive …

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  • 2Two-handed — Two hand ed, a. 1. Having two hands; often used as an epithet equivalent to large, stout, strong, or powerful. Two handed sway. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Used with both hands; as, a two handed sword. [1913 Webster] That two handed engine [the… …

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  • 3two-handed — adjective Date: 15th century 1. used with both hands < a two handed sword > 2. requiring two persons < a two handed saw > 3. archaic stout, strong 4. a. having two hands b. efficient with eith …

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  • 4Lillibullero — is a march that sets the words of a satirical ballad generally said to be by Lord Thomas Wharton to music attributed to Henry Purcell. Although Purcell published Lillibullero in his compilation Music s Handmaid of 1689 as a new Irish tune , it is …

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  • 5hand tool — any tool or implement designed for manual operation. * * * Introduction  any of the implements used by craftsmen in manual operations, such as chopping, chiseling, sawing, filing, or forging. Complementary tools, often needed as auxiliaries to&#8230; …

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  • 6Nero Wolfe supporting characters — Nero Wolfe stories are populated by a cast of supporting characters who help sustain the sense that each story takes place in familiar surroundings. Contents 1 Household 1.1 Fritz Brenner 1.2 Theodore Horstmann 2 …

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  • 7New York Yankees — Yankees redirects here. For other uses, see Yankee (disambiguation). For other uses, see New York Yankees (disambiguation). New York Yankees …

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  • 8The Silent Speaker — infobox Book | name = The Silent Speaker title orig = translator = author = Rex Stout cover artist = Robert Hallock country = United States language = English series = Nero Wolfe genre = Detective fiction publisher = Viking Press release date =&#8230; …

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  • 9Club (weapon) — Baton A club (also known as cudgel, baton, truncheon, nightstick or bludgeon) is among the simplest of all weapons. A club is essentially a short staff, or stick, usually made of wood, and wielded as a weapon since prehistoric times. Most clubs&#8230; …

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  • 101926 World Series — Infobox World Series Expanded caption = Babe Ruth registers the last out of the 1926 World Series as he is called out on an attempt to steal second base. year = 1926 champion = St. Louis Cardinals (4) champion manager = Rogers Hornsby (player&#8230; …

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