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  • 111Botched — Botch Botch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Botched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Botching}.] [See {Botch}, n.] 1. To mark with, or as with, botches. [1913 Webster] Young Hylas, botched with stains. Garth. [1913 Webster] 2. To repair; to mend; esp. to patch in a… …

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  • 112Botching — Botch Botch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Botched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Botching}.] [See {Botch}, n.] 1. To mark with, or as with, botches. [1913 Webster] Young Hylas, botched with stains. Garth. [1913 Webster] 2. To repair; to mend; esp. to patch in a… …

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  • 113Bungle — Bun gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bungled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bungling}.] [Prob. a diminutive from, akin to bang; cf. Prov. G. bungen to beat, bang, OSw. bunga. See {Bang}.] To act or work in a clumsy, awkward manner. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 114Bungled — Bungle Bun gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bungled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bungling}.] [Prob. a diminutive from, akin to bang; cf. Prov. G. bungen to beat, bang, OSw. bunga. See {Bang}.] To act or work in a clumsy, awkward manner. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 115bungle — verb (bungled; bungling) Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic banga to hammer Date: 1549 intransitive verb to act or work clumsily and awkwardly transitive verb mishandle, botch …

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  • 116foozle — I. noun Date: 1890 an act of foozling; especially a bungling golf stroke II. transitive verb (foozled; foozling) Etymology: perhaps from German dialect fuseln to work carelessly Date: 1888 to manage or play awkwardly ; bungle …

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  • 117Detective fiction — Detective story redirects here. For other uses, see Detective Story. Detective fiction is a sub genre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator (often a detective), either professional or amateur, investigates a crime, often… …

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  • 118Maze (HM Prison) — Her Majesty s Prison Maze Location Maze, County Down, Northern Ireland Status Partly demolished Security class …

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  • 119Bow Street Runners — The Bow Street Runners have been called London s first professional police force. They were founded in 1749 by the author Henry Fielding and originally numbered just eight.Similar to the unofficial thief takers (men who would solve petty crime… …

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  • 120Alexei Panshin — Alexei Adams Panshin (born August 14, 1940) is an American author and science fiction (SF) critic. He has written several critical works and several novels, including the 1968 Nebula Award winning novel Rite of Passage .Panshin is also noted for… …

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