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  • 61tonnage — noun Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from Anglo French, from tonne tun; in other senses, from 1ton more at tunnel Date: 15th century 1. a duty formerly levied on every tun of wine imported into England 2. a. a duty or impost on… …

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  • 62towering — adjective Date: 1592 1. impressively high or great ; imposing < towering pines > 2. reaching a high point of intensity ; overwhelming < a towering rage > 3. going beyond proper bounds ; excessive …

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  • 63visiting fireman — noun Date: 1926 a usually important or influential visitor whom it is desirable or expedient to entertain impressively …

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  • 64bulk — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, heap, bulk, from Old Norse bulki cargo Date: 15th century 1. a. spatial dimension ; magnitude b. material that forms a mass in the intestine; especially fiber 1d 2. a. body …

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  • 65hulk — I. noun Etymology: Middle English hulke, from Old English hulc, probably from Medieval Latin holcas, from Greek holkas, from helkein to pull more at sulcus Date: before 12th century 1. a. a heavy clumsy ship b. (1) the body of an old ship unfit&#8230; …

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  • 66loom — I. noun Etymology: Middle English lome tool, loom, from Old English gelōma tool; akin to Middle Dutch allame tool Date: 15th century a frame or machine for interlacing at right angles two or more sets of threads or yarns to form a cloth II.&#8230; …

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  • 67nail — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nægl; akin to Old High German nagal nail, fingernail, Latin unguis fingernail, toenail, claw, Greek onyx Date: before 12th century 1. a. a horny sheath protecting the upper end of each finger&#8230; …

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  • 68sink — I. verb (sank or sunk; sunk; sinking) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sincan; akin to Old High German sinkan to sink Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to go to the bottom ; submerge …

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  • 69thumping — I. adjective Etymology: thumping, present participle of 1thump Date: 1576 impressively large, great, or excellent < a thumping majority > • thumpingly adverb II. adverb Date: 1835 very …

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  • 70Amr Diab — Infobox Musical artist Name = Amr Diab Background = solo singer Birth name = Amr Abdel Basset Abdel Azeez Alias = Born = birth date and age|1961|10|11 Died = Origin = Port Said, Sharqia, Egypt Instrument = Voice type = Genre = Egyptian Music,&#8230; …

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