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  • 41The Death Merchant — is the title and lead character of a series of men s action adventure books written by Joseph Rosenberger. Richard Joseph Camellion, as described in the books is a master of disguise, the martial arts and wet work. Cynical and lethal in equal… …

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  • 42Death Merchant — The Death Merchant is the title and lead character of a series of men s action adventure books written by Joseph R. Rosenberger. Richard Joseph Camellion, as described in the books is a master of disguise, the martial arts and wet work. Cynical… …

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  • 43hamstring — (v.) 1640s, to disable, render useless, a figurative verbal extension from the noun hamstring tendon at the back of the knee (1560s), from ham bend of the knee (see HAM (Cf. ham) (1)) + STRING (Cf. string). Cutting this would render a person or… …

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  • 44bugger — /ˈbʌgə / (say buguh) noun 1. (taboo) someone who practises bestiality or sodomy. 2. Colloquial (humorous) a person: come on, you old bugger. 3. Colloquial a contemptible person. 4. Colloquial a nuisance, a difficulty; something unpleasant or… …

  • 45out — /aʊt / (say owt) adverb 1. forth from, away from, or not in a place, position, state, etc.: out of order. 2. away from one s home, country, etc.: *Down by the store a camel train was just setting out loaded with the quarterly supplies of a… …

  • 46Cass — (k[a^]s), v. t. [F. casser, LL. cassare, fr. L. cassus empty, hollow, and perhaps influenced by L. quassare to shake, shatter, v. intens. of quatere to shake. Cf. {Cashier}, v. t., {Quash}, {Cask}.] To render useless or void; to quash; to annul;… …

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  • 47Dismantle — Dis*man tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dismantled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dismantling}.] [F. d[ e]manteler, OF. desmanteler; pref: des (L. dis ) + manteler to cover with a cloak, defend, fr. mantel, F. manteau, cloak. See {Mantle}.] 1. To strip or deprive… …

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  • 48Dismantled — Dismantle Dis*man tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dismantled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dismantling}.] [F. d[ e]manteler, OF. desmanteler; pref: des (L. dis ) + manteler to cover with a cloak, defend, fr. mantel, F. manteau, cloak. See {Mantle}.] 1. To strip… …

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  • 49Dismantling — Dismantle Dis*man tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dismantled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dismantling}.] [F. d[ e]manteler, OF. desmanteler; pref: des (L. dis ) + manteler to cover with a cloak, defend, fr. mantel, F. manteau, cloak. See {Mantle}.] 1. To strip… …

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  • 50Dismount — Dis*mount , v. t. 1. To throw or bring down from an elevation, place of honor and authority, or the like. [1913 Webster] Dismounted from his authority. Barrow. [1913 Webster] 2. To throw or remove from a horse; to unhorse; as, the soldier… …

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