strip+of+leather

  • 101whanging — hwæŋ /w n. whack, resounding blow (Slang); sound of blow (Slang); strip of leather v. whack, strike …

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  • 102whangs — hwæŋ /w n. whack, resounding blow (Slang); sound of blow (Slang); strip of leather v. whack, strike …

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  • 103bookmark — noun a strip of leather or card used to mark a place in a book. ↘Computing a record of the address of a file, Internet page, etc., enabling quick access by a user. verb Computing make a record of (the address of a file, Internet page, etc.) to… …

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  • 104rand — rand1 [rand, rant] noun 1》 the basic monetary unit of South Africa, equal to 100 cents. 2》 S. African a long rocky hillock. Origin sense 1 from the Rand, a goldfield district near Johannesburg; sense 2 from Afrik., lit. edge ; related to rand2.… …

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  • 105strop — strop1 noun a device, typically a strip of leather, for sharpening razors. verb (strops, stropping, stropped) sharpen on or with a strop. Origin ME (in the sense thong , also as a naut. term): prob. a W. Gmc adoption of L. stroppus thong . strop2 …

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  • 106thong — noun 1》 a narrow strip of leather or other material, used especially as a fastening or as the lash of a whip. 2》 a skimpy bathing garment or pair of knickers like a G string. 3》 N. Amer. & Austral. a light sandal or flip flop. Derivatives thonged …

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  • 107whip — noun 1》 a strip of leather or length of cord fastened to a handle, used for beating a person or urging on an animal. 2》 an official of a political party appointed to maintain parliamentary discipline among its members, especially so as to ensure… …

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  • 108thong — n. Strap, strip of leather, leathern string …

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  • 109backstay — I back•stay [[t]ˈbækˌsteɪ[/t]] n. navig. any of various shrouds that reinforce a ship s masts against forward pull • Etymology: 1620–30; back I+stay III II back•stay [[t]ˈbækˌsteɪ[/t]] n. 1) mac a supporting or checking piece in a mechanism 2)… …

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  • 110saddle — sad•dle [[t]ˈsæd l[/t]] n. v. dled, dling 1) a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal 2) trs a similar seat on a bicycle, tractor, etc 3) a part of a harness laid across the back of an animal and girded under the belly, to which… …

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