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  • 1Monkey wheel — Monkey Mon key, n.; pl. {Monkeys}. [Cf. OIt. monicchio, It. monnino, dim. of monna an ape, also dame, mistress, contr. fr. madonna. See {Madonna}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) In the most general sense, any one of the Quadrumana, including apes, baboons,… …

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  • 2caster — n. 1. Thrower, hurler. 2. Calculator, computer. 3. Founder, moulder. 4. Cruet, cruse, phial. 5. Cruet frame, cruet stand. [In this sense, usually in pl., casters.] 6. Castor, small wheel or swivel (on which furniture is rolled) …

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  • 3castor — n. 1. Caster, small wheel or swivel (on which furniture is rolled). 2. (Med.) Castoreum …

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  • 4Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan — Infobox Automobile name = Dodge Caravan manufacturer = Dodge parent company = Chrysler Corporation (1984 1998) DaimlerChrysler (1998 2007) Chrysler LLC (2008 present) class = Minivan production = 1984 present successor = Dodge Journey (for… …

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  • 5military technology — Introduction       range of weapons, equipment, structures, and vehicles used specifically for the purpose of fighting. It includes the knowledge required to construct such technology, to employ it in combat, and to repair and replenish it.… …

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  • 6truck — I. verb Etymology: Middle English trukken, from Anglo French *truker, *troker, from Vulgar Latin *troccare, probably of imitative origin Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to give in exchange ; swap 2. to barter or dispose of by barter… …

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  • 7caster — casterless, adj. /kas teuhr, kah steuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that casts. 2. a small wheel on a swivel, set under a piece of furniture, a machine, etc., to facilitate moving it. 3. a bottle or cruet for holding a condiment. 4. a stand… …

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  • 8Sutton Hoo — restored). Although based on helmets of the spangenhelm type, the immediate comparisons are with contemporary Vendel Age helmets from eastern Sweden.] Sutton Hoo near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, is the site of two Anglo Saxon cemeteries of the… …

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  • 9Caster — Cast er, n. 1. One who casts; as, caster of stones, etc.; a caster of cannon; a caster of accounts. [1913 Webster] 2. A vial, cruet, or other small vessel, used to contain condiments at the table; as, a set of casters. [1913 Webster] 3. A stand… …

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  • 10caster — cast•er [[t]ˈkæs tər, ˈkɑ stər[/t]] n. 1) a person or thing that casts 2) a small wheel on a swivel, set under a piece of furniture, a machine, etc., to facilitate moving it 3) a bottle or cruet for holding a condiment 4) a stand for such bottles …

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