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... covering plates of iron , or the inner surfaces of iron or copper vessels , etc. , with a coating of tin ; the layer or coat- ing thus put on ; the canning of meat , fruit , etc. TINNED , pp . tind , covered with tin ; preserved in a ...
... covering plates of iron , or the inner surfaces of iron or copper vessels , etc. , with a coating of tin ; the layer or coat- ing thus put on ; the canning of meat , fruit , etc. TINNED , pp . tind , covered with tin ; preserved in a ...
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... covered with grease , called the ' tin - pot . ' They pass from this to another ves- sel , with two compartments , called the wash - pot , ' both of which contain melted tin of the purest quality , and , like the last , covered with ...
... covered with grease , called the ' tin - pot . ' They pass from this to another ves- sel , with two compartments , called the wash - pot , ' both of which contain melted tin of the purest quality , and , like the last , covered with ...
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... covered . TIP - CAT , n . game in which a small piece of wood tapering to a point at each end , and called a cat , is made to rebound from the ground by being struck on the tip with a stick . TIPSTAFF , n . a staff tipped with metal ...
... covered . TIP - CAT , n . game in which a small piece of wood tapering to a point at each end , and called a cat , is made to rebound from the ground by being struck on the tip with a stick . TIPSTAFF , n . a staff tipped with metal ...
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... covering of fur or cloth for the neck and shoulder . TIPPLE , v . tip'pl [ Bav . zipfel , a corner of anything , a small portion : prov . Eng . tip , a draught of liquor : Low Ger . tippl , a dot , a fine drop : Norw . tipla , to drip ...
... covering of fur or cloth for the neck and shoulder . TIPPLE , v . tip'pl [ Bav . zipfel , a corner of anything , a small portion : prov . Eng . tip , a draught of liquor : Low Ger . tippl , a dot , a fine drop : Norw . tipla , to drip ...
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... covered galleries of singular construc- tion in the body of the wall , on the e . and the s . sides , the roof being formed by sloping the courses of masonry on each side of the passage at an angle to each other . of the galleries has ...
... covered galleries of singular construc- tion in the body of the wall , on the e . and the s . sides , the roof being formed by sloping the courses of masonry on each side of the passage at an angle to each other . of the galleries has ...
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