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  • 121Places, place names, and structures on Mar Lodge Estate — Mar Lodge Estate is the largest remnant of the ancient Earldom of Mar and is now owned by the National Trust forScotland .AllanaquoichA locality on the east bank of the Quoich Water close to its confluence with the River Dee see independent… …

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  • 122Firepan —    (Ex. 27:3; 38:3), one of the vessels of the temple service (rendered snuff dish Ex. 25:38; 37:23; and censer Lev. 10:1; 16:12). It was probably a metallic cinder basin used for the purpose of carrying live coal for burning incense, and of… …

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  • 123Queensferry —    QUEENSFERRY, a royal burgh and a parish, in the county of Linlithgow, 9 miles (E. by N.) from Linlithgow, and 9 (W. by N.) from Edinburgh; containing 721 inhabitants. This place, which is of great antiquity, appears, from the numerous remains… …

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  • 124vasectomy — va|sec|to|my [vəˈsektəmi] n plural vasectomies [U and C] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: vas deferens sperm carrying tube (16 21 centuries) (from Modern Latin, carrying away container ) + ectomy] a medical operation to cut the small tube through which… …

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  • 125Rape — Rape, n. [Akin to rap to snatch, but confused with L. rapere. See {Rap} to snatch.] 1. The act of seizing and carrying away by force; violent seizure; robbery. [1913 Webster] And ruined orphans of thy rapes complain. Sandys. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 126Sublation — Sub*la tion, n. [L. sublatio, fr. sublatus, used as p. p. of tollere to take away.] The act of taking or carrying away; removal. [R.] Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 127rape — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin rapa, rapum turnip, rape; akin to Old High German rāba turnip, rape, Lithuanian ropė Date: 14th century an Old World herb (Brassica napus) of the mustard family grown as a forage crop and for its… …

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  • 128History of India — This article is about the history of the Indian subcontinent prior to the partition of India in 1947. For the modern Republic of India, see History of the Republic of India. For Pakistan and Bangladesh, see History of Pakistan and History of… …

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