Tony Abell
December 17th, 2008, 10:14 PM
Find below 18 definitions of dotrel, one of which comes from a dictionary.
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1. A diagonal brace for a scaffold.
2. An insignificant amount.
3. A cruciform support truss.
4. A small pointed awl for pricking out designs on leather.
5. The pulpy residue left after the juice has been pressed from grapes,
apples, or other fruits.
6. Rope or tackle for hoisting and lowering sails.
7. A semi-direct belaying method using a multiple-point equalized anchor.
8. A sea bird of the gull family (Laridae), similar to the common herring gull
but having black wingtips and lateral tail feathers.
9. A device for measuring the depth to which a drill bit has penetrated into
wood or metal.
10. The upper felt on a detent for a standard piano key (orig. uncertain).
11. Condition of being very old.
12. Rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia.
13. Small flat bastion that protects fortification when being built.
14. The honeydipper, one of the extinct Hawaiian o'os.
15. An immature cone snail.
16. A gluten-free bread made with soya flour.
17. A right-angle carpentry joint employing both tongue-and-groove construction
and an internal triangular brace.
18. A rounded projection behind the breech of a muzzleloading cannon.
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1. A diagonal brace for a scaffold.
2. An insignificant amount.
3. A cruciform support truss.
4. A small pointed awl for pricking out designs on leather.
5. The pulpy residue left after the juice has been pressed from grapes,
apples, or other fruits.
6. Rope or tackle for hoisting and lowering sails.
7. A semi-direct belaying method using a multiple-point equalized anchor.
8. A sea bird of the gull family (Laridae), similar to the common herring gull
but having black wingtips and lateral tail feathers.
9. A device for measuring the depth to which a drill bit has penetrated into
wood or metal.
10. The upper felt on a detent for a standard piano key (orig. uncertain).
11. Condition of being very old.
12. Rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia.
13. Small flat bastion that protects fortification when being built.
14. The honeydipper, one of the extinct Hawaiian o'os.
15. An immature cone snail.
16. A gluten-free bread made with soya flour.
17. A right-angle carpentry joint employing both tongue-and-groove construction
and an internal triangular brace.
18. A rounded projection behind the breech of a muzzleloading cannon.