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  • 121mud cat — Bashaw Ba*shaw , n. [See {Pasha}.] 1. A Turkish title of honor, now written {pasha}. See {Pasha}. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: A magnate or grandee. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) A very large siluroid fish ({Leptops olivaris}) of the Mississippi… …

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  • 122pasha — Bashaw Ba*shaw , n. [See {Pasha}.] 1. A Turkish title of honor, now written {pasha}. See {Pasha}. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: A magnate or grandee. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) A very large siluroid fish ({Leptops olivaris}) of the Mississippi… …

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  • 123yellow cat — Bashaw Ba*shaw , n. [See {Pasha}.] 1. A Turkish title of honor, now written {pasha}. See {Pasha}. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: A magnate or grandee. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) A very large siluroid fish ({Leptops olivaris}) of the Mississippi… …

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  • 124don — I. transitive verb (donned; donning) Etymology: Middle English, contraction of do on Date: 14th century 1. to put on (an article of clothing) 2. to wrap oneself in ; take on 3a II. noun Etymology: Spanish, fr …

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  • 125Giulio Alberoni — (May 30, 1664 OS June 26 NS, 1752) was an Italian cardinal and statesman in the service of Philip V of Spain.Early yearsHe was born near Piacenza, probably at the village of Fiorenzuola d Arda in the Duchy of Parma.His father was a gardener, and… …

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  • 126Hammond organ — A close up of the Hammond L 100 organ, with the drawbars in the foreground The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company. While the Hammond organ was originally sold to… …

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  • 127House of Cards — Infobox Film name = House of Cards imdb id = 0098825 director = Paul Seed writer = Andrew Davies (writer)|Andrew Davies Michael Dobbs starring = Ian Richardson Susannah Harker David Lyon Diane Fletcher producer = Ken Riddington distributor = BBC… …

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  • 128Kingsley Amis — Infobox Writer name = Sir Kingsley Amis birthname = Kingsley William Amis birthdate = birth date|1922|4|16 birthplace = Clapham, South London, England deathdate = death date and age|1995|10|22|1922|4|16 deathplace = London, England occupation =… …

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