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  • 111mouth|piece — «MOWTH PEES», noun. 1. the part of a musical instrument, such as a pipe, horn, or the like, or of a telephone or a tobacco pipe, that is placed in or against a person s mouth. 2. a) the part of a bit or harness of a horse that is held in the… …

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  • 112To hit the nail on the head — Nail Nail (n[=a]l), n. [AS. n[ae]gel, akin to D. nagel, OS. & OHG. nagal, G. nagel, Icel. nagl, nail (in sense 1), nagli nail (in sense 3), Sw. nagel nail (in senses 1 and 3), Dan. nagle, Goth. ganagljan to nail, Lith. nagas nail (in sense 1),… …

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  • 113Turk's head — Turk Turk, n. [Per. Turk; probably of Tartar origin: cf. F. Turc.] 1. A member of any of numerous Tartar tribes of Central Asia, etc.; esp., one of the dominant race in Turkey. [1913 Webster] 2. A native or inhabitant of Turkey. [1913 Webster] 3 …

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  • 114Turk's-head — n. 1. (Naut.) A knot of turbanlike form worked on a rope with a piece of small line. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. (a) The melon cactus. [West Indies] (b) Any of several species of {Echinocactus}. [California] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. A long handled …

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  • 115Sorry, I've Got No Head — Articleissues colloquial = September 2008 in universe = September 2008 or = September 2008 unreferenced = September 2008Sorry, I ve Got No Head is a BBC children s comedy sketch show. The same cast constantly reappears as different characters.… …

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  • 116Eddie the Head — Eddie, cuyo nombre completo es Eddie the Head o Edward the Head es la mascota de la banda británica de heavy metal Iron Maiden. Es un personaje de forma antropomórfica que aparece en todas las portadas de los diferentes álbumes de la banda, así… …

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  • 117Beachy Head — [Beachy Head] a high piece of land with steep white cliffs that sticks out into the sea on the south coast of England, between Eastbourne and ↑Brighton …

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  • 118bonnet piece — noun : a Scottish gold coin issued 1539 40 by James V that represented him wearing a bonnet * * * bonnet piece, a gold coin issued by James V of Scotland, so called from the representation of a Scottish bonnet on the king s head …

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  • 119Dead head — Dead Dead (d[e^]d), a. [OE. ded, dead, deed, AS. de[ a]d; akin to OS. d[=o]d, D. dood, G. todt, tot, Icel. dau[eth]r, Sw. & Dan. d[ o]d, Goth. daubs; prop. p. p. of an old verb meaning to die. See {Die}, and cf. {Death}.] 1. Deprived of life;… …

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  • 120Mop head — Mop Mop, n. [CF. W. mop, mopa, Ir. moipal, Gael. moibeal, moibean; or OF. mappe a napkin (see {Map}, {Napkin}).] 1. An implement for washing floors, or the like, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a… …

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