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An article of dress, of cloth, leather, or other stuff, worn
on the fore part of the body, to keep the clothes clean, to defend them
from injury, or as a covering. It is commonly tied at the waist by
strings. |
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Something which by its shape or use suggests an apron; |
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The fat skin covering the belly of a goose or duck. |
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A piece of leather, or other material, to be spread before a
person riding on an outside seat of a vehicle, to defend him from the
rain, snow, or dust; a boot. |
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A leaden plate that covers the vent of a cannon. |
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A piece of carved timber, just above the foremost end of the
keel. |
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A platform, or flooring of plank, at the entrance of a dock,
against which the dock gates are shut. |
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A flooring of plank before a dam to cause the water to make
a gradual descent. |
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The piece that holds the cutting tool of a planer. |
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A strip of lead which leads the drip of a wall into a
gutter; a flashing. |
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The infolded abdomen of a crab. |
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