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spoon 1. an angling lure for spinning or trolling, consisting of a bright piece of metal which swivels on a trace to which are attached a hook or hooks 2. Golf a former name for a No. 3 wood 3. Rowing a type of oar blade that is curved at the edges and tip to gain a firm grip on the water spoon [spün] (design engineering) A slender rod with a cup-shaped projection at right angles to the rod, used for scraping drillings out of a borehole. (mining engineering) An instrument in which earth or pulp may be delicately tested by washing to detect gold or amalgam. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| For those like Spooner looking for property close to their boat, the community of Sandalwood at Carrabelle is offering 44 lots, each with its own deepwater slip on Timber Island, just across the river from downtown Carrabelle. Lysander Spooner wrote in "Vices are not Crimes" that "Vices are those acts by which a man harms himself or his property. Though Colaiaco places the most emphasis on Smith, a founding member of the abolitionist Liberty Party and a wealthy New York landowner whose patronage was crucial for many anti-slavery ventures, including The North Star, Spooner (1808-1887) also deserves special attention. |
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