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stab

[stab]
(engineering)
In a drilling operation, to insert the threaded end of a pipe joint into the collar of the joint already placed in the hole and to rotate it slowly to engage the threads before screwing up.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

stab

To roughen a surface of a brick wall with light blows of a pointed tool to provide a hold for plasterwork.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

STAB

(language)
A descendent of BCPL.
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Jack Walton was sentenced at Stoke-on-Trent crown court for stabbing another man at a house party
Teen says 'you mess with me - you get stabbed' after knifing man with 14-inch blade; Jack Walton stabbed his victim after trying to knife his friend at a house party in Tunstall, a court heard
Scotland Yard officers are urgently trying to trace the single male suspect following four stabbings in the Edmonton area.
Attacker behind stabbings 'chose people out alone'
But areas in west Birmingham - Ladywood and Edgbaston - were revealed as the worst locations for stabbings in general, with a huge total of 298 knife attacks in just one year.
60 knife crimes a week in the West Midlands
EAST BIRMINGHAM In the space of just 12 months, east Birmingham saw a total of 172 knife crimes including five fatal stabbings, 47 serious knife attacks and 119 'slight' stabbings.
60 knife crimes every week across the region; KILLINGS, ATTACKS AND THREATS REVEALED IN DISTURBING NEW FIGURES FOR THE LAST YEAR
A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said the stabbing took place in the vicinity of Fieldhouse Road just off Leeds Road.
Teenager hurt in stabbing; RESIDENTS' SHOCK AFTER INCIDENT NEAR DIXON'S ICES
He said:"It looked as if he was telling his friend something and made two stabbing motions.
Craig murder trial is told of man making stabbing motions
Part of Avonlea Road has been sealed off by Greater Manchester Police while they investigate the stabbing.
Victim in hospital after stab attack
Police have apprehended a local man in his early 30s suspected of stabbing the child.
9-Year-Old Stabbed While Waiting for School Bus in Beer Sheva
During questioning at the Public Prosecution yesterday, he admitted stabbing his father, aged 59, in the chest and back with a knife.
Man admits stabbing dad to death
Moscow (Russia),Aug 19 ( ANI ): The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on Saturday has purported responsibility for a stabbing attack in Russia, that has left two people in serious condition, reports ISIL's news agency Amaq.
Siberian Stabbing: ISIS claims responsibility
The 35-year-old man suspected of stabbing Pehlivan was arrested in Nicosia a couple of hours later.
Woman stabbed to death in north (updated)
A police official and two civilians were killed while another was wounded in stabbing incidents at the town plaza of Calinog, Iloilo, on Saturday night, the eve of the town's annual festival.
Iloilo town deputy police chief, 2 others stabbed dead
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