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Squash

a stroke in which the ball is hit on to one of the side walls before hitting the front wall

boast

[bōst]

(engineering)

To shape stone or curve furniture roughly in preparation for finer work later on.

To finish the face of a building stone by cutting a series of parallel grooves.

boast

To dress or shape stone roughly, usually with a broad chisel.

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I come to this issue with a strong pro-life and pro-family record," boasted Hatch.

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Remixes, boasted to friends that she was "terrific in bed".

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SANTA CLARITA - The new Bank of Santa Clarita boasted a 100 percent increase in deposits in the first quarter compared with the same period a year ago, when the bank opened.

Santa Clarita Bank also boasted the addition in March of experienced bankers from the area, Joni Nelson, Judy Murray and Ida Julianna.

BANK DOUBLES DEPOSITS

Last month alone, the company boasted exports of 302 units of machine tools worth $21 million to Europe and the United States.

Daewoo Heavy Industries Starts New Life

College of the Canyons football coach Chuck Lyon has boasted about the depth on his roster this season and how his team can beat opponents several ways.

FOOTBALL: COC TO FACE TEST AGAINST COMPTON

The reign of Queen Elizabeth, of course, boasted enough duplicity, lust and beheadings for a century of British history.

THE TRIBULATIONS OF ENGLAND'S ELIZABETH

ABC: In its five-minute introductory clip alone, ``Bob Patterson,'' starring Jason Alexander as a neurotic motivational speaker, boasted more solid laughs than many sitcoms manage in an entire season.