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carry the distance travelled by a ball, etc., esp (in golf) the distance from where the ball is struck to where it first touches the ground carry [′kar·ē] (mathematics) An arithmetic operation that occurs in the course of addition when the sum of the digits in a given position equals or exceeds the base of the number system; a multiplemof the base is subtracted from this sum so that the remainder is less than the base, and the numbermis then added to the next-higher-order digit. 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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| Methinks thy shoulders are stout and broad; couldst thou not find it in thy heart to carry me across? They told how Abraham Lincoln, when he was postmaster of New Salem, used to carry the letters in his coon- skin cap and deliver them at sight; how in 1822 the mails were carried on horseback and not in stages, so as to have the quickest possible service; and how the news of Madison's election was three weeks in reaching the people of Kentucky. Through all these fatigues we at length came to Jubo, a kingdom of considerable extent, situated almost under the line, and tributary to the Portuguese, who carry on a trade here for ivory and other commodities. |
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