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gather [′gathยทər] (graphic arts) In bookbinding, to arrange in sequence the folded sheets or signatures of a book. (mining engineering) To assemble loaded cars from several production points and deliver them to main haulage for transport to the surface or pit bottom. To drive a heading through disturbed or faulty ground so as to meet the seam of coal at a convenient level or point on the opposite side. 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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A RATTLESNAKE came home to his brood and said: "My children, gather about and receive your father's last blessing, and see how a Christian dies. If the woman would only leave her work for an instant he could drop down, gather up a handful, and be back in the tree again before she drew three breaths. I gather the larkspur Over the hillside, Blown mid the chaos Of boulder and bellbine; Hating the tyrant Who made me an outcast, Who of his leisure Now spares me no moment: Drinking the mountain spring, Shading at noon-day Under the cypress My limbs from the sun glare. |
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