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hitch [hich] (geology) A fault of strata common in coal measures, accompanied by displacement. A minor dislocation of a vein or stratum not exceeding in extent the thickness of the vein or stratum. (mining engineering) A step cut in the rock face to hold timber support in an underground working. A hole cut in side rock solid enough to hold the cap of a set of timbers, permitting the leg to be dispensed with. 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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| The price is right at the Wal-Mart of wedding chapels in Van Nuys, where a couple of the retailer's own employees got hitched Friday for the everyday low price of $108 - $70 for the marriage license and $38 for the ceremony. On the other hand, Eichten notes, the large mass of the new particle closely matches that expected if two quark-antiquark D-mesons got hitched. Foss and Knarbakk got hitched in a ceremony at the Norwegian embassy in Stockholm but declined to make a public fuss over it. |
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