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shoulder 1. the part of the vertebrate body where the arm or a corresponding forelimb joins the trunk: the pectoral girdle and associated structures 2. the joint at the junction of the forelimb with the pectoral girdle 3. the strip of unpaved land that borders a road 4. Engineering a substantial projection or abrupt change in shape or diameter designed to withstand thrust 5. Photog the portion of the characteristic curve of a photographic material indicating the maximum density that can be produced on the material 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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Therefore, O children of the earthquake and the storm, let us stand shoulder to shoulder, heart to heart, and pocket to pocket It has also been asserted that the stripe on each shoulder is sometimes double. Perched on the copper man's shoulder sat a yellow hen, with fluffy feathers and a pearl necklace around her throat. |
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