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whittle Brit dialect a knife, esp a large one Whittle Sir Frank. 1907--96, English engineer, who invented the jet engine for aircraft; flew first British jet aircraft (1941) 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 ongoing security paranoia has whittled away any last vestiges of gloss from modern air travel, but Dalaman is a dignified attempt to make amends. Japan had a commanding 6-1 lead after five innings but it was whittled away to just one in the eighth. In a time of federal budget deficits, and with Superfund's core funding stream whittled away to $28 million, accelerated cleanup seems too good to be true. |
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