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  • 71Companion weapon — Twin swords, made to fit in one scabbard. One of the swords is used offensively, and that other as main gauche The term companion weapon is used in historical European martial arts to refer to an item used in conjunction with the larger weapon in …

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  • 72Companion (caregiving) — In health care and caregiving, a companion, sitter, or private duty may be a nursing assistant or similar professional who is hired to work with one patient (or occasionally two). Companions may be hired to work in a variety of settings,… …

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  • 73companion tranche — A specific tier or segment of REMIC security. A REMIC tranche that is structured to absorb a disproportionate amount of the volatility caused by variations in the prepayments of the underlying collateral. Companion tranches are created to be more …

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  • 74Companion hatch — Hatch Hatch, n. [OE. hacche, AS. h[ae]c, cf. haca the bar of a door, D. hek gate, Sw. h[ a]ck coop, rack, Dan. hekke manger, rack. Prob. akin to E. hook, and first used of something made of pieces fastened together. Cf. {Heck}, {Hack} a frame.] 1 …

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  • 75Companion to British History — The Companion to British History (ISBN 978 0 9560983 0 6) is a single volume encyclopaedic reference work bigger than a foundation stone, longer than the Bible (Daily Telegraph) written by the sole hand of Charles Arnold Baker and originally… …

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  • 76Companion Cube — Portal Entwickler: Valve Software Verleger …

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  • 77Companion Animal Parasite Council — The Companion Animal Parasite Council (also commonly referred to as CAPC, pronounced Cap C , is a non profit organization (501c3) composed of practicing veterinarians, academic veterinary parasitologists, veterinary technicians, state public… …

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  • 78companion bonds — A class of a collateralized mortgage obligation ( CMO) whose principal is paid off first when the underlying mortgages are prepaid due to falling interest rates. When interest rates rise, there will be lower prepayments of the principal;… …

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  • 79companion star — compan′ion star n. astron. companion I, 7) • Etymology: 1775–85 …

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  • 80companion animal — /kəmˈpænjən ˌænəməl/ (say kuhm panyuhn .anuhmuhl) noun a domestic animal, as a cat, dog, etc., kept primarily for companionship. Also, animal companion. Usage: This term was introduced in the 1980s as an alternative to the term pet, which was… …