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  • 31Francis Grose (British Army officer) — Francis Grose Grose as a captain Born 1758 Died …

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  • 32Nutley, East Sussex — This article is about the village of Nutley in East Sussex. For the township in Essex County, New Jersey, see Nutley, New Jersey. Coordinates: 51°01′57″N 0°03′18″E / 51.03238°N 0 …

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  • 33douanier — dwȧnyā noun (plural douaniers ā(z)) Etymology: French, from Middle French, from douane : a customs officer * * * /dwann nyay /, n., pl. douaniers …

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  • 34water bailiff — noun Etymology: Middle English 1. obsolete : an English customs officer required to search ships 2. : any of various former British officials having specified jurisdiction over the water: as a. : an official superseded in 1771 having jurisdiction …

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  • 35water — n. & v. n. 1 a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. Usage: Chem. formula: H2O 2 a liquid consisting chiefly of this and found in seas, lakes, and rivers, in rain, and in secretions of organisms. 3 an… …

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  • 36Selsey — Coordinates: 50°44′06″N 0°47′23″W / 50.73502°N 0.78977°W / 50.73502; 0.78977 …

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  • 37shark — 1) a member of the Selachimorpha or Selachii, a group of fishes with over 400 species world wide mostly in warmer marine waters 2) a name for fish unrelated to true sharks, e.g. Epalzeorhynchos bicolor, the red tailed black shark, a cyprinid… …

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  • 38Palnackie —    PALNACKIE, a village and sea port, in the parish of Buittle, stewartry of Kirkcudbright, 6 miles (S. E.) from Castle Douglas; containing 200 inhabitants. This place is situated on the river Urr, which is navigable from its influx into the… …

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  • 39Le Douainier — (French The Custom House Officer) nickname of Henri Rousseau the primitive painter …

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  • 40surveyor — n. 1. Overseer, superintendent, supervisor. 2. Inspector. 3. Land measurer. 4. (Customs.) Gauger, custom house officer …

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