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  • 111pedal harp — ▪ musical instrument       musical instrument in which pedals control a mechanism raising the pitch of given strings by a semitone (single action) or by both a semitone and a whole tone (double action). The modern double action pedal harp, the… …

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  • 112pedal bin — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms pedal bin : singular pedal bin plural pedal bins British a container for rubbish with a lid that opens when you press a pedal with your foot …

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  • 113Pedal prix — The Australian International Pedal Prix is an annual event held in Murray Bridge, South Australia. The event exclusively features HPV s (human powered vehicles) in a 24 hour race around a closed circuit. Teams from around Australia and… …

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  • 114Pedal bone — The Pedal Bone, commonly known as the coffin bone (U.S.), is the bottomost bone in the equine leg and is encased by the hoof capsule. Also known as the distal phalange, third phalange, third phalanx, or P3, it is vulnerablehuh to injury and… …

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  • 115Pedal to the Metal — Infobox Album Name = Pedal to the Metal Type = Studio Artist = Impellitteri Released = Start date|2004|3|24 Recorded = Genre = Heavy metal Length = 40:26 Label = JVC Producer = Reviews = Last album = (2002) This album = Pedal to the Metal (2004)… …

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  • 116Pedal Release System — PRS steht für Pedal Release System oder auf deutsch „Auskuppelnde Pedale“. Diese Sicherheitseinrichtung, ursprünglich von der Firma Opel für den Astra entwickelt, funktioniert so, dass bei einem Frontalaufprall das Kupplungs, Brems und Gaspedal… …

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  • 117pedal free play — The distance a pedal moves until a slight resistance is felt. See clutch pedal free travel free pedal play …

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  • 118pedal board — noun or pedal clavier Etymology: pedal (I) : a pedal keyboard especially of a pipe organ …

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  • 119pedal steel — noun or pedal steel guitar : a box shaped musical instrument with legs that has usually 10 strings which are plucked with metal finger picks and of which the pitch may be adjusted either by sliding a steel bar along them or by using foot pedals… …

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  • 120pedal steel guitar — an oblong, floor mounted electrified guitar, usually having ten strings, fretted with a steel bar and producing a wailing sound that is modulated by use of a foot pedal. Also called pedal steel. [1965 70, Amer.] * * * …

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