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  • 41To scratch a ticket — Scratch Scratch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scratched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scratching}.] [OE. cracchen (perhaps influenced by OE. scratten to scratch); cf. OHG. chrazz[=o]n, G. kratzen, OD. kratsen, kretsen, D. krassen, Sw. kratsa to scrape, kratta to… …

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  • 42abrade — verb (abraded; abrading) Etymology: Latin abradere to scrape off, from ab + radere to scrape more at rodent Date: 1677 transitive verb 1. a. to rub or wear away especially by friction ; erode …

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  • 43ruffle — I. verb (ruffled; ruffling) Etymology: Middle English ruffelen; akin to Low German ruffelen to crumple Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. roughen, abrade b. trouble, vex …

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  • 44scarify — I. transitive verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Middle English scarifien, from Middle French scarefier, from Late Latin scarificare, alteration of Latin scarifare, from Greek skariphasthai to scratch an outline, sketch more at scribe Date: 14th… …

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  • 45Tire — This article is about tires used on road vehicles, including pneumatic tires and solid tires. For railroad tires, see railway tires. For other uses, see tire (disambiguation) or tyre.Tires, or tyres (in American and British English, respectively) …

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  • 46PET film (biaxially oriented) — Biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate (boPET) polyester film is used for its high tensile strength, chemical and dimensional stability, transparency, reflective, gas and aroma barrier properties and electrical insulation.A variety of… …

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  • 47Wetsuit — This article is about the use of wetsuits in a range of water sports. For protective clothing specialized for scuba diving, see Diving suit. For the G.I. Joe character, see Wet Suit (G.I. Joe). Spring suit (shorty) and steamer (full suit) …

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  • 48Phosphoric acid — This article is about orthophosphoric acid. For other acids commonly called phosphoric acid , see Phosphoric acids and phosphates. Phosphoric acid …

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  • 49Inkscape — infobox software name = Inkscape caption = Inkscape 0.46 developer = The Inkscape Team latest release version = 0.46 latest release date = release date|2008|3|24 programming language = C++ and GTK+ operating system = Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X,… …

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  • 50Spitball — A spitball is an illegal baseball pitch in which the ball has been altered by the application of saliva, petroleum jelly, or some other foreign substance.Such a pitch presents an additional challenge to the hitter because it causes the ball to… …

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