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Bedford cord
Bedford cord
noun
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Bedford cord )a heavy corded fabric similar to corduroy; used for clothing
hotchpotch
hotchpotch
noun
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hotchpotch )a stew (or thick soup) made with meat and vegetables
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farrago, gallimaufry, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, omnium-gatherum, ragbag, hodgepodge, odds and ends )a motley assortment of things
sextant
sextant
noun
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sextant )a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant
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sextant )a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees
zebu
zebu
noun
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zebu )domesticated ox having a humped back and long horns and a large dewlap; used chiefly as a draft animal in India and east Asia
