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capacitor
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n 1: an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store
an electric charge [syn: capacitor, capacitance,
condenser, electrical condenser]
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abutter
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n 1: the owner of contiguous property
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aflutter
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adj 1: excited in anticipation [syn: aflutter, nervous]
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balata
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n 1: when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls
[syn: balata, gutta balata]
2: a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red
timber [syn: balata, balata tree, beefwood, bully
tree, Manilkara bidentata]
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butter
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n 1: an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or
cream; for cooking and table use
2: a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head
v 1: spread butter on; "butter bread"
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catheter
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n 1: a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit
introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the
passageway open
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clutter
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n 1: a confused multitude of things [syn: clutter, jumble,
muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter, smother]
2: unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of
signals on a radar screen
v 1: fill a space in a disorderly way [syn: clutter, clutter
up] [ant: clear, unclutter]
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coadjutor
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n 1: an assistant to a bishop
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comforter
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n 1: commiserates with someone who has had misfortune [syn:
sympathizer, sympathiser, comforter]
2: a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms
and pacifies; "a reliever of anxiety"; "an allayer of fears"
[syn: reliever, allayer, comforter]
3: bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and
stitched together [syn: quilt, comforter, comfort,
puff]
4: device used for an infant to suck or bite on [syn:
comforter, pacifier, baby's dummy, teething ring]
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compositor
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n 1: one who sets written material into type [syn: compositor,
typesetter, setter, typographer]
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conservator
0
n 1: the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)
[syn: curator, conservator]
2: someone appointed by a court to assume responsibility for the
interests of a minor or incompetent person
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conspirator
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n 1: a member of a conspiracy [syn: conspirator,
coconspirator, plotter, machinator]
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contributor
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n 1: someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum
of money [syn: subscriber, contributor]
2: a writer whose work is published in a newspaper or magazine
or as part of a book
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cutter
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n 1: someone who cuts or carves stone [syn: stonecutter,
cutter]
2: someone who carves the meat [syn: cutter, carver]
3: someone whose work is cutting (as e.g. cutting cloth for
garments)
4: a boat for communication between ship and shore [syn:
tender, ship's boat, pinnace, cutter]
5: a sailing vessel with a single mast set further back than the
mast of a sloop
6: a cutting implement; a tool for cutting [syn: cutter,
cutlery, cutting tool]
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depositor
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n 1: a person who has deposited money in a bank or similar
institution
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distributor
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n 1: someone who markets merchandise [syn: distributor,
distributer]
2: a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion
[syn: allocator, distributor]
3: a company that markets merchandise; "his company is a large
distributor of software products"
4: electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs
of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence
[syn: distributor, distributer, electrical distributor]
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executor
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n 1: a person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of
the will
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expositor
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n 1: a person who explains [syn: expositor, expounder]
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flutter
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n 1: the act of moving back and forth [syn: waver, flutter,
flicker]
2: abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart
(especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block
3: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the
furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: disturbance,
disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do,
hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle]
4: the motion made by flapping up and down [syn: flap,
flapping, flutter, fluttering]
v 1: move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The
hummingbird flitted among the branches" [syn: flit,
flutter, fleet, dart]
2: move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"
[syn: flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver]
3: flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements; "The
seagulls fluttered overhead"
4: beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated" [syn: palpitate,
flutter]
5: wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids" [syn: bat, flutter]
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gutter
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n 1: a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and
carries away rainwater [syn: gutter, trough]
2: misfortune resulting in lost effort or money; "his career was
in the gutter"; "all that work went down the sewer";
"pensions are in the toilet" [syn: gutter, sewer,
toilet]
3: a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.)
4: a tool for gutting fish
v 1: burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker; "The cooling lava
continued to gutter toward lower ground"
2: flow in small streams; "Tears guttered down her face"
3: wear or cut gutters into; "The heavy rain guttered the soil"
4: provide with gutters; "gutter the buildings"
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heritor
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n 1: a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will
to inherit the estate of another [syn: heir, inheritor,
heritor]
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idolater
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n 1: a person who worships idols [syn: idolater, idolizer,
idoliser, idol worshiper]
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inheritor
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n 1: a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will
to inherit the estate of another [syn: heir, inheritor,
heritor]
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inquisitor
0
n 1: a questioner who is excessively harsh [syn: inquisitor,
interrogator]
2: an official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition
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interlocutor
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n 1: the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages
the others in talk [syn: interlocutor, middleman]
2: a person who takes part in a conversation [syn:
interlocutor, conversational partner]
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interpreter
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n 1: someone who mediates between speakers of different
languages [syn: interpreter, translator]
2: someone who uses art to represent something; "his paintings
reveal a sensitive interpreter of nature"; "she was famous as
an interpreter of Shakespearean roles"
3: an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose;
"the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major
organs of government" [syn: spokesperson, interpreter,
representative, voice]
4: (computer science) a program that translates and executes
source language statements one line at a time [syn:
interpreter, interpretive program]
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janitor
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n 1: someone employed to clean and maintain a building
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monitor
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n 1: someone who supervises (an examination) [syn: proctor,
monitor]
2: someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided
[syn: admonisher, monitor, reminder]
3: an ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with
the Merrimac
4: display produced by a device that takes signals and displays
them on a television screen or a computer monitor [syn:
monitor, monitoring device]
5: electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or
content of electronic transmissions
6: a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the
operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble
7: any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa
and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles [syn:
monitor, monitor lizard, varan]
v 1: keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance; "we
are monitoring the air quality"; "the police monitor the
suspect's moves" [syn: monitor, supervise]
2: check, track, or observe by means of a receiver
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mutter
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n 1: a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by
movement of the lips without the production of articulate
speech [syn: mutter, muttering, murmur, murmuring,
murmuration, mussitation]
2: a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone [syn:
grumble, grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter,
muttering]
v 1: talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice [syn: mumble,
mutter, maunder, mussitate]
2: make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she
grumbles when she feels overworked" [syn: murmur, mutter,
grumble, croak, gnarl]
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nutter
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n 1: a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad [syn:
nutter, wacko, whacko]
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orator
0
n 1: a person who delivers a speech or oration [syn: orator,
speechmaker, rhetorician, public speaker,
speechifier]
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ovipositor
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n 1: egg-laying tubular structure at the end of the abdomen in
many female insects and some fishes
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primogenitor
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n 1: an ancestor in the direct line [syn: progenitor,
primogenitor]
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progenitor
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n 1: an ancestor in the direct line [syn: progenitor,
primogenitor]
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putter
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n 1: a golfer who is putting
2: the iron normally used on the putting green [syn: putter,
putting iron]
v 1: work lightly; "The old lady is pottering around in the
garden" [syn: potter, putter]
2: do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly;
"The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"
[syn: putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey,
monkey around, muck about, muck around]
3: move around aimlessly [syn: putter, potter, potter
around, putter around]
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rebutter
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n 1: a debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary
evidence or argument [syn: rebutter, disprover,
refuter, confuter]
2: (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's
surrejoinder [syn: rebutter, rebuttal]
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riveter
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n 1: a worker who inserts and hammers rivets [syn: riveter,
rivetter]
2: a machine for driving rivets [syn: riveting machine,
riveter, rivetter]
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secateurs
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n 1: small pruning shears with a spring that holds the handles
open and a single blade that closes against a flat surface
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senator
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n 1: a member of a senate
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servitor
0
n 1: someone who performs the duties of an attendant for someone
else
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shutter
0
n 1: a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to
control the time of a photographic exposure
2: a hinged blind for a window
v 1: close with shutters; "We shuttered the window to keep the
house cool"
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solicitor
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n 1: a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes
[syn: solicitor, canvasser]
2: a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal
documents
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splutter
0
n 1: the noise of something spattering or sputtering
explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire" [syn:
spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering,
sputter, splutter, sputtering]
2: an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
[syn: sputter, splutter]
v 1: utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage [syn:
sputter, splutter]
2: spit up in an explosive manner [syn: splutter, sputter,
spit out]
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sputter
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n 1: the noise of something spattering or sputtering
explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire" [syn:
spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering,
sputter, splutter, sputtering]
2: an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
[syn: sputter, splutter]
v 1: make an explosive sound; "sputtering engines"
2: cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed; "The
solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the
dust"
3: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling [syn: clamber,
scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter]
4: utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage [syn: sputter,
splutter]
5: spit up in an explosive manner [syn: splutter, sputter,
spit out]
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stigmata
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n 1: marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ
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stonecutter
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n 1: someone who cuts or carves stone [syn: stonecutter,
cutter]
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stutter
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n 1: a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary
repetitions of certain sounds [syn: stammer, stutter]
v 1: speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his
opponent enter the room" [syn: bumble, stutter,
stammer, falter]
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taffeta
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n 1: a crisp smooth lustrous fabric
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utter
0
adj 1: without qualification; used informally as (often
pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete
coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain";
"gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly";
"what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a
thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the
unadulterated truth" [syn: arrant(a), complete(a),
consummate(a), double-dyed(a), everlasting(a),
gross(a), perfect(a), pure(a), sodding(a),
stark(a), staring(a), thoroughgoing(a), utter(a),
unadulterated]
2: complete; "came to a dead stop"; "utter seriousness" [syn:
dead(a), utter]
v 1: articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise;
"She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" [syn:
express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue
to]
2: express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She
let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that
nobody could understand" [syn: utter, emit, let out,
let loose]
3: express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This
depressed patient does not verbalize" [syn: talk, speak,
utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise]
4: put into circulation; "utter counterfeit currency"
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visitor
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n 1: someone who visits [syn: visitor, visitant]
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woodcutter
0
n 1: cuts down trees and chops wood as a job
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mahabharata
0
n 1: (Hinduism) a sacred epic Sanskrit poem of India dealing in
many episodes with the struggle between two rival families
[syn: Mahabharata, Mahabharatam, Mahabharatum]
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surrebutter
0
n 1: (law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the
defendant's rebutter [syn: surrebutter, surrebuttal]
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sagitta
0
n 1: a small constellation in the northern hemisphere between
Cygnus and Aquila and crossed by the Milky Way
2: any arrowworm of the genus Sagitta
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masseter
0
n 1: a large muscle that raises the lower jaw and is used in
chewing
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ureter
0
n 1: either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine
from the kidney to the urinary bladder
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bibliolater
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collocutor
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comparator
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elicitor
0
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ferreter
0
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forfeiter
0
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prolocutor
0
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sequitur
0
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strutter
0
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kutter
0
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lutter
0
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rutter
0
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sutter
0
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lysistrata
0
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scutter
0
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grasscutter
0
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copycutter
0
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premonitor
0
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picketer
0
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bonecutter
0
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exeter
0
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benscoter
0