"Gunflint" is a word in ENGLISH
A sharpened flint for the lock of a gun, to ignite the
charge. It was in common use before the introduction of percussion
caps.
Sydney, don't leave Adrian because of me.""It's more complicated than that," I said automatically."It's really not," she said. "From everything I've seen and heard, you're just afraid. You've always controlled every detail of your life. When you couldn't-like with the Alchemists-you found a way to seize back that control.""There is nothing wrong with wanting control," I snapped."Except that we can't always have it, and sometimes that is a good thing. A great thing, even," she added. "And that's how it is with Adrian. No matter how hard you try, you aren't going to be able to control your feelings for him. You can't help loving him, and so you're running away. I'm just an excuse.
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When young Jose, newly arrived in the United States, made his first trip to Yankee Stadium, there were no tickets left for sale. Touched by his disappointment, a friendly ticket salesman found him a perch near the American flag. Later, Jose wrote home enthusiastically about his experience. "And the Americans, they are so friendly!" he concluded. "Before the game started, they all stood up and looked at me and sang, .... 'Jose, can you see?'"
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Read the complete definitionTo sharpen; to make pungent; to quicken.
Read the complete definitionSharpened; sharp-pointed.
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Read the complete definitionThe act of sharpening.
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Read the complete definitionbáhad - To sharpen a pencil or the like. (cf. táhad).
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Read the complete definitionbarít - To sharpen, etc. See balít.
Read the complete definitionAn awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at each end, used by thatchers.
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Read the complete definitionTo furnish with an edge as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.
Read the complete definitionTo put to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body.
Read the complete definitionA putting to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body.
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