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a large, round, metal (copper, brass, iron etc.) boiler.
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a hemisphere - a) any of the halves into which the celestial sphere is divided by either the celestial equator or the ecliptic; b) any of the halves of the earth either divided by the equator into the northern and southern hemispheres or by a meridian into the eastern hemisphere (containing Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia) and the western hemisphere (containing the Americas and Oceania).
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a kind of basket used to blow the chaff from grain by wind or forced current of air; a winnow.
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the act or an instance of two or more persons meeting, associating together.
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nearness; proximity.
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time; opportunity.
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the gourd of the vine Lagenaria vulgaris (= L. speciosa) of Cucurbitaceae family.
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the shell of a turtle.
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a hole or shaft sunk into the earth to tap an underground supply of water, gas, oil, etc.; a well.
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the infernal regions; hell.
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a young buffalo whose horns are just appearing.
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a frying pan.