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- noun Plural form of
spine .
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Examples
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Now I give plenty of credit to catfish noodlers who get cut up by fin spines and the occasional muskie man that gets a clamp-down on his hand.
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Breaking spines is complete sacriledge in my book (LOL) but then I'm rather ... pedantic ... about dog earing the corners.
Countdown to Angels' Blood: Devon Monk - Magic in the Blood ARC Nalini Singh 2009
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However, the person who said that Democrats lack spines is very correct.
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Prickly pear - nothing with potentially painful spines is worth the trouble of eating.
100 Things to Eat Before You Die | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2008
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JH - Mr Anders addressed this above, but thinks the idea of editors with jelly spines is crazy talk.
Medieval But No Manifesto Lou Anders 2006
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In the brain, these connections between neurons are formed by small protrusions called "spines", which are spread on branches of neurons called spines are crucial for normal brain function.
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If, like me, you have soft hands and don’t want to risk being impaled by urchin spines, wear a sturdy glove on the hand holding the urchin.
Sea Urchins with Tips on How to Open Them (Αχινός) Laurie Constantino 2008
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If, like me, you have soft hands and don’t want to risk being impaled by urchin spines, wear a sturdy glove on the hand holding the urchin.
Archive 2008-09-01 Laurie Constantino 2008
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If the spines are the screw-in type, they can come loose.
Hooping.org | Blog | Fire Up! Fire Hooping With Kahunahula 2009
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Excepting the formidable armature of the cone of P. pungens, the spines are the strongest and most persistent of all the species of eastern North
The Genus Pinus George Russell Shaw 1892
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