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- noun Plural form of
tightener .
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Examples
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Now, within minutes of punching in the URL for Pure Romance by Sochy, I was deeply immersed in a strange and sensual world of "Like a Virgin" vaginal wall tighteners and c-rings with clitoral vibrators.
Distractions: Head-On Collisions BikeSnobNYC 2009
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Now, within minutes of punching in the URL for Pure Romance by Sochy, I was deeply immersed in a strange and sensual world of "Like a Virgin" vaginal wall tighteners and c-rings with clitoral vibrators.
Archive 2009-07-01 BikeSnobNYC 2009
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The power in all cases is transmitted by systems of Manila rope belting; the rope is 2 inches in diameter; the grooves in the sheaves or pulleys are slightly oval, so that the rope does not go quite to the bottom; the ropes are horizontal, and run very slack (no tighteners), with no appreciable slip; the splices are made very long, to obtain uniformity in diameter.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 455, September 20, 1884 Various
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Packed with skin-tighteners like caffeine and aminophylline, these products can actually make your stomach look leaner than it really is.
Gizmodo Kyle VanHemert 2010
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Belt tighteners of the World Unite: The failings of the G20
NZ On Screen 2010
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Robots are statistically better welders, painters, bolt-tighteners and product-movers than humans could ever hope to be.
Boise Weekly Josh Gross 2010
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And I notice you (correctly) left the feds out of that list of belt-tighteners.
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(Countries which defaulted or inflated their debt away saw bigger recessions at first, but had higher output growth than the belt-tighteners by the end.)
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Obama takes over General Motors in order for US taxpayers to fund UAW pensions and salaries as welfare for idle Chevy lug nut tighteners.
The Minority Report - gamecock 2010
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Belt tighteners of the World Unite: The failings of the G20
NZ On Screen 2010
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