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- noun weightlifting Any collection of
weighted objects, such asdumbbells orbarbells , used forexercise and training themuscles . - noun Plural form of
weight . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
weight .
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Examples
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Who brought to the coast 56lb. weights with a screw in the bottom, which opened for the insertion of from ten to fifteen pounds of lead, _after their correctness had been tried by the native in comparison with his own weights_?
Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. G. F. Davidson
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I've already got a stockpile of new and fired brass, Redding and RCBS dies, Go/NoGo chamber gauges, a "history" with the cartridge, and a variety of bullet weights from the previous 6. 5x55mm, which was remarkably accurate.
I have a "project" - an M98 Mauser variant that begs to be rebarreled. I contacted E.R. 2009
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I've already got a stockpile of new and fired brass, Redding and RCBS dies, Go/NoGo chamber gauges, a "history" with the cartridge, and a variety of bullet weights from the previous 6. 5x55mm, which was remarkably accurate.
I have a "project" - an M98 Mauser variant that begs to be rebarreled. I contacted E.R. 2009
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Better made bullets in weights appropriate for the game in question!
Petzal: .270 vs. 2009
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"Until we get real grain weights, it's very difficult to get a handle on the size of the crop," said Mr. Prusacki, who cited the grain-weight issue in an interview last week.
USDA Takes Earful Over Corn-Crop Revision Tom Polansek 2010
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Better made bullets in weights appropriate for the game in question!
Petzal: .270 vs. 2009
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To “turn on” the lamp, the user moves weights from the bottom to the top of the lamp and into a mass sled near the top.
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To make it fit with his power, you could say lifting heavy weights is the equivalent of hiking up a hill while wearing a heavy backpack.
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The driving idea of Gravia is that light is generated when the user raises weights from the bottom to the top of the lamp.
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That is why Galileo dropped weights from a tall building.
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