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lease rod — noun or lease stick : one of the usually two rods that form and keep the lease orderly during separation of the warp threads * * * a rod or bar between the whip roll and the harness on a loom for keeping the warp in place. [1815 25] … Useful english dictionary
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international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium
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ice hockey — a game played on ice between two teams of six skaters each, the object being to score goals by shooting a puck into the opponents cage using a stick with a wooden blade set at an obtuse angle to the shaft. [1880 85] * * * Game played on an ice… … Universalium
