A dog or brace to hold objects rigidly in place.

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The practice of deferring capital gains tax liability on a gift by transferring the liability to.

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A person in possession of a negotiable instrument such as a bill of exchange or promissory.

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The owner of securities whose name is registered by the issuing company or its transfer agent as.

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A company which holds the majority of shares in its subsidiaries. Also known as the parent.

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The type of bottom that the anchor is set in.

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The maximum tension (in kilonewtons) that can be maintained by a braking/locking system in the first layer.

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The length of time an individual retains an investment.

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A storage tank where sewage is stored until it can be removed to a treatment facility.

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The practice of deferring capital gains tax liability on a gift by transferring the liability to.

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The vacancy where an electron would normally exist in a solid; behaves like a positively charged particle.

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A gap unintentionally left uncovered while painting or varnishing.

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An imperfection, spots left unfinished in cleaning or painting.

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A policy which covers the insured and usually his/her family for the duration of their holiday. .

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Discontinuities in ci coating (suchasporosity, cracks, gape. and similar Bawd) that allow areas of base metal to be exposed to any corrosive environment that contacts the coated surface.

Same as aneroid barometer. Holostelic means wholly made of solids, while aneroid means devoid of liquid.

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Same as aneroid barometer. Holostelic means wholly made of solids, while aneroid means devoid of liquid.

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The soft sandstone block sailors use to scrub the deck, so-called, because seamen were on their knees to use it.

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Sailor's name for a block of sandstone used for scrubbing the wooden decks of a ship; seamen had to get down on their knees to use them. Large holystones were known as "Bibles", while smaller blocks to reach awkward places were known as "Prayer Books" ...

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A nationally recognized energy rating program that gives builders, mortgage lenders, secondary lending markets, homeowners, sellers, and buyers a precise evaluation of energy losing deficiency's in homes. Builders can use this system to gauge the energy q ...

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