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  • 51Alan J. Cutting — Alan Joseph Cutting; (born May 18, 1954 in Van Nuys, California). Teacher, Pastor and Poet. A graduate of [Liberty University] , School of Religion, and Golden State University, Alan obtained three Master of Arts degrees in the areas of Biblical… …

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  • 52To dub out — Dub Dub (d[u^]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dubbed} (d[u^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dubbing}.] [AS. dubban to strike, beat ( dubbade his sunu . . . to r[=i]dere. AS. Chron. an. 1086); akin to Icel. dubba; cf. OF. adouber (prob. fr. Icel.) a chevalier,… …

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  • 53To point off — Point Point (point), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pointed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pointing}.] [Cf. F. pointer. See {Point}, n.] 1. To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil. Used also… …

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  • 54Sawing off of Manhattan Island — The sawing off of Manhattan Island is an old New York City story that is largely unverified. It describes a practical joke allegedly perpetuated in 1824 by a retired ship carpenter named Lozier. According to the story, in the 1820s a rumor began… …

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  • 55prune out — remove unnecessary elements by cutting, cut off, cut back (especially in reference to plants and trees) …

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  • 56Excision — Ex*ci sion, n. [L. excisio: cf. F. excision. See {Excide}.] 1. The act of excising or cutting out or off; extirpation; destruction. [1913 Webster] Such conquerors are the instruments of vengeance on those nations that have . . . grown ripe for… …

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  • 57excision — ex·ci·sion || ek sɪʒn n. removal, cutting out or off; surgical removal of a foreign body or tissue …

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  • 58excisions — ex·ci·sion || ek sɪʒn n. removal, cutting out or off; surgical removal of a foreign body or tissue …

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  • 59excision — n. Extirpation, eradication, destruction, extermination, cutting out or off or up …

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  • 60cut — cut1 W1S1 [kʌt] v past tense and past participle cut present participle cutting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reduce)¦ 2¦(divide something with a knife, scissors etc)¦ 3¦(make something shorter with a knife etc)¦ 4¦(remove parts from film etc)¦ 5¦(make a… …

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