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Alternative form of barbed wire [Twisted strands of steel wire, often coated with zinc, having barbs evenly spaced along them; used to construct agricultural and military fences.]
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Alternative form of barbed wire [Twisted strands of steel wire, often coated with zinc, having barbs evenly spaced along them; used to construct agricultural and military fences.]
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Twisted strands of steel wire, often coated with zinc, having barbs evenly spaced along them; used to construct agricultural and military fences.
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Alternative spelling of barbed wire [Twisted strands of steel wire, often coated with zinc, having barbs evenly spaced along them; used to construct agricultural and military fences.]
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A short vertical lightweight post, not set into the ground, used to separate wires in a fence.
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(dialectal) Nonstandard form of barbed wire. [Twisted strands of steel wire, often coated with zinc, having barbs evenly spaced along them; used to construct agricultural and military fences.]
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(dialectal) Nonstandard form of barbed wire. [Twisted strands of steel wire, often coated with zinc, having barbs evenly spaced along them; used to construct agricultural and military fences.]
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(fencing) The insulated wire that runs under a fencer's jacket, connecting the Electrical Competition weapon to the reel, and thence to the scoring machine.
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(fencing) The insulated wire that runs under a fencer's jacket, connecting the Electrical Competition weapon to the reel, and thence to the scoring machine.
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(vehicles, agriculture) A small spacer located on top of the axle of horse-drawn wagons that gives the front wheels enough clearance to turn.
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A tubular sheath made of braided strands of metal placed around a central cable for shielding against electromagnetic interference.
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(archaic) A disc of bone, wood, or other material, made into a button by covering it with cloth.
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A bead or moulding carved in imitation of a thick rope.
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Twisted after the manner of a cable
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Alternative form of catch plate [A rectangular piece of metal with one or more holes into which a pin or tenon (of a lock or other mechanism) fits]
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A cable composed of metal links.
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(sometimes collectively) A chain letter.
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Wires woven in a zig-zag pattern to form a mesh.
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Work looped or linked after the manner of a chain.
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(uncountable) A mesh of wire, usually galvanized, with a hexagonal pattern, generally used for making fences, especially for enclosures for small farm animals and pets.
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Alternative form of chicken wire [(uncountable) A mesh of wire, usually galvanized, with a hexagonal pattern, generally used for making fences, especially for enclosures for small farm animals and pets.]
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Coiled barbed wire for use as an obstacle.
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Barbed wire formed in large coils that can be expanded like a concertina.
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(military) A steel stake, used for barbed-wire defences, the lower half of which is corkscrew-shaped, to enable it to be screwed into the ground.
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(rare) The socket in which the pivot of a door turns.
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A similar curve carved in woodwork, etc.
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(Australia) A batten fixed to a post-and-wire fence to keep the wires apart.
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A decorative nail with a round, domed head, usually made of, or plated with, brass or copper, and used for fastening escutcheons, label-card holders, or other decorative surface hardware to wood surfaces.
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Alternative form of fence wire [fencing wire]
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A thick, tough, durable, rust-resistant wire designed to be strung between fence posts to form fences in rural settings.
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A long strip of stiff metal, frequently kept on a spool, used to guide or draw wires and cables through a building.
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Alternative form of flywire [(chiefly Australia) A type of screening used to exclude flies and other insects.]
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A bar that connects the treadle of a spinning wheel to the wheel.
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Wire gauze, used as fence.
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(medicine, dentistry) A wire used to restrict and control the movement of other equipment, such as a catheter being inserted into the body.
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Alternative spelling of guy-wire [A metal guy rope used to stabilize a tall structure (such as a radio mast).]
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A metal guy rope used to stabilize a tall structure (such as a radio mast).
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Alternative spelling of guy-wire [A metal guy rope used to stabilize a tall structure (such as a radio mast).]
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Wire used to bind bales of hay.
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The part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on which a door or gate hangs and turns.
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Abbreviation of Kirschner wire. [A sterilized, sharpened, smooth stainless steel pin, used in orthopaedics and other types of medical and veterinary surgery to hold bone fragments together or to provide an anchor for skeletal traction.]
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Synonym of armature (“piece of metal connecting the poles of a magnet to preserve its strength by forming a circuit”)
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Wire mesh used to keep out mosquitoes.
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Wire that is knotted into rectangles to create a continuous mesh, a page wire fence, usually used to enclose animals like sheep, goats, or cows.
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A series of spaced perpendicular striations that occasionally occur in aurorae.
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A form of securing wire similar to barbed wire, but with a series of short blades instead of barbs. Also, a length thereof.
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Surrounded with razor wire
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Alternative form of razor wire [A form of securing wire similar to barbed wire, but with a series of short blades instead of barbs. Also, a length thereof.]
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A strong tape with wire threads for strengthening garments.
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An ornamental ring for the hub of a car's wheel.
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A chain of sheet metal links with an elongated hole through each broad end, made by doubling the first link on itself, slipping the next link through and doubling, and so on.
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A guard-ring to keep sand from working into the axle-box.
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One of the two annular plates at the periphery of a water wheel, which form the sides of the buckets; a shroud plate.
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Wire, used for fencing, that is not barbed wire.
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(US, Canada) A zigzag fence built from interlocking split logs or young trees, not secured with nails.
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(US) Rough and ready materials.
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The small wheel near the distaff of a spinning wheel.
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A sturdy post, situated at one end of a post-and-wire fence, that takes the major tension of the wires.
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(of a piece of wire) Made by combining or bundling thinner wires.
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A very pliable and durable steel wire, used to tie reinforcing steel together and as a general fastener in construction work.
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A cord or wire arranged so that when snagged or pulled by an intruder, it will trigger a detector or trap or a device, such as a land mine.
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An armoured plate that forms part of a mortice lock.
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A timber bolted to a row of piles to secure them together and in position.
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A Y-shaped steel fencing post or stake.
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A kind of barrier fencing manufactured in square or rectangular mesh from steel wire, welded at each intersection.
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A fence made of usually barbed wire.
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A wire clamp traditionally used to seal glass jars.
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Alternative form of wirewove (all senses)
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Alternative form of wire cloth [A fabric of woven metallic wire.]
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Work, especially openwork, formed of wires.
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A bedspring made entirely from twisted wires formed into springs.
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A zigzag fence composed of rails crossing one another at their ends.
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Obsolete form of wire. [(uncountable) Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.]
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Obsolete spelling of wire [(uncountable) Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.]
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The wire and other equipment of a zipwire
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