10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LITTLE END»
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How to Power Tune Jaguar XK 3.4, 3.8 & 4.2 Litre Engines
Essentially, the centres of the big end and the little end of the connecting rod
must be in perfect alignment. Anything else (more than 0.001in/0.025mm in either
plane) is definitely unacceptable. Caution! - Fit only perfectly straight connecting
...
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Early American Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
E56 To come out at the little End of the horn 1781 BFranklin in Adams Works
7.478: Thus I was drawn in at the broad end of the horn and must squeeze out at
the narrow end as well as I can. 1787 Massachusetts Centinel in Buckingham ...
Bartlett Jere Whiting, 1977
says the American in Charles Lever's ' One of Them,' p. 135 Little end of the horn.
To come out at the little end is to be worsted, to come to grief. 1805 I am very
much afraid I shall come out at the little end of the horn. — Bali. Ev. Post, July 5, p
.
Richard Hopwood Thornton, Louise Hanley, 1912
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Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
[early 19C+] (t/S) anything very insignificant, utterly unimportant; also intensified
as little end of nothing sharpened/whittled down to a point. little end of the horn n.
[19C+] (t/S) failure; usu. in the phr. come out of the little end oftlie hum; thus the ...
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The 4-Cylinder Engine Short Block High-Performance Manual: ...
Little end planes. Straightening connecting rods is not recommended for high-
performance minimum, 0.0015in/0.039mm to be the the length of the connecting
rod. This optimum. The bore of the little end must caliper. Vernier calipers are not
...
6
Character sketches: or, The blackboard mirror : a series of ...
A great big fellow, so to speak, goes in at the big end of the horn, and he comes
out the little end all shriveled and battered and dilapidated. He started into
business or profession full- handed, and without education or experience for his
calling; ...
George Augustus Lofton, 1898
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An Introduction to Language
Contention arose over which end of the egg should be opened first for eating, the
big end or the little end. Each side retreated to its end of the island, and spoke no
more to the other. Today, Big-End Egglish and Little-End Egglish are spoken in ...
Victoria Fromkin, Robert Rodman, Nina Hyams, 2013
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Locomotives and Railways
Solid eye little ends fitting in the crosshead have the gudgeon pin drawn out and
the big end uncoupled, the little end will have inched out of the crosshead. With
eavy rods it is usual to attach a ro e and pulley blocks to the big end to acilitate its
...
Little end of the horn. Pictures of the 'horn of suretyship' used to be common - 'I
had the horn of suretiship ever before my eyes. You all know the device of the
home where the young fellow slippes in at the butts-end and comes squeezed
out at ...
George Latimer Apperson, Martin H. Manser, Stephen J. Curtis, 2005
44 of the 2-4-0 type, and seven vehicles weighing 152 tons, was travelling at
considerable speed, the little end strap of the right-hand (inside) connecting rod
was fractured. The rod was also broken in three places, and the piece remaining
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LITTLE END»
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Handbag dogs: an accessory that fell out of fashion - Telegraph
There seems little end to this buy-now-regret-later attitude. Examining the Kennel Club breeding figures, you can work out which breeds are ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Aiken's Material Things opens on Park Avenue
We're going to have the same number, same staff and we're just excited to be down here on this little end of Park Avenue by our new neighbors ... «Aiken Standard, Jul 15»
The People's Votes Matter – Except When They Don't
To celebrate the recent birthday of the 14th Amendment, let's play a little end-of-term Supreme Court bingo. Which justice would you pick as ... «Town Hall, Jul 15»
Rihanna Takes Statement Curls to the Next Level
... Technicolor mermaid waves for an exaggerated mane of fiery statement curls that promised to get even better with a little end-of-night frizz. «Vogue.com, Jul 15»
Arsenal Ladies 1-3 Liverpool Ladies
6:10 p.m. - 12 July 2015. Arsenal 0-2 Liverpool. Posted at 52 mins. Plenty of attacking intent from the Gunners at the start of the second half. Little end product. «BBC Sport, Jul 15»
Community officials, responders train in averting deadly domestic …
It was a frustrating cycle that repeated over and over with little end in sight and no way to follow through. Eventually, laws changed that allowed ... «St George News, Jul 15»
With Gerrard and Sterling Gone, Coutinho Will Lead Liverpool to Glory
... of injuries to Daniel Sturridge and disfuntional game of musical chairs played at striker meant Coutinho's impressive play had little end result. «SportsBlog.com, Jul 15»
"RIBBET!" Frog jump experts begin training days ahead for …
“I held nets in front of the tube down by the little end of the pond,” Gage said. He can tell the difference between male and female frogs by their ... «Meadville Tribune, Jul 15»
Oscar Lewicki, Bernardo Silva and more – U21 Euros Tactical …
... generally looking the more likely of the teams to score but with little end product. William Carvalho was the midfield powerhouse you'd expect ... «Outside of the Boot, Jul 15»
Hamish and Andy launching pad Channel 31's future in doubt as …
... contemplates the future of community broadcasting, he would do well to take note of what's happening this week at the big and little end of ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
