10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RUBSTONE»
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1, 2). ilstone, n. whetstone, rubstone, hone, sharpener, grinder, grindstone. fly,
adj. 1. oil, oillike, oleaginous, oleoresinous. 2. greasy, greased, lubricated,
lubricous, unctuous, unguinous, slippery, slithery, smooth; buttery, butyra- ceous;
fat, fatty ...
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978
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British Berkshire Herd Book
127 \ Worcester II. I Rubstone (.Taunton Duchess II. I Scothern ( Lady Kingscote II
. fDuke of Swinetown (.Sidewalk 1 Connaught, No. 489 ' Royal Sceptre (
Rubstone ( Tannton Duchess II. j Prodigal ( Lady Kingscote I. fNabob B.B. No.
2321. AA.
British Berkshire Society, 1893
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Researcher's Glossary: Of Words Found in Historical ...
royal see RYAL rub, rubstone, rubber gardener's rub, a length of carborundum or
similar abrasive stone, usually rounded, for sharpening tools. 1502-3: for a rubbe
and mendyng of a lokke ijd. c.1 620: for a grinstone & a rubstone. 1654: For a ...
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The Organized Criminal Activities of the Bank of Credit and ...
("Mid- Gulf) and Rubstone Trading Corp., S.A. ("Rubstone"). Price Waterhouse,
however, knew that Mr. Hammoud owned these companies. 99. Price
Waterhouse knew that BCCI's exposure on "loans" relating to Mr. Hammoud had
increased ...
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The BCCI Affair: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on ...
Loan against CCAH Shares (BCCI : US$15.1 Million) ' - to Rubstone Trading
Corporation §A Rubstone Trading Corporation SA is a Panamanian company
which was incorporated under Public Deed No. 6140 of May 7th, 1986 in
Panama.
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on Terrorism, Narcotics, and International Operations, 1992
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Architect's Illustrated Pocket Dictionary
Rubens madder a brownish shade of alizarin crimson pigment. rubidium a silver-
white, metallic chemical element, Rb, used in the manufacture of photoelectric
cells. rubstone an abrasive stone used for sharpening chisels or for producing a ...
Nikolas Davies, Erkki Jokiniemi, 2012
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The Union Dictionary: Containing All that Truly Useful in ...
D/-yd.—Difiiculty. Rubstone, rfib'st6ne. s. a stone to scour or sharpen. Tusser.
Rubber, rE1b'bfir. s. one that rubs, the instrument with which one rubs. Swifl.—A
game, two games out of three. Collier.—A whet$Y0Il6- Ainsw. Rubba e, rfib'bldje.
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The Routledge Portuguese Bilingual Dictionary: ...
... rub-down n: to ~ sb down dar uma massagem a alguém; 2 to give sth a ~ polir (
woodwork, stone). rubella n rubéolaf. rubstone n pedrafde amolar. ruby n rubi m;
♢ adj (lips) vermelho; ~ port porto m rubi; ~ wedding n bodas npl de casamento.
Maria Fernanda Allen, 2011
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Select Works of the British Poets, from Chaucer to Jonson, ...
... and grass-scythe, with rifle to stand, A cradle for barley, with rubstone and sand
; Sharp sickle and weeding-hook, hay-fork and rake, A meak for the pease, and to
swinge up the brake. Short rakes for to gather up barley to bind, And greater to ...
Robert Southey, Fulke Greville (Baron Brooke), Stephen Hawes, 1831
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Geology of New-York: Comprising the geology of the first ...
This rock is used for basements and foundations of houses, etc. in Albany. It has
a fine grit, and would perhaps answer as a rubstone instead of the Scotch hone. '
The conglomerate at this locality belongs to the Calcil'eroul. 406 GEOLOGY or ...
New York (State). Natural History Survey, William Williams Mather, Ebenezer Emmons, 1843
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RUBSTONE»
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Letters: As the election looms, each party must reveal how it will …
Maintaining that rhythm and economy of effort required frequent sharpening of the scythe blade with a rubstone. The sure sign of a blunt blade and a poor ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
