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  • Thumbnail for Rondel dagger
    Rondel dagger (category Pages using the JsonConfig extension)
    Europe in the late Middle Ages (from the 14th century onwards), used by a variety of people from merchants to knights. It was worn at the waist and could...
    7 KB (819 words) - 10:41, 2 September 2024
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    here the athlete sets a waist lock by encircling, from the back, the torso of the opponent with his arms and securing a "handshake" grip close to the abdomen...
    49 KB (5,479 words) - 04:01, 14 November 2024
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    Bartolf Leslie (category S-bef: 'before' parameter begins with the word 'new')
    his own horse, with her riding pillion on a pad behind the saddle with a belt round his waist for her to hold. Tradition has it that one day while riding...
    6 KB (578 words) - 00:45, 24 July 2024
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    of the manual-focus Mamiya 645 cameras can use the same lenses and film inserts (film spools). The two generations use different viewfinders, grips, and...
    42 KB (2,834 words) - 10:38, 24 August 2023
  • sword grip. Some of the blades associated with rod tangs were narrower (under 4.5 cm (1.8 in) wide), with little or no waisting, or reduced or virtually...
    9 KB (1,236 words) - 10:40, 2 October 2024
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    legs bent. They bend at the waist and move their head and torso towards their legs. They then lower themselves back down to the start position. For people...
    20 KB (2,413 words) - 20:34, 1 November 2024
  • of the ski, typically pointed or rounded, is the tip, the middle is the waist and the rear is the tail. Skis have four aspects that define their basic...
    32 KB (3,538 words) - 01:31, 6 November 2024
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    Knot (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference)
    a secure loop in the middle of a rope when the ends are not free Bowline for tying a loop in the end of a rope, as around one's waist or to secure a ring...
    33 KB (4,282 words) - 02:29, 1 November 2024
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    improve grip. They were later seen in late Viking swords. Crossguards are a standard feature of the Norman sword of the 11th century and of the knightly...
    5 KB (787 words) - 11:17, 13 November 2024
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    Bicycle handlebar (category Pages using the JsonConfig extension)
    desired price. They may be simply smooth and round or molded to fit the shape of a human hand better. Foam grips can be applied by submerging them under water...
    33 KB (4,382 words) - 19:21, 23 October 2024
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    could hold onto the rope with one hand and use the other to tie the knot around their waist before being pulled to safety by rescuers. The Federal Aviation...
    12 KB (1,437 words) - 16:13, 20 February 2024
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    Iron (golf) (section Grip)
    have any waisting (a thinner section of the grip surrounded by thicker sections above and below it) or bulges (thicker sections of the grip surrounded...
    31 KB (4,660 words) - 15:47, 17 July 2024
  • The part of the sword held by the fencer. Comprises the guard (be it a basket, bell guard, quillons, etc.), the grip (see French grip, Italian grip,...
    56 KB (8,178 words) - 17:20, 25 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Dao (Chinese sword)
    issued to infantry, beginning the replacement of the jian as a standard-issue weapon. Late Han dynasty dao had round grips and ring-shaped pommels, and...
    19 KB (2,293 words) - 17:59, 27 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Spray deck
    a kayak or a canoe) with holes for the passengers' waists. Spraydecks are used to prevent water from entering the boat while allowing passengers to paddle...
    10 KB (1,406 words) - 20:01, 28 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Hula hoop
    hula hoop is a toy hoop that is twirled around the waist, limbs or neck. It can also be wheeled along the ground like a wheel with careful execution and...
    15 KB (2,031 words) - 03:50, 28 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Handgun holster
    locations are: at the waist (outside (OWB) or inside (IWB) the waistband), behind the back (small of back (SOB), at the ankle, at the chest (in an elastic...
    23 KB (3,244 words) - 18:54, 12 November 2024
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    21st-century portrayal as carried on the person's back, specifically horizontally at a height of around that of the person's waist.[better source needed] It is...
    14 KB (1,327 words) - 00:55, 14 July 2024
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    water. Its height from the base is five feet, and the water is waist-deep. It is quite difficult to reach the Shiva Linga because the water is ice-cold. There...
    13 KB (2,015 words) - 21:33, 20 August 2024
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    about his waist and Virgil drops it over the edge; as if in answer, a large, distorted shape swims up through the filthy air of the abyss. The creature...
    95 KB (12,659 words) - 09:33, 16 November 2024
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