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- the wedge is not known. In ancient Egyptian quarries, bronze wedges were used to break away blocks of stone used in construction. Wooden wedges that...9 KB (1,283 words) - 19:41, 31 October 2024
of the body. The cutting blade or iron was held in place with a wooden wedge. The wedge was tapped into the mortise and adjusted with a small mallet, a...22 KB (3,155 words) - 14:02, 24 June 2024
English translation is: They laid the bound soldier on the ground, stuck a wooden wedge into his mouth, and poured into his belly a bucket full of disgusting...4 KB (354 words) - 00:17, 10 September 2024
on the halyard the lanyard in the deadeyes is drawn up taut. A small wooden wedge is knocked into the last hole, to prevent the lanyard sliding back, and...4 KB (531 words) - 07:24, 15 September 2022
still manufactured type of European wooden plane, in which the blade is fixed in place by tapping down upon a wooden wedge. Unlike a western plane, the support...16 KB (2,214 words) - 23:20, 26 October 2024
book In the Light of the Law, suggests that the trap was blocked by a wooden wedge that was inserted by a prisoner working on the scaffold, and removed...10 KB (978 words) - 12:26, 1 October 2024
with a wooden wedge, or mechanically vibrated to pack the sand down. The sand is then struck level with the top edge of the drag, using a wooden or metal...3 KB (480 words) - 18:26, 3 November 2021
plaster work, some of which is still extant. Wooden-string courses line the lengths of the walls, and wooden wedges can still be found between some of the stones...8 KB (1,124 words) - 18:07, 3 March 2023
The Wedge is a spot located at the extreme southeast end of the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach, California known for its large waves that makes it...10 KB (1,087 words) - 17:15, 20 September 2024- to be gently tilted to obtain the last of the beer. With wooden wedges, moving the rear wedge forward will achieve this; purpose-built metal units often...3 KB (470 words) - 19:22, 30 November 2023
intended moulding profile and secured in the body of the plane with a wooden wedge. A traditional cabinetmakers shop might have many, perhaps hundreds,...3 KB (372 words) - 15:23, 19 July 2022
there. Seifert ignored them and, after blocking off the gate with a wooden wedge, proceeded towards a girls' physical education class led by teacher Anna...23 KB (2,184 words) - 03:12, 6 November 2024
tuning mechanism the drum is sometimes known as 'Atabaque de Corda'. Wooden wedges are jammed between this ring and the body and a hammer is used to tighten...4 KB (361 words) - 21:05, 26 June 2024
which is carved a tunnel. The reed and shallot are held in place by a wooden wedge. This assembly protrudes from the underside of the block and hangs down...7 KB (1,030 words) - 17:00, 21 July 2024
20 cm in diameter. Wedges inserted inside the ropes are twisted to tighten or loosen the drum head while tuning. A tubular wooden wedge is tied to edge of...5 KB (635 words) - 03:11, 6 June 2023
contain a power amplifier and one or more speakers in a wooden, wedge-shaped cabinet. The wedge shape is designed so that the speaker is directed at a...20 KB (2,744 words) - 04:11, 1 September 2024
period (c. 6000 BC). Few wooden hafts have been found from this period, but it seems that the axe was normally hafted by wedging. Birch-tar and rawhide...32 KB (3,728 words) - 23:18, 8 November 2024
torso and boards to wedge beneath the ankles to improve stability and allow a deeper squat (weightlifting shoes also have wooden wedges built into the sole...47 KB (5,520 words) - 16:02, 31 October 2024
The wedge plow or Bucker plow was first developed by railroad companies to clear snow in the American West. The wedge plow forces snow to the sides of...11 KB (906 words) - 07:42, 15 July 2024
The tuning of Pakhavaj is similar to that of the tabla – with the wooden wedges placed under the tautening straps. Due to the varied thickness of the...13 KB (1,824 words) - 19:40, 6 February 2024
- wooden wedge (plural wooden wedges) (UK, Cambridge University slang) Synonym of wedge: the person whose name stands lowest on the list of the classical
- gagho-), and might be cognate with Greek γόμφο-ς (φ for gh), ‘plug, wooden nail, wedge,’ with the root syllable nasalised. It cannot be decided whether Lithuanian
- riveted upon him from all sides; but he perspired and panted in vain; like a wedge entering the wood, his efforts served only to bury still more deeply in
- method dispenses with the need for a wedging board. The kneading can be done on a heavy table with a bare wooden top or a top covered with canvas Storing