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  2. Mane (horse) - Wikipedia

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    When the mane, and sometimes forelock, is completely shaven off, it is called roaching in the USA, [5]: 181 and hogging in the UK. [3]: 244 This is usually done if a horse's mane is quite ragged, or for certain disciplines such as polo, polocrosse, and calf roping, to keep the mane out of the way.

  3. Quake Army Knife - Wikipedia

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    In QuArK, multiple types of objects can be used to construct a map, of which the basic building block is a brush.These are added into an empty space, building the map block-by-block, or can be used in constructive solid geometry functions such as brush-subtraction.

  4. History of timekeeping devices - Wikipedia

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    Watches were worn during the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871), and by the time of the Boer War (1899–1902), watches had been recognised as a valuable tool. [184] Early models were essentially standard pocket watches fitted to a leather strap, but, by the early 20th century, manufacturers began producing purpose-built wristwatches.

  5. 7empest - Wikipedia

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    "7empest" (pronounced "tempest") is a song by American rock band Tool. At over 15 minutes in length, it is the final song on the band's fifth studio album, Fear Inoculum . The song peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart and was cited by critics as a standout track from the album.

  6. Area sampling frame - Wikipedia

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    A sampling frame is often defined as a list of elements of the population we want to explore through a sample survey. A slightly more general concept considers that a sampling frame is a tool that allows the identification and access to the elements of the population, even if an explicit list does not exist. [ 1 ]

  7. Milling (machining) - Wikipedia

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    In this case, the cutter is always in contact with the work material. Hence the idle time spent in positioning and retracting the tool is avoided. For large-scale material removal, contour-parallel tool path is widely used because it can be consistently used with up-cut or down-cut method during the entire process.

  8. Tool use by non-humans - Wikipedia

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    This is an example of sequential tool use, which represents a higher cognitive function compared to many other forms of tool use and is the first time this has been observed in non-trained animals. Tool use has been observed in a non-foraging context, providing the first report of multi-context tool use in birds.

  9. Embroidery hoops and frames - Wikipedia

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    Madame de Pompadour working at a tambour frame. A scroll frame or embroidery frame keeps the entire piece of fabric taut, rather than just the piece being worked. It is made of four pieces of wood: two rollers for the top and base, and two side pieces.