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  2. LSWR T9 class - Wikipedia

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    The London and South Western Railway T9 class is a class of 66 4-4-0 steam locomotive designed for express passenger work by Dugald Drummond and introduced to services on the LSWR in 1899.

  3. Knitting abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Knitting abbreviations can be grouped by what they describe: side of work; RS and WS signify the "right side" and "wrong side" of the work.. type of stitch; k means a knit stitch (passing through the previous loop from below) and p means a purl stitch (passing through the previous loop from above).

  4. Snood (headgear) - Wikipedia

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    19th century painting of a woman wearing a snood (by Adolph Menzel) Two women working at a Texas Naval Air Base in 1942, wearing hairnets (snoods) A snood (/ s n uː d /) is a type of traditionally female headgear, with two types known. The long-gone Scottish snood was a circlet made of ribbon worn by Scottish young women as a symbol of ...

  5. History of sewing patterns - Wikipedia

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    A sewing pattern is the template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto woven or knitted fabrics before being cut out and assembled. Patterns are usually made of paper, and are sometimes made of sturdier materials like paperboard or cardboard if they need to be more robust to withstand repeated use. Before the mid-19th century, many ...

  6. Greyhound - Wikipedia

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    A blue female greyhound. Males are usually 71 to 76 centimetres (28 to 30 in) tall at the withers, and weigh on average 27 to 40 kilograms (60 to 88 lb).Females tend to be smaller, with shoulder heights ranging from 66 to 71 centimetres (26 to 28 in) and weights from 25 to 34 kilograms (55 to 75 lb), although weights can be above and below these average weights. [1]

  7. Greyhound Lines - Wikipedia

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    An Eastern Greyhound Lines coach depicted at a stop in Conneaut, Ohio, c. 1930 Cast iron model "Northland Transportation Co." passenger bus, c. 1930. In 1914, Eric Wickman, a 27-year-old Swedish immigrant, was laid off from his job as a drill operator at a mine in Alice, Minnesota.

  8. Saint Guinefort - Wikipedia

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    Guinefort's story is a variation on the well-travelled "faithful hound" motif, similar to the Welsh story of the dog Gelert.. In one of the earliest versions of the story, described by Dominican friar Stephen of Bourbon in 1250, Guinefort the greyhound belonged to a knight who lived in a castle near Lyon. [4]

  9. Snood - Wikipedia

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    Snood may refer to: Snood scarf, a tube-like scarf that can be used as a hood; Snood (headgear), a type of hood or hairnet; Snood (anatomy), an erectile, fleshy protuberance attached near the base of a turkey's beak; A type of bait holder used on a crabbing trotline; Snood, a 1996 puzzle game