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As far back as 1787 a Frenchman by the name of M. Magne de Marolles gave an account of choke-boring, though he argued against it. [3]Some sources state that the first pioneer was a Czech named Dominik Brandejs, who made shotguns with a choke in order to reduce the dispersion of shots, but his design was not popular in the 1820s.
Chock full o'Nuts, coffee brand; Railway wheel stop This page was last edited on 23 May 2022, at 19:20 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
A parking space commonly contains a parking chock (also known as a parking curb, parking bumper, wheel stop, parking chock, curb stop, bumper block, [2] and turtarrier [citation needed]), a barrier which is used to prevent cars from pulling too far into the space and obstructing an adjacent parking space, curb, or sidewalk.
In the extraction of petroleum (and other heavy-duty fluid handling contexts), a choke valve (or "choke") is an adjustable flow limiter that is designed to operate at a large pressure drop, at a large flow rate, for a long time.
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid on the ice is an electrifying, must-watch sensation fit for the big screen. Off the ice, he does not think there is much “Hollywood” to him. “Just a ...
Depending on the context, the term has a connotation of worthlessness or disposability as well as tackiness. [7] [8]A common confusion is between the terms tchotchke and tsatske or rather tsatskele, with the diminutive ending -le.
No photo IDs, unsecured ballot drop boxes, mass mailing of ballots, and voter rolls chock full of deceased people and non-citizens are just a few examples of the massive fraud that took place ...
Chock and Joan enjoy several months of being engaged in secret. November 13, 2024 The couple sit down for live “After the Final Rose” with Jesse Palmer and dish about their relationship.