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  2. History of basketball - Wikipedia

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    If the ball rests on the edge and the opponent moves the basket it shall count as a goal. When the ball goes out of bounds it shall be thrown into the field and played by the person first touching it. In case of a dispute, the umpire shall throw it straight into the field. The "thrower-in" is allowed five seconds.

  3. Welcome Back, Kotter - Wikipedia

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    Freddie Washington is the hip black student known as the athletic Sweathog for his skills on the basketball court (although in the episode "Basket Case", Mr. Kotter almost beats Freddie in a one-on-one game). Washington claimed his nickname came from his habit of "pretending to play the bass" and singing "Boom-boom-boom-boom!".

  4. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    Do not put all your eggs in one basket; Do not put the cart before the horse; Do not put too many irons in the fire; Do not put new wine into old bottles; Do not put off until tomorrow what you can do today; Do not rock the boat; Do not shut/lock the stable door after the horse has bolted; Do not spend it all in one place

  5. Lunchbox - Wikipedia

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    Lunch box and vacuum bottle owned by Harry S. Truman A collection of lunch boxes for school students Insulated thermal bag with ice packs. A lunch box [1] [2] [3] (or lunchbox) [4] [5] [6] is a hand-held container used to transport food, usually to work or to school. It is commonly made of metal or plastic, is reasonably airtight and often has ...

  6. Basket Case - Wikipedia

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    "Basket Case", a song by Warren Zevon from his 2002 album, My Ride's Here Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Basket Case .

  7. Coffin - Wikipedia

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    First attested in English in 1380, [citation needed] the word coffin derives from the Old French cofin, from Latin cophinus, which means basket, [5] which is the latinisation of the Greek κόφινος (kophinos), basket. [6] The earliest attested form of the word is the Mycenaean Greek ko-pi-na, written in Linear B syllabic script. [7]

  8. Waste container - Wikipedia

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    Japan's trash containers are divided into combustibles, cans/bottles/pet bottles and newspapers and magazines. Recycling trash can in Natal, Brazil. A waste container, also known as a dustbin, [1] rubbish bin, trash can, garbage can, wastepaper basket, and wastebasket, among other names, is a type of container intended to store waste that is usually made out of metal or plastic.

  9. Glossary of basketball terms - Wikipedia

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    2. The area immediately surrounding the basket, often defined in shot charts as either the restricted area (definition 2) or a circle around the basket whose diameter matches the width of the free-throw lane. rim protection Defense in the area closest to the rim. rimshot A toss in which the ball hits the rim of the basket. [32] [33] rip a C