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  2. Zamak - Wikipedia

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    Zamak ingot. ZAMAK (or Zamac, formerly trademarked as MAZAK [1]) is an eclectic family of alloys with a base metal of zinc and alloying elements of aluminium, magnesium, and copper.

  3. Hook (music) - Wikipedia

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    One definition of a hook is "a musical or lyrical phrase that stands out and is easily remembered." [3] Definitions typically include some of the following: that a hook is repetitive, attention-grabbing, memorable, easy to dance to, and has commercial potential and lyrics. A hook has been defined as a "part of a song, sometimes the title or key ...

  4. Kirsty - Wikipedia

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    Kirsty (Hellraiser), in the Hellraiser movie and book franchise Kirsty Branning, from the British soap opera EastEnders; Kirsty Knight (Shortland Street), from the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street

  5. Hook - Wikipedia

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    Lifting hook on a crane truck with a standard round hook and a gated opening A cabin hook used as a latch for a wooden gate Fish hooks are pointed and often barbed to help catch and tether a fish's mouth The main anchor of IJN battleship Hiei with the classic double-hook design Clothes hangers with a top hook to hang onto a crossbar or a clothesline A grappling hook with multiple hooks to ...

  6. Hook (hand tool) - Wikipedia

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    A hook is a hand tool used for securing and moving loads. It consists of a round wooden handle with a strong metal hook about 20 cm (8 inches) long projecting at a right angle from the center of the handle. The appliance is held in a closed fist with the hook projecting between two fingers.

  7. Glossary of North American railway terms - Wikipedia

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    A unit (US) A BNSF Railway A unit A diesel locomotive (or more rarely an electric locomotive) equipped with a driving cab and a control system to control other locomotives in a multiple unit, and therefore able to be the lead unit in a consist of several locomotives controlled from a single position [9]

  8. Hamulus - Wikipedia

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    The terms are directly from Latin, in which hamus means "hook".The plural is hami.. Hamulus is the diminutive – hooklet or little hook. The plural is hamuli.. Adjectives are hamate and hamulate, as in "a hamulate wing-coupling", in which the wings of certain insects in flight are joined by hooking hamuli on one wing into folds on a matching wing.

  9. Hook set - Wikipedia

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    Using barbed hooks can help more firmly securing the hookset, as the reverse barb point serves as an anchoring mini-hook to prevent the hook backing out of the fish's tissue. However, the barb also makes it hard to remove the hook without causing further (and often significant) lacerations to the surrounding tissue. In situations that warrant ...