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  2. Butler Creek - Wikipedia

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    Butler Creek may refer to the following streams: Butler Creek (Elk River tributary) , Arkansas and Missouri Butler Creek (White River tributary) , Arkansas and Missouri

  3. Sling (climbing) - Wikipedia

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    A sling is an item of climbing equipment consisting of a tied or sewn loop of webbing. These can be wrapped around sections of rock, hitched to other pieces of equipment, or tied directly to a tensioned line using a Prusik style knot.

  4. Rigging (material handling) - Wikipedia

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    Rigging systems commonly include shackles, master links and slings, and lifting bags in underwater lifting. In the United States the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulates workplace safety including rigging in CFR 1926.251. [2] The Health and Safety Executive is responsible for the matters in the United Kingdom.

  5. Prusik - Wikipedia

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    A sling or Prusik-dedicated sewn loop can also be used. A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle is called a becket. [5] Note that Dyneema/Spectra has a very low melting point and should not be used in Prusik hitches unless the cord or sling is specifically engineered for it (as seen in some sheathed constructions). The length of this ...

  6. Butler Creek (Nine Partners Creek tributary) - Wikipedia

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    The creek has one named tributary, which is known as Little Butler Creek, and is not designated as an impaired waterbody. The creek's valley is a "beaded valley", at least in its upper reaches, and has thick deposits of till in its valley. The headwaters of Butler Creek are in a lake known as Butler Lake. A number of bridges have also been ...

  7. Whoopie sling - Wikipedia

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    A whoopie sling for hammock camping. A whoopie sling is an easily adjustable rope sling designed for tree pruning or tree removal. [1] [2] The whoopie sling works by wrapping the sling around the trunk of a tree or a heavy load bearing limb and pulling the end of the rope within the sling through a spliced choker. By adjusting the size of the ...

  8. Ching sling - Wikipedia

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    Like the CW Sling, the Ching sling uses three sling sockets. Unlike the CW Sling, the Ching sling consists of a main strap, which is attached to the forearm and buttstock sockets like a normal carry sling, and a short strap. A clockwise half twist in the sling at the fore-end socket allows the strap to lie flat against the arm when shooting.

  9. Deer Creek (Butler Creek tributary) - Wikipedia

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    Deer Creek is a stream in northwestern Benton County, Arkansas and southwestern McDonald County, Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of Butler Creek . The stream headwaters are in Arkansas east-northeast of Sulphur Springs at an elevation of about 1,200 feet (370 m) ( 36°29′24″N 94°24′07″W  /  36.49000°N 94.40194°W  / 36.49000 ...