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FONDLES |
Strokes |
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CARESSES |
Strokes |
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PUTTS |
Golfing strokes |
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COUPS |
Clever strokes |
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PATS |
Strokes gently |
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FLUKES |
Strokes of luck |
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GODSENDS |
Strokes of luck |
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WINDFALLS |
Strokes of luck |
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MISFORTUNES |
Strokes of bad luck |
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SLASHES |
Cuts with sweeping strokes |
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LICKS |
Strokes of the tongue |
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PADDLE |
Swim with short rapid strokes |
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CHOPPING |
Act of cutting by strokes. |
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DRUMBEAT |
The pattern of strokes on a drum |
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AFLOAT |
Touch the line to conform with even strokes |
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PECK |
To make strokes with the beak, or with a pointed
instrument. |
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STROKER |
One who strokes; also, one who pretends to cure by
stroking. |
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FLIP-FLAP |
With repeated strokes and noise, as of something long
and loose. |
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COUNT-WHEEL |
The wheel in a clock which regulates the number of
strokes. |
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TOLL |
The sound of a bell produced by strokes slowly and uniformly
repeated. |
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FLOURISH |
To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write
graceful, decorative figures. |
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ROLL |
To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a
roll upon. |
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CHOP |
To make a quick strike, or repeated strokes, with an ax or
other sharp instrument. |
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DABBLE |
To wet by little dips or strokes; to spatter; to
sprinkle; to moisten; to wet. |
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LINE |
One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes
on and between which the notes are placed. |