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corkscrew

[kawrk-skroo] / ˈkɔrkˌskru /
















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The snow, curling and eddying across the little blaze of lamps, whitened everything alike, tender and wheel and rail, the jackscrews, the bars, and the shoulders and caps of the men.

From The Daughter of a Magnate by Spearman, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton)

Care and common sense are the jackscrews to use in raising fine fruit.

From Three Acres and Liberty by Hall, Bolton

Of course, we got busy with crowbars and jackscrews and tried to pry Jake off, but there was nothing doing and the harder we pried the closer he cinched up on Adipose.

From Side Show Studies by Herford, Oliver




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