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  2. Chine (boating) - Wikipedia

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    Chine (boating) A chine in boat design is a sharp change in angle in the cross section of a hull. The chine typically arises from the use of sheet materials (such as sheet metal or marine ply) as the mode of construction.

  3. Stitch and glue - Wikipedia

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    Stitch and glue is a simple boat building method which uses plywood panels temporarily stitched together, typically with wire or zip-ties, and glued together permanently with epoxy resin. This type of construction can eliminate much of the need for frames or ribs. [1]

  4. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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    A AAW An acronym for anti-aircraft warfare. aback (of a sail) Filled by the wind on the opposite side to the one normally used to move the vessel forward.On a square-rigged ship, any of the square sails can be braced round to be aback, the purpose of which may be to reduce speed (such as when a ship-of-the-line is keeping station with others), to heave to, or to assist moving the ship's head ...

  5. Fillet (heraldry) - Wikipedia

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    Fillet (heraldry) In English-language heraldry, the fillet is considered a diminutive of the chief. It is defined as occupying one fourth the width of the chief and typically positioned at its bottom edge. [1] When so positioned the chief is blazoned as supported by the fillet; but, when the chief is charged by the fillet, as when the fillet ...

  6. Mechanical Galleon - Wikipedia

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    M&ME 1866,10-30,1. The Mechanical Galleon is an elaborate nef or table ornament in the form of a ship, which is also an automaton and clock. It was constructed in about 1585 by Hans Schlottheim in southern Germany. It was in the possession of Augustus, Elector of Saxony (who would have been one of the model courtiers shown on the ship). [1]

  7. A Cow at My Table - Wikipedia

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    A Cow at My Table is a 1998 documentary film examining Western attitudes towards farm animals and meat. It covers the conflict between animal rights advocates and the meat industry, and their respective attempts to influence consumers. It was directed, shot, and edited by Jennifer Abbott, who spent five years travelling across Canada, the ...

  8. Sampan congee - Wikipedia

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    Rice, pork, fish, shrimp, fried peanuts, etc. Media: Sampan congee. Sampan congee (traditional Chinese: 艇仔粥; pinyin: Ting Zai Zhou, jyutping: Teng5 Zai2 Zuk1) (also called boat congee in English) is a Guangdong congee dish in China, originated in Lychee Bay, Guangzhou (Canton), Guangdong.

  9. Elsie Shrigley - Wikipedia

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    Elsie Beatrice Shrigley. Elsie Beatrice Shrigley ( née Salling; 30 October 1899 – 13 May 1978), also known as Sally Shrigley, was an English vegan activist and a co-founder, along with Donald Watson, of The Vegan Society in 1944. She is credited, by some, as coining the word "vegan" with Watson. [1] [2]

  10. Bible Christian Church (vegetarian) - Wikipedia

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    The Bible Christian Church was a Christian vegetarian sect founded by William Cowherd in Salford, North West England in 1809. [1] To join the church, members had to sign a pledge that committed them to a vegetarian diet and abstention from alcohol. [2] Followers of Cowherd's ideas were commonly known as Bible Christians or "Cowherdites."

  11. Valéry Giroux - Wikipedia

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    Valéry Giroux (born 24 March 1974) is a Canadian philosopher, lawyer and animal rights activist from Quebec.She is an adjunct professor at the Université de Montréal Faculty of Law, associate director for the Centre de recherche en éthique ("Ethics Research Center"), a Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, and an author and speaker on animal ethics issues and veganism, with a ...