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  2. List of English-language expressions related to death

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    Synonym for death Neutral Pop one's clogs [2] To die Humorous, [1] Informal [2] British. "Pop" is English slang for "pawn." A 19th-century working man might tell his family to take his clothes to the pawn shop to pay for his funeral, with his clogs among the most valuable items. Promoted to Glory: Death of a Salvationist: Formal Salvation Army ...

  3. Burial - Wikipedia

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    In addition to burying human remains, many human cultures also regularly bury animal remains. Pets and other animals of emotional significance are often ceremonially buried. Most families bury deceased pets on their own properties, mainly in a yard, with a shoe box or any other type of container served as a coffin.

  4. List of generic forms in place names in the British Isles

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    This article lists a number of common generic forms in place names in the British Isles, their meanings and some examples of their use.The study of place names is called toponymy; for a more detailed examination of this subject in relation to British and Irish place names, refer to Toponymy in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

  5. Mass grave - Wikipedia

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    The debate surrounding mass graves among epidemiologists includes whether or not, in a natural disaster, to leave corpses for traditional individual burials, or to bury corpses in mass graves. For example, if an epidemic occurs during winter, flies are less likely to infest corpses, reducing the risk of outbreaks of dysentery , diarrhea ...

  6. Burying the hatchet - Wikipedia

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    An early mention of the practice is to an actual hatchet-burying ceremony. [3] Samuel Sewall wrote in 1680 "of the Mischief the Mohawks did; which occasioned Major Pynchon's going to Albany, where meeting with the Sachem they came to an agreement and buried two Axes in the Ground; one for English another for themselves; which ceremony to them is more significant & binding than all Articles of ...

  7. Premature burial - Wikipedia

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    Premature burial can lead to death through the following: asphyxiation, dehydration, starvation, or (in cold climates) hypothermia.A person trapped with fresh air to breathe can last a considerable time and burial has been used as a very cruel method of execution (as in cases of Vestal Virgins who violated the oath of celibacy), lasting sufficiently long for the victim to comprehend and ...

  8. Islamic funeral - Wikipedia

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    Islamic funerary found at the Domvs Romana in Rabat, Malta – c. 11th century. Islamic funerals (Arabic: جنازة, romanized: Janāzah) follow fairly specific rites, though they are subject to regional interpretation and variation in custom.

  9. Hippeastrum correiense - Wikipedia

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    Synonyms Amaryllis correiensis Bury [ 2 ] Hippeastrum correiense is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the family Amaryllidaceae , native to Brazil .