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  2. Glossary of Mafia-related words - Wikipedia

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    cement shoes: a method of murder or body disposal, usually associated with criminals such as the Mafia or gangs. It involves weighting down the victim, who may be dead or alive, with concrete and throwing them into water in the hope the body will never be found. clip: to murder; also to whack, hit, pop, burn, ice, put a contract out on.

  3. List of English-language expressions related to death

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    The soul leaving the body Glue factory To die Neutral Usually refers to the death of a horse Gone to a better place [10] To die Euphemistic: Heaven Go over the Big Ridge [11] To die Unknown Go bung [2] To die Informal Australian. Also means 'to fail' or 'to go bankrupt'. Go for a Burton: To die/break irreparably Informal British, from WWII.

  4. Clipping (morphology) - Wikipedia

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    They typically originate as synonyms [3] within the jargon or slang of an in-group, such as schools, army, police, and the medical profession. For example, exam (ination), math (ematics), and lab (oratory) originated in school slang ; spec (ulation) and tick (et = credit) in stock-exchange slang; and vet (eran) and cap (tain) in army slang.

  5. Wing clipping - Wikipedia

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    A wing-clipped Meyer's parrot perching on a drawer handle. While clipping is endorsed by some avian veterinarians, others oppose it. [7]By restricting flight, wing clipping may help prevent indoor birds from risking injury from ceiling fans or flying into large windows, but no evidence shows that clipped birds are safer than full-winged ones, only that clipped birds are subject to different ...

  6. Glossary of bird terms - Wikipedia

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    body down The layer of small, fluffy down feathers that lie underneath the outer contour feathers on a bird's body. [51] Compare: natal down and powder down. breast The topographical region of a bird's external anatomy between the throat and the belly. [52] breeding plumage See alternate plumage. brood

  7. ‘Clipped’ Finale: Producers Talk Showing Donald Sterling ...

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    A lot of that has probably been existing in his body for the past 50 years.” “Doc ended up leaving the Clippers. You do have to try to capture some of those things that the viewer knows will ...

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  9. Georgia is turning to backup Gunner Stockton at quarterback ...

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    No. 2 Georgia is resting its national championship hopes on backup quarterback Gunner Stockton following Carson Beck's season-ending elbow surgery on Monday. Coach Kirby Smart said Monday that ...