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  2. Waterskin - Wikipedia

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    The Tosefta speaks of oil and wine also being stored in skin bottles. [5] The Bedouins of the Negev would occasionally store clarified butter (samen) and olive-oil in special skins called عُكة ‎ (ʿukkah). [6] Their volume would be between 15 and 25 L (4 and 6.5 US gallons; 3.5 and 5.5 imperial gallons).

  3. Manakin - Wikipedia

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    Manakins range in size from 7 to 15 cm (3 to 6 in) and in weight from 8 to 30 g (0.28 to 1.06 oz). Species in the genus Tyranneutes are the smallest manakins, those in the genus Antilophia are believed to be the largest (since the genus Schiffornis are no longer considered manakins).

  4. Bota bag - Wikipedia

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    The zahato is made of two pieces of tanned and close-cropped goatskin. Softened, they are cut out on a last and are sewn on their sides. Then the bottle is turned up, seam and hair inside. After drying, it is inflated, then coated with pitch to make it impermeable. The nozzle, traditionally in horn, is fixed by a red collar. The zahato is ...

  5. List of portmanteaus - Wikipedia

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    Farmageddon, from farm and Armageddon, title of book; flimmer, from flicker and glimmer [2] flounder, from flounce and founder [27] or founder and blunder [28] fluff, from flue and puff [29] [30] foolosophy, from fool and philosophy [2] glamping, from glamour and camping [2] glasphalt, from glass and asphalt [2] globesity, from global and ...

  6. Animal product - Wikipedia

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    The word animals includes all species in the biological kingdom Animalia, except humans. This includes, for example, tetrapods, arthropods, and mollusks. Generally, products made from decomposed animals, such as petroleum, or crops grown in soil fertilized with animal remains or manure are not characterized as animal products. Products sourced ...

  7. Man saves over 20,000 animals with custom-made prosthetics - AOL

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    Campanas pieces, which are created from medical-grade plastics before being custom-made to fit each animal, run around $500 for braces, and $1,000 for prosthetic limbs.

  8. Mannequin - Wikipedia

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    Mannequins in a clothing shop in Canada A mannequin in North India. A mannequin (sometimes spelled as manikin and also called a dummy, lay figure, or dress form) is a doll, often articulated, used by artists, tailors, dressmakers, window dressers and others, especially to display or fit clothing and show off different fabrics and textiles.

  9. Wineskin - Wikipedia

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    Its first mentions come from Ancient Greece, where, in the parties called Bacchanalia, dedicated to the god Bacchus by the vintage of this drink, the sacrifice of the goat was offered, following which the wineskin could be made that would conserve the wine. [1] New Wine into Old Wineskins is a parable of Jesus.