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DOGSHORE
Dog"shore`, n. (Naut.)
Definition: One of several shores used to hold a ship firmly and prevent her moving while the blocks are knocked away before launching.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RAREFACTION
(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”
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