PREFABRICATE

prefabricate

(verb) produce synthetically, artificially, or stereotypically and unoriginally

prefabricate, preassemble

(verb) to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

prefabricate (third-person singular simple present prefabricates, present participle prefabricating, simple past and past participle prefabricated)

(transitive) To manufacture (a building, etc.) in standard components that can be fitted together on site.

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GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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