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TOPCHAIN
Top"-chain`, n. (Naut.)
Definition: A chain for slinging the lower yards, in time of action, to prevent their falling, if the ropes by which they are hung are shot away.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CHELICERA
(noun) either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing
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