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Manual

Of or pertaining to the hand; done or made by the hand; as, manual labor; the king's sign manual.

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Consuetudinal 76% connected

According to custom; customary; usual.

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Drill 76% connected

To pierce or bore with a drill, or a with a drill; to perforate; as, to drill a hole into a rock; to drill a piece of metal.

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Enchiridion 76% connected

Handbook; a manual of devotions.

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Exercise 76% connected

The act of exercising; a setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use; habitual activity; o…

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Handbook 76% connected

A book of reference, to be carried in the hand; a manual; a guidebook.

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Practice 76% connected

Frequently repeated or customary action; habitual performance; a succession of acts of a similar kind; usage; habit; custom; as, the practice of risi…

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Recitation 76% connected

The act of reciting; rehearsal; repetition of words or sentences.

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Vade mecum 76% connected

A book or other thing that a person carries with him as a constant companion; a manual; a handbook.

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Hand 66% connected

That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals; manus; paw. See Manus.

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