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Slasher

A machine for applying size to warp yarns.

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Aggressor 76% connected

The person who first attacks or makes an aggression; he who begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.

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Arm 76% connected

The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.

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Assailant 76% connected

Assailing; attacking.

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Assaulter 76% connected

One who assaults, or violently attacks; an assailant.

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Attacker 76% connected

One who attacks.

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Weapon 76% connected

An instrument of offensive of defensive combat; something to fight with; anything used, or designed to be used, in destroying, defeating, or injuring…

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