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Spitball

Paper chewed, and rolled into a ball, to be thrown as a missile.

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Delivery 76% connected

The act of delivering from restraint; rescue; release; liberation; as, the delivery of a captive from his dungeon.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Missile 76% connected

Capable of being thrown; adapted for hurling or to be projected from the hand, or from any instrument or rngine, so as to strike an object at a dista…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Pitch 76% connected

A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of ships; also in coating rope, canvas,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Projectile 76% connected

Projecting or impelling forward; as, a projectile force.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Spitter 92% connected

One who ejects saliva from the mouth.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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