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  2. Jack (device) - Wikipedia

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    Hydraulic bottle jack. A bottle jack or whiskey jack [6] is a jack which resembles a bottle in shape, having a cylindrical body and a neck. Within is a vertical lifting ram with a support pad of some kind fixed to the top. The jack may be hydraulic or work by screw action.

  3. Roasting jack - Wikipedia

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    Roasting jack. A roasting jack is a machine which rotates meat roasting on a spit. [ 1] It can also be called a spit jack, a spit engine or a turnspit, although this name can also refer to a human turning the spit, or a turnspit dog. [ 2] Cooking meat on a spit dates back at least to the 1st century BC, but at first spits were turned by human ...

  4. Jackscrew - Wikipedia

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    Jackscrew. A 2.5-ton screw jack. The jack is inserting the bar (visible lower left) in the holes at the top and turning. A jackscrew, or screw jack, is a type of jack that is operated by turning a leadscrew. It is commonly used to lift moderate and heavy weights, such as vehicles; to raise and lower the horizontal stabilizers of aircraft; and ...

  5. Container deposit legislation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Container deposit legislation (CDL) requires a refundable deposit on certain types of recyclable beverage containers in order to ensure an increased recycling rate. Studies show that the recycling rate for beverage containers is vastly increased with a bottle bill. The United States' overall beverage container recycling rate is approximately 33 ...

  6. Glassblowing - Wikipedia

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    Glassblowing. A glassworker blows air into the glass, creating a cavity inside. Glassblowing is a glassforming technique that involves inflating molten glass into a bubble (or parison) with the aid of a blowpipe (or blow tube). A person who blows glass is called a glassblower, glassmith, or gaffer. A lampworker (often also called a glassblower ...

  7. Alcohol measurements - Wikipedia

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    189.42 mL. 6.39 US fl oz. 6.66 imp oz. 1⁄3 of an Imperial pint. Short for Nipperkin. Strong ale and Barley wine were usually bottled in nips [ 3] Metric measurement glasses and containers usually round up to a metric half pint of 200 mL (7 imp oz). small glass (US) 236.59 mL. 8 US fl oz.

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