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He therefore gave the order to have the fresh buoy, with its chain and sinker, ready to let go.
THE FLOATING LIGHT OF THE GOODWIN SANDSR.M. BALLANTYNE
Before long we will have to take every tool maker and die-sinker in non-war work and put him in war production.'
A horn spear, with barbs, and a fine shell sinker, shows that they lived on fish.
Miette had mechanically placed the sinker above the glass of water.
IN SEARCH OF A SONWILLIAM SHEPARD WALSH
It consists of a float with a sinker at one end and a graduated tube or rod at the other.
A TEXTBOOK OF ASSAYING: FOR THE USE OF THOSE CONNECTED WITH MINES.CORNELIUS BERINGER AND JOHN JACOB BERINGER
The most rational supposition seems to be that it was intended to serve the triple purpose of a support, a float, and a sinker.
THE STORY OF THE EARTH AND MANJ. W. DAWSON
I waited for him nearly an hour, when he returned with a "poke-out" (food given at the door) and a "sinker" (a dollar).
TRAMPING WITH TRAMPSJOSIAH FLYNT
It is a very beautifully cut piece of embossing, the work of Wyon, the celebrated London die sinker.
CANADA: ITS POSTAGE STAMPS AND POSTAL STATIONERYCLIFTON ARMSTRONG HOWES
I felt like rowing, and took the oars while Kate was mending her sinker and the cap'n was busy with a snarled line.
DEEPHAVEN AND SELECTED STORIES & SKETCHESSARAH ORNE JEWETT
His heart beat as the sinker touched the bottom, and he pulled it up the proper distance.
LITTLE BY LITTLEWILLIAM TAYLOR ADAMS
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