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Bramah

American  
[bram-uh, brah-muh] / ˈbræm ə, ˈbrɑ mə /

noun

  1. Joseph, 1748–1814, English engineer and inventor.


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AJ Bramah scored 12 points with nine rebounds for the Colonials, while Jon Williams added 10 points.

From Washington Times Feb. 29, 2020

AJ Bramah added 12 points with eight boards and Jalen Hawkins also had 12 points.

From Washington Times Dec. 7, 2019

But there was more to the defeats of Chubb and Bramah.

From Slate Mar. 11, 2013

The Bramah Precision lock, a “monster” lock that, along with Chubb’s Detector, represented the pinnacle of Britain’s lock supremacy, had not been picked since it was manufactured—in 1790.

From Slate Mar. 11, 2013

Another example, frequently adduced as indicating the falsity of the theory, was the entirely different behaviour of blocks of India-rubber and292 cork, under compression applied by a Bramah press.

From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Andrew Gray

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