lever tumbler

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a flat metal tumbler in a lock.

QUIZZES

Are you aware how often people swap around “their,” “there,” and “they’re”? Prove you have more than a fair grasp over these commonly confused words.

Question 1 of 7

Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?

Available at Jonathan Adler Whisky Tumbler Set—Light Horn, $65 This is drinking at its most fashionable.
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That is, TFA is neither a lever for dramatically improving or ruining U.S. public education.
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Instead of pushing the cup against a mechanical lever, users push a “button” on a touchscreen.
Font of Invention||September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He drained the wine from the tumbler and turned away from the window, and there was no self-pity in his gravelly voice.
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Within the first day, it was re-blogged 30,000 times on Tumbler.
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American writers claim that the first pressed glass tumbler was made about 40 years back in that country, by a carpenter.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
It would not be fair to omit the name of the first mould-maker who made the tumbler-mould in question.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
A feed-pump forced water into the boilers; each had a safety-valve with a lever and weight.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
More'n that, when I get my jell' done I'm going to send Mrs. Calvert a tumbler and compare notes.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond
The gunner's seat moved with the carriage, from which he could elevate or depress the muzzle by a lever.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick