parcel tanker

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noun Nautical.

a tanker designed to carry an assortment of liquids, as chemicals, or different grades of a liquid, as petroleum, at one time.

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QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Origin of parcel tanker

First recorded in 1970–75

In contrast, SIX is clearly part and parcel of the Democratic establishment.
The Left’s Answer to ALEC|Ben Jacobs|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This happens in the art world as well, where it can be more profitable to parcel off pieces of ancient vases.
Dismembering History: The Shady Online Trade in Ancient Texts|Candida Moss|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The discrimination and slights Abe experiences are “part and parcel of what we are experiencing in the world,” says Akhtar.
Religion, Race, and a Broadway Hit: The Making of ‘Disgraced’|Tim Teeman|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They had wandered up and down, unable to deliver themselves of their parcel.
Did Picasso Try to Steal the Mona Lisa?|Nick Mafi|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

It is part and parcel of the implicit politics of Snap Judgment, which folds the margins of American society into its center.
NPR’s Smooth-Talking Millennial Whisperer|Batya Ungar-Sargon|October 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She folded them tightly in a handkerchief, and thrust the parcel as far as her arm could reach between the mattress and the bed.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
He saw nothing, heard nothing, but hung upon her as though he was part and parcel of the beloved presence.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
"Now for the other parcel," said Crane, and getting the information as to ownership, he and his companions took buggy to the spot.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland
In the purchase of tobacco, it is a principal thing to ascertain how much or how little Temprano a parcel contains.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Industrious junior clerks have put away a parcel of it in each one of their beautiful green filing cases.
Marguerite|Anatole France