A string or ribbon by which the stocking is held upon the leg. The mark ofthe highest order of English knighthood, ranking next after the nobility. This militaryorder of knighthood […]

In English law . A yard; a little close or homestead in the north of England. Cowell; Blount.A dam or wear in a river, for the catching of fish.

In old Scotch law . Warder. 1 Pitc. Crim. Tr. pt. 1, p. 8.

Venezuela, Trinidad & Tobago, Russia, Qatar, Nigeria, Libya, Iran, Equatorial Guinea, Egypt, Bolivia and Algeria formed a group in 2001 that controlled 70% of the world’s gas production.

Tax on vehicle total purchase price if fuel efficiency is less than 22.5 miles per gallon. Typically paid by the automobile manufacturer or importing dealership. Likely passed on to the […]

Producing coalescence with one or more gas flames, usually oxygen and acetylene in a process to join metal at the piece’s ends, with or without the use of a filler […]

Where gas wells are drilled, in an onshore or offshore geographical area.

Mixture of nine parts of unleaded gasoline by volume with one part of ethanol, ethyl alcohol. Ethanol source is fermented agricultural produce, typically corn. ‘Gasohol’ is a registered trademark of […]

A petroleum product derived from crude oil. Internal combustion engine fuel. A highly flammable liquid that evaporates during engine use. Auto-manufactures now build vehicles to use less gasoline, and mixtures. […]

A temporary governor of the country. Blount A bailiff or steward. Spelman.

L. Fr. Wastel; wastel bread; the finest sort of wheat bread. Britt. c. 30;Kelham.

L. Fr. Waste or uncultivated grouud. Britt. c. 57.

Inflammation of the stomach and the intestines. General symptoms include abdominal pain, diarrhea, fever, headache, nausea, and vomiting. Typical cause is varied. Also caused by lactose intolerance . Some common […]

1. Aircraft entry and exit point in a designated area in an airport terminal. 2. Refer to logic gate.

Authorized person with access control to a decision maker or specific information . Typically a junior officer or a secretary.

The patient’s contact point, referring patients for testing and to specialists. Typically, the patient’s primary care physician in certain types of HMO or PPO.

1. In General, this is an access point to an agency, a system, or specific information . Typically is another agency or mechanism that provides access. 2. In Computer networks, […]

Entry point to or from a country; a primary arrival and departure point. Typically is an airport or seaport.

Concentrated selling to drive a security price down to levels where STOP ORDERS are known to exist. This forces the stop orders to convert into buy or sell MARKET ORDERS, […]

Forcing stock prices lower to encourage investor buying at that lower price. Occurs by investment brokers initiating stop orders.

A term used iu the English universities to denote double commons.

The measure of width of a railway, fixed, with some exceptions, at 4 feet8% inches in Great Britain and America, and 5 feet 3 inches in Ireland.

Measurement accuracy determination . Confirming a test result by several measurements taken by the same person are identical in value, setting its repeatability, and several measurements taken by different persons […]

A ganger. Lowell.

A surveying officer under the customs, excise, and internal revenue laws,appointed to examine all tuns, pipes, hogsheads, barrels and tierces of wine, oil, andother liquids, and to give them a […]