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  • "Steamer," repeated Cabot as he obeyed this order and let the schooner fall off to leeward.

    Under the Great Bear Kirk Munroe 1890

  • 'Steamer' was a nickname which, for some reason, the proles applied to rocket bombs.

    Airminded 2010

  • The fact that it was so obvious made me wonder why the film insisted on changing the details of a purchase of the wife going out and purchasing innocent items like French books into her making "Steamer" reservations.

    Political Affairs Magazine 2009

  • 'Steamer' was a nickname which, for some reason, the proles applied to rocket bombs.

    Comments for Airminded 2009

  • The fact that it was so obvious made me wonder why the film insisted on changing the details of a purchase of the wife going out and purchasing innocent items like French books into her making "Steamer" reservations.

    Political Affairs Magazine 2009

  • Ryan Horsman and I developed the Chopstick/Steamer Stool as part of a summer abroad program at B.A.S.E. Beijing with support from founders Robert Mangurian and Mary-Ann Ray.

    Chopstick/Steamer Stool by Ryan Horsman and Jason Dembski 2009

  • How about I just give you a Cleveland Steamer instead?

    Think Progress » Lieberman Gets A Chuckle Out Of Peddling Far-Right Nuke Myth 2010

  • The listings at the final auction in 1970 of what was once the most storied studio in Hollywood included "Star Wardrobes," "Antiques and Furniture," and an item that broke my heart: "one Magnificent Paddle Wheel Steamer" the Cotton Blossom from the 1952 musical "Showboat".

    A Peek Inside the Dream Factory Jeanine Basinger 2011

  • Ryan Horsman and Jason Dembski, both students at the Taubman College of Architecture at the University of Michigan, have designed the Chopstick/Steamer Stool.

    Chopstick/Steamer Stool by Ryan Horsman and Jason Dembski 2009

  • The Chopstick/Steamer Stool takes traditional bamboo steamers, thousands of disposable chopsticks and simple cushioning material, and combines them into a piece furniture.

    Chopstick/Steamer Stool by Ryan Horsman and Jason Dembski 2009

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