fishbone

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"If a fishbone is found within a furlong of where I live (here where nobody else lives), off I am marched straight to jail.

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  • Flambeaux lined the fishbone-ribbed walls and wavering lines of white candles floated high in the air above. —  FSF,October2007
  • SHE: You cannot turn nature on its head, and search through your pearls for an oyster or grow meat on fishbone comb. —  qarrtsiluni
  • I removed the existing cabling (no descriptions on the sleeve) from the VHF and connected to the UHF fishbone. pointed it to roughly where waiatarua is and went back home. —  Geekzone: IT, mobility, wireless and handheld news
  • After reading some rave reviews and high ratings at [...], log periodic types (looks like a fishbone) seems to be the way to go. —  VideoHelp.com Forum
  • While in prison, he miraculously cured a small boy who was choking to death on a fishbone lodged in his throat. —  Catholic Exchange
 

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