vang

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I brought it with me, 'cause I never drink nothin' stronger than claret--vang ordinair they calls it in France.

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  • The lashing for the vang system strung under the boom has ended up actually cutting through the carbon fibre at the inboard end of the boom itself after the metal eye containing it came free. ' —  Sail-World.com USA Latest News
  • I just tie ... you guessed it ... figure 8 knots in my control lines for the outhaul and vang at my desired downwind settings for the day and then I can just release the lines from their cleats and they magically go to the correct positions. —  Proper Course
  • Thanh Nien is the tribune of Vietnam's Youth Association Director Vo Anh Can (R) poses with Vy, the transsexual subject of Hanh trinh cai mu (The journey to live true to oneself) that won a Canh dieu vang (Golden Kite) award earlier this month
  • The gripping, deeply moving documentary received instant acceptance and won a Certificate of Recognition in the short film category at the 2008 Canh dieu vang
  • I do not doubt the need for more effective policing, but neither the ANC nor any other political party has a safety and security policy that moves beyond "vang hulle en hang hulle". —  Mail & Guardian Online
 

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  1. Dutch, a catch, from vangen, to catch; see pag- in Indo-European roots.
 

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