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... temse afire . A lazy boy would never work hard enough for this , and to designate that one was lazy , " He will never set the temse afire " passed into a proverb . The miller's sieve was invented , and the temse discarded , while the ...
... temse afire . A lazy boy would never work hard enough for this , and to designate that one was lazy , " He will never set the temse afire " passed into a proverb . The miller's sieve was invented , and the temse discarded , while the ...
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... Temse Tel : ( 03 ) 710.71.11 Cable : Boelwerf Temse Telex : 31140 boel b Telefax : ( 03 ) 771.09.72 Board of Directors : Luc Luyten ( Chairman ) , Jacques Van Damme , Guy de Brabandere , Yves Brasseur , Hedwig Van Der Borght , Peter ...
... Temse Tel : ( 03 ) 710.71.11 Cable : Boelwerf Temse Telex : 31140 boel b Telefax : ( 03 ) 771.09.72 Board of Directors : Luc Luyten ( Chairman ) , Jacques Van Damme , Guy de Brabandere , Yves Brasseur , Hedwig Van Der Borght , Peter ...
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... temse ( ' temse bread , sifted bread , ' old dictionary , 1726 , South Country ) , the framework of which is entirely of wood . The sieve is made to pass to - and - fro rapidly in a trough by a rotary action in some way . Occasionally a ...
... temse ( ' temse bread , sifted bread , ' old dictionary , 1726 , South Country ) , the framework of which is entirely of wood . The sieve is made to pass to - and - fro rapidly in a trough by a rotary action in some way . Occasionally a ...
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... temse - loaf ( tems'lōf ) , n . Same as temse - bread . [ Prov . Eng . ] Some mixeth to miller the rhye with the wheat , Tems - loaf on his table to have for to eat . Tusser , September's Husbandry . temulence ( tem'u - lens ) , n ...
... temse - loaf ( tems'lōf ) , n . Same as temse - bread . [ Prov . Eng . ] Some mixeth to miller the rhye with the wheat , Tems - loaf on his table to have for to eat . Tusser , September's Husbandry . temulence ( tem'u - lens ) , n ...
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... temse ( or Thames ) on fire : To make a figure in the world . The origin of the expression is uncertain . According to Brewer , a hard - working , active man would not unfre- quently ply the temse so quickly as to set fire to the wooden ...
... temse ( or Thames ) on fire : To make a figure in the world . The origin of the expression is uncertain . According to Brewer , a hard - working , active man would not unfre- quently ply the temse so quickly as to set fire to the wooden ...
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