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Load :: Load (v.) The work done by a steam engine or other prime mover when working.

Advance :: Advance (v.) An addition to the price; rise in price or value; as, an advance on the prime cost of goods..

Primevally :: Primevally (adv.) In a primeval manner; in or from the earliest times; originally.

Long Primer :: Long primer () A kind of type, in size between small pica and bourgeois..

A B C :: A B C () A primer for teaching the alphabet and first elements of reading.

Prime :: Prime (n.) The spring of life; youth; hence, full health, strength, or beauty; perfection..

Primacy :: Primacy (a.) The state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, etc., hence, excellency; supremacy..

Prime :: Prime (n.) The first part; the earliest stage; the beginning or opening, as of the day, the year, etc.; hence, the dawn; the spring..

Mazarine :: Mazarine (a.) Of or pertaining to Cardinal Mazarin, prime minister of France, 1643-1661..

Prime :: Prime (a.) First in rank, degree, dignity, authority, or importance; as, prime minister..

Primer :: Primer (n.) an instrument or device for priming; esp., a cap, tube, or water containing percussion powder or other compound for igniting a charge of gunpowder..

Prime :: Prime (a.) To apply priming to, as a musket or a cannon; to apply a primer to, as a metallic cartridge..

English :: English (n.) A kind of printing type, in size between Pica and Great Primer. See Type..

Prime :: Prime (v. i.) To work so that foaming occurs from too violent ebullition, which causes water to become mixed with, and be carried along with, the steam that is formed; -- said of a steam boiler..

Ogygian :: Ogygian (a.) Of or pertaining to Ogyges, a mythical king of ancient Attica, or to a great deluge in Attica in his days; hence, primeval; of obscure antiquity..

Pristine :: Pristine (a.) Belonging to the earliest period or state; original; primitive; primeval; as, the pristine state of innocence; the pristine manners of a people; pristine vigor..

Prime :: Prime (a.) To lay the first color, coating, or preparation upon (a surface), as in painting; as, to prime a canvas, a wall..

Prime :: Prime (n.) That which is first in quantity; the most excellent portion; the best part.

Horse Power :: Horse power () A unit of power, used in stating the power required to drive machinery, and in estimating the capabilities of animals or steam engines and other prime movers for doing work. It is the power required for the performance of work at the rate of 33,000 English units of work per minute; hence, it is the power that must be exerted in lifting 33,000 pounds at the rate of one foot per minute, or 550 pounds at the rate of one foot per second, or 55 pounds at the rate of ten feet per second

Primevous :: Primevous (a.) Primeval.

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