take

v. to gain or obtain possession, including the receipt of a legacy from an estate, getting title to real property, or stealing an object.

TAKE. This is a technical expression which signifies to be entitled to; as, a devisee will take under the will. To take also signifies to seize, as to take and carry away.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.

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Q I have an old junk Ross rifle that I am taking apart. I have not been able to get the barrel to turn off the receiver.

Ross barrel thread

This is the Black Hole in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka - a huddle of riverside factories where children work taking apart old batteries for recycling.

Children of the Black Hole; EXCLUSIVE FIVE-YEAR-OLDS RISKING LIVES IN BATTERY FACTORY FOR pounds 1 A WEEK

3 taking apart old cars when they're ready for the trash--and then reusing or recycling the parts!

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