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WHEEL. The punishment of the wheel was formerly to put a criminal on a wheel, and then to break his bones until he expired. This barbarous punishment was never used in the United States, and it has been abolished in almost every civilized country. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Cut -- a multimillion dollar project that transformed the original old-fashioned, tiered dining room into a zingy, still-tiered, mod facility featuring a glass-enclosed view kitchen, light wood furnishings (tables sans linen) and wonderfully comfortable wheelless, office-style chairs -- has Ari Rosenson as chef de cuisine and Darren McGraw as pastry chef. An autoclave for vulcanizing rubber hose features the company's patented Rapidoor vertical lift, quick-access closure and a mechanism for wheelless, external cart-loading. In Besculetes Helytallas (Honorable reliability, 1992), a huge wheelless toy truck "stands" suspended, immovable, unusable. |
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