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Process and processing

particular stage. There is nothing in the natural meaning of the word 'process' to exclude its application to handling. There may be a process which consists only in handling and there may be a process which involves

Billhook

A thick heavy knife with a hooked point used in pruning hedges etc When it has a short handle it is sometimes called a hand bill when the handle is long a hedge bill or scimiter

flyswat

An implement with a flat part a mesh of metal or plastic and a long handle used to kill insects by striking them The handle is typically about one foot long and the flat

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Hod

A kind of wooden tray with a handle having V shaped trough made of wood or metal attached to a long handle and usually carried over

Mallet

A small maul with a short handle used esp for driving a tool as a chisel or the like also a light beetle with a

Poleax

Anciently a kind of battle ax with a long handle later an ax or hatchet with a short handle and a head variously patterned used by soldiers and

Dealer, auction

Dealer, auction, a person who in the normal course of his business attends sales by auction for the purpose of purchasing goods with a view to reselling them, Auctions (Bidding Agreements) Act, 1927, s. 1(2) (UK),...

agent

in a bargaining unit in negotiating with their employer through collective bargaining business agent : an agent that handles business affairs for another person or organization ;esp : a paid official of a union who carries on

parity check

use if the reading system detects a deviation from the agreed parity it signals an error to be handled by the error handling processes of the system

Accident

100 (104): 1994 SCC (L&S) 195. Means an accident involving a fortuitous or sudden or unintended occurrence while handling any hazardous substance resulting in continuous or intermittent or repeated exposure to death of, or injury to, any

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