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avulsion

[Latin avulsio act of tearing away, from avellere to tear away, from a- off, away + vellere to pull, pluck] : a sudden cutting off of land by flood or change in the course of a body

deposit (earnest money)

if the offer is accepted, is returned if the offer is rejected, or is forfeited if the buyer pulls out of the deal. During the contingency period the money may be returned to the buyer if the

destreindre, literally, to constrict, force, from Old French, from Late Latin distringere to hinder, punish, from Latin, to pull in different directions, distract, from dis- apart + stringere to draw tight] vt 1 : to force or

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earnest money (deposit)

if the offer is accepted, is returned if the offer is rejected, or is forfeited if the buyer pulls out of the deal. During the contingency period the money may be returned to the buyer if the

Beard

To take by the beard to seize pluck or pull the beard of a man in anger or contempt

Bell crank

nearly a right angle having its fulcrum at the apex of the angle It is used in bell pulls and in changing the direction of bell wires at angles of rooms etc and also in machinery