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goat-rope
 n.— «In fact, it sounds a lot like what is called in the oilfield a “goat-roping exercise.”» —“Re: Pegasus launch from Valkyrie” by dlbres10@pc.usl.edu (Fraering Philip) Usenet: sci.space Apr. 18, 1990. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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