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Bubblers

In a few parts of the country, such as eastern Wisconsin, the more common term for “water fountain” is bubbler. A man who heard the term frequently in Rhode Island wonders: How did bubbler make it all the way over to Rhode Island, but...

Jamrocks

Jamrocks  n.โ€” ยซJamrocks (the word is Jamaican patois slang for the island country) is a funky little place.ยป โ€”โ€œIt’s โ€™Marley and me’ at Jamrocks Grill” by Mary K. Means Bradenton...

brass-plate bank

brass-plate bank  n.โ€” ยซHe was first investigated 20 years ago when he became a subject of a joint Scotland Yard-FBI investigation into so-called โ€œbrass-plateโ€ banks on the Caribbean island of Montserrat. The investigation was set up after...

black starting

black starting  n.โ€” ยซThe loss of four major transmission lines from Hawaiian Electricโ€™s Kahe power plant last night triggered an island-wide blackout.…HECO was woking last night to restart its generators at Kahe and Waiau, a process...

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