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A brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things together.
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An instrument used to temporarily shut off blood vessels, etc.
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A parking enforcement device used to immobilise a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp.
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A mass of bricks heaped up to be burned; or of ore for roasting, or of coal coking.
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A pile of root vegetables stored under a layer of earth.
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A piece of wood (batten) across the grain of a board end to keep it flat, as in a breadboard.
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An electronic circuit that fixes either the positive or the negative peak excursions of a signal to a defined value by shifting its DC value.