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Phrs. Very rare, non existent.
Comes from the apartheid racial classification for Blacks. Rarely used today. Derogatory
very rare
Pole used in dangerous and now rare method of switching. A cut of cars was shoved by a stake attached to the car immediately in front of the engine. This method was supposed to be superior to the ordinary method of "batting them out" because there was less wear and tear on drawbars and less damage to freight; but the human casualties that resulted gave more than one yard the nickname "slaughterhouse." Another meaning of stake is the money a boomer saved on a job so he could resign and continue eating regularly while looking for another job
 (Cockney Rhyming slang) Pocket (rarely used)
Adj. Good, excellent. E.g."We had a rare time at the party last night. The best for a long time."
Burnt on the outside, rare on the inside
Was used to indicate an educated black man during the civil war; white collar blacks were pretty rare - only white people had desk jobs.
Burnt on the outside, rare on the inside
Rare is British slang for good, yes, a slang term of agreement.
Phrs. Very rare, non existent. From hens not having teeth.
Staff used on certain stretches of track to control the block. It is carried by engine crews from one station to another. Now rare
Passenger train. Also called varnished shot, varnished job, varnished boxes, string of varnish, varnished wagons, etc. These nicknames are rarely applied to modern streamliners
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n.
The act or process of rarefying; the state of being rarefied; -- opposed to condensation; as, the rarefaction of air.
n.
A roving, frolicsome thing; a trifler; -- used rarely as a term of endearment.
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The condition of rarefaction, or reduction of pressure below that of the atmosphere, in a vessel, as the condenser of a steam engine, which is nearly exhausted of air or steam, etc.; as, a vacuum of 26 inches of mercury, or 13 pounds per square inch.
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Characterized by wide separation of parts; of loose texture; not thick or dense; thin; as, a rare atmosphere at high elevations.
a.
Capable of being rarefied.
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Not frequent; seldom met with or occurring; unusual; as, a rare event.
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Finely; excellently; with rare skill. See 3d Rare, 2.
v. t.
To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense; to expand or enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to; -- opposed to condense.
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The state or quality of being rare.
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A rare metallic element of which little is known. It is said by Scacchi to have been extracted from a yellowish incrustation from the cracks of a Vesuvian lava erupted in 1631.
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The winner in a contest; one who gets the better of another in any struggle; esp., one who defeats an enemy in battle; a vanquisher; a conqueror; -- often followed by art, rarely by of.
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An element of the chromium group, found in certain rare minerals, as pitchblende, uranite, etc., and reduced as a heavy, hard, nickel-white metal which is quite permanent. Its yellow oxide is used to impart to glass a delicate greenish-yellow tint which is accompanied by a strong fluorescence, and its black oxide is used as a pigment in porcelain painting. Symbol U. Atomic weight 239.
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In a rare manner or degree; seldom; not often; as, things rarely seen.
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Nearly raw; partially cooked; not thoroughly cooked; underdone; as, rare beef or mutton.
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A rare element of the nitrogen-phosphorus group, found combined, in vanadates, in certain minerals, and reduced as an infusible, grayish-white metallic powder. It is intermediate between the metals and the non-metals, having both basic and acid properties. Symbol V (or Vd, rarely). Atomic weight 51.2.
n.
A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, and also massive, of a brown to green color, rarely sulphur yellow and blue. It is a silicate of alumina and lime with some iron magnesia, and is common at Vesuvius. Also called idocrase.
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A rare skin disease consisting in the development of smooth, milk-white spots upon various parts of the body.
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The state of being up or above; a state of elevation, prosperity, or the like; -- rarely occurring except in the phrase ups and downs.
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