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manœuvring
manœuvring, vbl. n. (məˈnuːvrɪŋ) [f. manœuvre v. + -ing1.] The action of manœuvre v.1787 I. Landmann tr. Elem. Tacticks iii. 170 The advancing and manœuvring with a line, will never be well performed, if the battalions are not so perfectly well exercised. 1858 Carlyle Fredk. Gt. ix. x. II. 520 The C... Oxford English Dictionary
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manœuvrer
manœuvrer (məˈnuːvrə(r)) Also manœuverer. [f. manœuvre v. + -er1.] 1. One who manœuvres.1800 A. Carlyle Autobiog. 308 He had told him that Byng, though a much admired commander and manœuvrer of a fleet, would shun fighting. 1809 M. Edgeworth Manœuvring i, This charming widow Beaumont is a manœuvrer.... Oxford English Dictionary
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Riho Lahi
This and other stylistic cues paint him as middle-aged and poorly educated (or, as presented by Soviet authorities, "proletarian") man. This aura of proletarianism afforded Lahi some extra leeway in manœuvring through Soviet censorship. wikipedia.org
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manœuvre
▪ I. manœuvre, n. (məˈnjuːvə(r), məˈnuːvə(r)) Also 5 maanovre, 8–9 maneuver, 9 U.S. manœuver. [a. F. manœuvre (OF. also manuevre, maneuvre, 13th c.) = Pr. manovra, Sp. maniobra, Pg. manobra, It. manovra:—late L. manopera, vbl. n. from manoperāre: see manœuvre v., which occurs in Fr. earlier than the... Oxford English Dictionary
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Curtis Barnett
It would appear that in manœuvring the fleet, the Dragon and some of the other ships had not got into their station with that quickness which the admiral wikipedia.org
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scamperer
scamperer (ˈskæmpərə(r)) [f. scamper v. + -er1.] One who scampers; † ? a street ruffian.1712 Steele Spect. No. 276 ¶3 A very gay..old Man..who has been, he tells me, a Scowrer, a Scamperer, a Breaker of Windows [etc.]. 1802 M. Edgeworth Manœuvring vi. (1809) 149 This ever idle, ever busy scamperer. ... Oxford English Dictionary
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stumpie
ˈstumpie Sc. [f. stump n.1 + -ie.] 1. Playfully used for: The stump of a pen.1785 Burns 2nd Epist. J. Lapraik vi, Sae I gat paper in a blink, An' down gaed stumpie in the ink. 1821 W. Liddle Poems 181, If I can do't afore I leave ye, Wi' ink and stumpie. 2. A person with a stumpy figure. Also, a sma... Oxford English Dictionary
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counter-manœuvre
ˈcounter-maˌnœuvre, n. [counter- 3.] A manœuvre opposed to a preceding manœuvre. Hence counter-maˈnœuvre v., -ing vbl. n.1845 Ld. Campbell Chancellors (1857) IV. lxxiv. 18 Considering counter-manoeuvring pious in such a cause. 1865 Carlyle Fredk. Gt. xiii. iv. 41 He kept manœuvring upon Neipperg, wh... Oxford English Dictionary
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cornering
cornering, vbl. n. (ˈkɔːnərɪŋ) [f. corner v.] 1. Acting or dealing in a corner.1802 M. Edgeworth Manœuvring (1832) 9 Take care of her asides, and her whisperings, and her cornerings. 2. Comm. The action of making a ‘corner’: see corner v. 4. Also attrib.1841 Week in Wall St. 27 No cornering, I hope.... Oxford English Dictionary
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outmanœuvre
outmaˈnœuvre, -ver, v. [out- 18.] trans. To outdo in manœuvring; to get the better of by superior strategy.1799 Sir T. Troubridge 18 May in Nicolas Disp. Nelson (1845) III. 357 note, I will out-manœuvre him there and push him hard too. 1833 Marryat P. Simple xlvi, I mean to fight these fellows under... Oxford English Dictionary
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artic
▪ I. artic colloq. abbrev. of articulated lorry (vehicle, etc.); see articulated ppl. a. 2 b.1951, 1958 [see articulated ppl. a. 2 b]. 1970 G. F. Newman Sir, you Bastard i. 26 Tiny turnings where he would have lots of fun manœuvring a forty-foot artic. 1977 ‘D. Rutherford’ Return Load i. 12 To see a... Oxford English Dictionary
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intriguess
† inˈtriguess Obs. [f. intriguer + -ess. (Perh. after F. intrigueuse (17th c.); but the proper Eng. form would be intrigueress.] A female intriguer.a 1734 North Lives (1826) I. 180 His lady being a most violent intriguess in business. ― Exam. (1740) 297 The Wife..was a compleat Intriguess. [1809 M. ... Oxford English Dictionary
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unsuspicious
unsuˈspicious, a. (un-1 7).1595 Daniel Civil Wars iv. xxxv, But vnsuspicious magnanimitie Shames such effects of feare, and force to show. 1671 Milton Samson 1635 His guide..unsuspitious led him. 1727 Thomson Britannia 110 Like brothers live, in amity combin'd, And unsuspicious faith. 1777 Robertson... Oxford English Dictionary
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downrightness
downrightness (daʊnˈraɪtnɪs) [f. as prec. + -ness.] The quality of being downright; directness, straightforwardness of speech or behaviour.1628 Earle Microcosm., Blunt Man (Arb.) 56 Hee is generally honest..and his downerightnesse credits him. 1809–12 M. Edgeworth Manœuvring vii. Wks. 1832 II. 18 Th... Oxford English Dictionary
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uncontrollably
unconˈtrollably, adv. [f. as prec. Cf. incontrollably adv.] † 1. a. As if uncontrovertible. Obs.1629 Prynne Ch. Eng. 52 Being alwayes..unanimously, professedly and uncontrollablie entertained. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. vi. viii. 312 Hereof uncontroulably and under generall consent many opinions ... Oxford English Dictionary
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