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Meanings of stout piece in English

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Usage of stout piece in English
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Then spread it thick and even on a stout piece of smooth board.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
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Samuel whittled out a stout piece of sagewood and drove it into the soil.
East of eden
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Ezekiel Mason, from the bottom of the buggy, produced a long and stout piece of clothes-line.
The Young Bank Messenger
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Doctor Rabbit said, picking up a stout piece of rope that had been part of a clothes-line.
Doctor Rabbit and Brushtail the Fox
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Our fond hopes, however, were somewhat damped, by finding, that our ' stout piece of cheese' had vanished!
Biographia Epistolaris, Volume 1
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The second Philip caught it skilfully, and by the moonlight saw that a stout piece of twine was attached to it.
The Young Musician; Or, Fighting His Way
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But bullets could still be stopped by a stout piece of iron (anyone else remember "A Fistful of Dollars"?)
Wired
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A jerk on a stout piece of cord loosed the blade and it dropped with a flash, neatly severing the banana trunk.
When God Laughs, and Other Stories
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No sooner had the storekeeper started down the cellar stairs than Bob pulled from his pocket a long, stout piece of cord.
Bob the Castaway; Or, The Wreck of the Eagle
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Of course, a regulator must be had for the vibrator; this can be accomplished by bending a stout piece of copper wire as shown.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
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It is, palpably, of a more modern make than the others, and, though a stout piece of work, it has little of their ponderous strength.
The House on the Borderland
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It was out at last- along ,stoutpiece.
Hans Brinker; Or, The Silver Skates
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He butted some stout pieces of wood into this, and wedged the other ends firmly against the first rib.
A Final Reckoning: A Tale of Bush Life in Australia
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In the other pocket of my coat I had a single sock and several stout pieces of line, and matches.
Rite of Passage
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I heard every word, and he begins to count some silver out of the till, coin after coin, shining stout pieces.
Hunger
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It was at the proper moment to be lifted up, and supported by stout pieces of timber, serving as props, on the inner side.
Afar in the Forest
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