Jim Crow
A World War II code name for patrols along the British coastline to intercept enemy…A World War II code name for patrols along the British coastline to intercept enemy aircraft, originally intended to warn of an invasion in 1940.
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значень: 3(історичне)A World War II code name for patrols along the British coastline to intercept enemy aircraft, originally intended to warn of an invasion in 1940.
A double-action planing tool invented by Joseph Whitworth, in which the blade ‘jumps’ to face the other way on the back-stroke.
A tool for bending railway rails, by holding the rail with two arms and pushing a screw into the other side.
- a crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails
- barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites
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From the minstrel show song Jump Jim Crow, written in 1828 by Thomas D. Rice, the originatFrom the minstrel show song Jump Jim Crow, written in 1828 by Thomas D. Rice, the originator of blackface performance.
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множина: Jim CrowsСиноніми
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