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tuhmb ler

  • n  a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.
  • n  a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom
  • n  a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown
  • n  pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground

  • Everywhere you look from cashmere sweaters to crystal cocktail tumblers merchandise is inscribed with preppy-style monograms.
  • The nationwide drive for flexible athletes has produced soaring results for China's women's team: tumblers-turned-aerialists Guo and Xu Nannan, both 20 years old, each rank in the .
  • Soon he is hurling a glass of booze (poured into a tumbler decorated with a Capp-created Shmoo) at one of the peons who turns out his strip Big Abe on the assembly line.
News & Articles

  • Promo Logo Mugs Introduces New Promotional Products
    Brand new line of promotional items includes 10 oz. VINO2GO Wine Tumbler, 23 oz. Neon Single Wall, Rubber Coated Bottle, 16 oz. Plastic-Lined Desk Mug, and more. (PRWeb June 18, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10843589.htm
    June 18, 2013 - PRWeb
Quotes

  • Frank Yallop in Seattle Post Intelligencer
    It was good, he is a bit of a rough and tumbler, but he gets it done,Yallop said of Johnson. "He isn't afraid of getting in there. He helped us play the way we want to play; Ryan is not as refined, but he is running with his heart and...
  • Jay Hill in Government of Canada Newsroom (press release)
    The Government of Canada is committed to creating the best educated, most skilled, and most flexible work force in the world,said Mr. Hill. "Not only will our investment help more than 1300 individuals in the Tumbler Ridge area find and...
  • Gil Brandt in New York Times
    If you can visualize a salt shaker and a water tumbler,said Gil Brandt, a former vice president of player personnel for the Cowboys who helped develop the computer models. "A short quarterback is the salt shaker that has to throw over the...

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