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carburetor
[ kahr-buh-rey-ter, -byuh- ]
noun
- a device for mixing vaporized fuel with air to produce a combustible or explosive mixture, as for an internal-combustion engine.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of carburetor1
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The son of an automobile mechanic from the suburbs of London, Dr. Calne had long wondered why damaged organs, like faulty carburetors, couldn’t be swapped out for new ones.
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One memory stood out among the others: Watching Dale Earnhardt tinker with his carburetor under the hood of his car.
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A good catcher is the quarterback, the carburetor, the lead dog, the pulse taker, the traffic cop and sometimes a lot of unprintable things, but no team gets very far without one.
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I need to know where the carburetor is, man.â€
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While he was flying his Farman, the line feeding fuel to the carburetor broke.
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