Nouns denoting man-made objects
- cattle trail
- a trail over which cattle were driven to market
- seven-spot
- one of four playing cards in a deck with seven pips on the face
- false hair
- a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment
- wheel lock
- an obsolete gunlock using flint and a revolving wheel
- funicular railway
- a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars
- camise
- a loose shirt or tunic; originally worn in the Middle Ages
- bacteria bed
- layer of sand or gravel used to expose sewage effluent to air and the action of microorganisms
- steam chest
- the chamber from which steam is distributed to a cylinder
- cantle
- the back of a saddle seat
- butcher knife
- a large sharp knife for cutting or trimming meat
- highway system
- a transportation system consisting of roads for motor transport
- attenuator
- an electrical device for attenuating the strength of an electrical signal
- fleur-de-lis
- (heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris
- mustache cup
- a drinking cup with a bar inside the rim to keep a man's mustache out of the drink
- sideboard
- a board that forms part of the side of a bed or crib
- bed-and-breakfast
- an overnight boardinghouse with breakfast
- paper fastener
- a fastener for holding a sheet of paper in place
- prayer mat
- a small rug used by Muslims during their devotions
- chimney
- a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp
- grappler
- a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope
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