You cannot pick them up, feel them, weigh them, use them as doorstops, trip over them.
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Because of that, we have seen a huge decline in political membership and in activity on thedoorstop.
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The proposal for a directive ondoorstopselling was briefly discussed.
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My father—a very law-abiding man—had as hisdoorstopan artillery shell.
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He and his family kept it as adoorstopuntil 1802.
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For three years, the rock served as a bulkydoorstop.
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However, some reviewers felt the book was excessively long, referring to it as adoorstop.
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Shells are made into cameos, bracelets and lamps, and traditionally as doorstops or decorations by families of seafaring men.
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Cross-ventilation during temperate weather was so effective that doorstops were required to prevent doors from slamming closed if left ajar.
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Lidlington has retained a dailydoorstopmilk and newspaper delivery service, but has lost its village post office.
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Whichever method is used, the door's movement should never be impaired by adoorstopor other obstacle.
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For a particular toy, bookend, ordoorstop, metalworkers would first carve a wood form, or hammer out the basic design in metal.
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On one of his trips, he saw a broken piece of a banded agate being used as adoorstopin a small hut in a remote area.
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The wedge is kicked into position and the downward force of the door, now jammed upwards onto thedoorstop, provides enough static friction to keep it motionless.
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