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  • Luis Fokundefined Offline
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    An instrument for measuring angular distances between
    objects, -- used esp. at sea, for ascertaining the latitude and
    longitude. It is constructed on the same optical principle as Hadleys
    quadrant, but usually of metal, with a nicer graduation, telescopic
    sight, and its arc the sixth, and sometimes the third, part of a
    circle. See Quadrant.

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      an [astronomical] object used to check the [longitude] [at sea] by measuring the altitudes of sun,moon,and stars.

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        [Sextant] - A word, first, popularized after the release of the movie, Ed Edd n [Eddys] [Big Picture] Show, its a device used to check the longitude at sea by measuring the altitudes of sun, moon, and stars.

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          a person who has sex with animals or objects, such as [a dog] or a [stuffed animal].

          a person who prefers sex with [dolls] or masturbating rather than sex with another person.

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