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  • 101idle people have the least leisure — The corollary of the busiest men have the most leisure. 1678 J. RAY English Proverbs (ed. 2) 161 Idle folks have the most labour. 1853 SURTEES Sponge’s Sporting Tour lvii. ‘Got a great deal to do’, retorted Jog, who, like all thoroughly idle men …

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  • 102Idle Worship — Infobox Album | Name = Idle Worship Type = Album Artist = The Eclectics Released = December 9 1997 Recorded = Electrical Audio Genre = Ska Length = 29:14 Label = Jump Up Records Producer = Steve Albini Reviews = Last album = This album = Idle… …

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  • 103Idle Toad — The Idle Toad is a registered English political party, fighting elections in the South Ribble district of Lancashire, England. The party has been registered with the Electoral Commission since January 30 2003. Their name is taken from a… …

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  • 104Idle Roomers (1931 film) — Infobox Film name = Idle Roomers image size = caption = director = Fatty Arbuckle (as William Goodrich) producer = writer = Ernest Pagano Jack Townley narrator = starring = Frank Molino Alfred Molino music = cinematography = editing = distributor …

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  • 105Idle — Recorded in several spelling forms including Idel, Idle, Idill, and Idell, this interesting English and Scottish surname has a number of possible origins. The first and most likely is locational, from either the former village of Idle in the West …

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  • 106idle — [OE] ‘Lazy’ is only a secondary meaning of idle. It originally meant ‘useless, worthless’ (as in ‘idle threats’), and the sense ‘lazy’ did not develop until the 13th century (the Old English words for ‘lazy’ were slow and slack). Idle is shared… …

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  • 107idle — [ˈaɪd(ə)l] adj I 1) not working or being used Valuable machinery is left to lie idle for long periods.[/ex] 2) lazy 3) lacking a good reason or real purpose idle talk/gossip[/ex] idleness noun [U] idly [ˈaɪd(ə)li] adv II verb [I/T] idle… …

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  • 108idle feed restriction — Used on carbureted vehicle. A metering orifice that controls the amount of fuel that can enter the idle tube. Also called idle orifice or idle jet …

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  • 109idle limiter — Any device that limits the maximum richness of the idle air/fuel mixture in the carburetor. Also aids in preventing overly rich idle adjustments. Limiters take either of the two following forms: And external plastic cap or a internal needle type… …

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  • 110idle speed stabilizer — A device which ensures steady engine rpm at idle speed. An electronically controlled air bypass around the throttle. Also called idle speed actuator or a constant idle system …

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