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"sense": "lead shot used in shotgun cartridges",
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"sense": "lead shot used in shotgun cartridges",
"word": "hagel"
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"sense": "lead shot used in shotgun cartridges",
"word": "karkea hauli"
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{
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"sense": "lead shot used in shotgun cartridges",
"tags": [
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"word": "chevrotine"
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"sense": "lead shot used in shotgun cartridges",
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"sense": "lead shot used in shotgun cartridges",
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"sense": "lead shot used in shotgun cartridges",
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"sense": "lead shot used in shotgun cartridges",
"word": "ساچمە"
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"sense": "lead shot used in shotgun cartridges",
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"word": "сачма"
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"sense": "lead shot used in shotgun cartridges",
"word": "صاچمه"
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"sense": "lead shot used in shotgun cartridges",
"word": "ساچمه"
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"word": "śrut gruby"
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"sense": "lead shot used in shotgun cartridges",
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