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noun

• a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir

• a short stout club used primarily by policemen

• a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority

• a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette

• a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race

21%8 To keep away or keep at bay
verb

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

21%8 If you have nine pencils and you keep three of them, what fraction of the pencils do you keep?
noun

• one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

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New York Times03 May 1997 Down 53
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