Definitions
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- noun a quantity of no importance
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Examples
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I think the Zippo is an improvement over that, but I agree with those who suggested matches in a waterproof case.
would you guys reccomend a zippo in a survival situation. 2010
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I think the Zippo is an improvement over that, but I agree with those who suggested matches in a waterproof case.
would you guys reccomend a zippo in a survival situation. 2010
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The only downside of the Zippo is that you have to be sure it is fully "tanked up" with lighter fluid and a fresh flint from time to time.
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The only downside of the Zippo is that you have to be sure it is fully "tanked up" with lighter fluid and a fresh flint from time to time.
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That's why he likes Zippo's still-on-the-drawing board plans for patio gas grills but isn't so crazy about the idea of Zippo cologne - noting that lighter fluid is the only other liquid odor associated with Zippo.
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Warfel said he's excited about other numbers, namely Zippo's 90 percent brand recognition in some foreign markets.
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MG James Hollingsworth, however, demanded to know why "Zippo" was not using all of the air support he had provided.
Schott, Richard S. 1972
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Call sign "Zippo" Escaped from Loc Ninh - captured 8 April 1972.
Schott, Richard S. 1972
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My call sign, and nickname, is "Zippo"; my call sign was the prefix all call signs of personnel assigned to the 9th RCAT.
Schott, Richard S. 1972
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"Zippo" continuously exposed himself without regard for personal safety to direct airstrikes and artillery on his own position.
Schott, Richard S. 1972
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