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| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Grommet, Gromet, Grumet or ~~~Grummet. Grummet. A younker on board ship. In Smith's Sea Grammar we are told that "younkers are the young men whose duty it is to take in the topsails, or top the yard for furling the sails or slinging the yards. ..." "Sailors," he says, "are the elder men." Gromet is the Flemish grom (a boy), with the diminutive. It appears in bride-groom, etc. Also a ring of rope made by laying a single strand. (Dana: Seaman's Manual, p. 98.) Also a powder-wad. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)47 52 4F 4D 4D 45 54 2C 47 52 4F 4D 45 54 2C 47 52 55 4D 45 54 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000111 01010010 01001111 01001101 01001101 01000101 01010100 00101100 00100000 01000111 01010010 01001111 01001101 01000101 01010100 00101100 00100000 01000111 01010010 01010101 01001101 01000101 01010100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)G R O M M E T ,   G R O M E T ,   G R U M E T |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0047 0052 004F 004D 004D 0045 0054 002C 0047 0052 004F 004D 0045 0054 002C 0047 0052 0055 004D 0045 0054 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)41524947473954142415249473954142415255473954 |
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