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Definition: TO KICK THE BEAM |
TO KICK THE BEAM1. To fit up and strike the beam; -- said of the lighter arm of a loaded balance; hence, to be found wanting in weight. --Milton. |
| Language | Translations for "TO KICK THE BEAM"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Hungarian | legyőzik (to strike the beam), kiütik a nyeregből (to strike the beam). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | otay ickkay ethay eambay | ||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-c-e-e-h-i-k-k-m-o-t-t" | |
-5 letters: bathetic, boehmite, hecatomb, hematite, thematic. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 4F 4B 49 43 4B 54 48 45 42 45 41 4D |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01001111 00100000 01001011 01001001 01000011 01001011 00100000 01010100 01001000 01000101 00100000 01000010 01000101 01000001 01001101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T O   K I C K   T H E   B E A M |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 004F 004B 0049 0043 004B 0054 0048 0045 0042 0045 0041 004D |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)54492454337452544239236393547 |
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