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has gloss	(noun) informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here" gripe, bitch, kick, beef, squawk
has gloss	eng: A gripe is a simple form of clamp used in building a clinker boat, for temporarily holding the strake which is being fitted onto the one to which it is to be attached. The strake is relatively thin and wide so that it is necessary for the tool to have a long reach while only a small movement is required. This is achieved by taking two pieces of dense timber, typically oak, each of a length a little more than twice the widest width of the strake. A coach bolt (see carriage bolt) is fitted through the middle and adjusted so that the gripe will fit onto the land (the joint between the adjacent strakes) while admitting the point of a wedge between the free ends of the two parts of the gripe. The wedge is then tapped in so that the gripe grips the land, using the bolt as a fulcrum.
lexicalization	eng: beef
lexicalization	eng: bitch
lexicalization	eng: gripe
lexicalization	eng: kick
lexicalization	eng: squawk
subclass of	(noun) the speech act of objecting objection

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