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William Blake

Does the Eagle know what is in the pit?

Or wilt thou go ask the Mole:

Can Wisdom be put in a silver rod?

Or Love in a golden bowl?

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noun

One who, or that which, accelerates.

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chopper

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/chop-per/

A type of aircraft with rotating blades that allow it to fly and hover, often used for transport or rescue.

In a Sentence

The emergency services used a chopper to reach the stranded hikers in the mountains.

Origin

From the verb 'chop', referring to the chopping motion of its rotor blades.

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