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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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Dictionary Results for hairbreadth:

1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hairbreadth \Hair"breadth`\ (-br[e^]dth), Hair's breadth
\Hair's" breadth`\ (h[^a]rz"-).
   The diameter or breadth of a hair; a very small distance;
   sometimes, definitely, the forty-eighth part of an inch.
   [Also spelled hairsbreadth.]
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         Every one could sling stones at an hairbreadth and not
         miss.                                    --Judg. xx.
                                                  16.
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hairbreadth \Hair"breadth`\, a.
   Having the breadth of a hair; very narrow; as, a hairbreadth
   escape.
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