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What's something you forget exists? (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 month ago by Irelephant@lemm.ee to c/ask@lemm.ee
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I was reminded of the existance of the word "parboil" recently. It kinda surprised me how I just hadn't thought of the word for ages.

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[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It's a piece of lumber that is 6" by 8", and is excellent for building wooden structures that need to hold a lot of weight. I helped my dad build a tractor bridge from those once.