A Back Breaking Weight

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noun • the final irritation that stretches your patience beyond the limit
	28%	11		May cause weight changes, either weight gain or weight loss
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	21%	5		Word for weight that came to mean balance, equal weight or equilibrium, thus composure, dignity, graceful carriage, stability of body or other state/manner of evenness
noun • a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second • a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium • great coolness and composure under strain verb • be motionless, in suspension • prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult • cause to be balanced or suspended • hold or carry in equilibrium

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2	Drink — it's knocked back by family member breaking into song The Guardian Cryptic - 28 Jan 2022	The Guardian Cryptic / 28 Jan 2022
3	May cause weight changes, either weight gain or weight loss
4	Simpson breaking bugger's back where fights occur The Guardian Cryptic - 13 May 2022	The Guardian Cryptic / 13 May 2022
5	Starts out in our police force, it's back-breaking! The Guardian Cryptic - 07 Feb 2011	The Guardian Cryptic / 07 Feb 2011
6	Straw breaking camel's back, doubly profligate The Guardian Cryptic - 19 Oct 2018	The Guardian Cryptic / 19 Oct 2018
7	Word for weight that came to mean balance, equal weight or equilibrium, thus composure, dignity, graceful carriage, stability of body or other state/manner of evenness Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 01 Mar 2025	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 01 Mar 2025

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