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tap

  1. a FINANCIAL SECURITY such as a government STOCK which can always be obtained on demand because there is continuous supply
  2. the issue of TREASURY BILLS and government BONDS which are sold directly to government departments as opposed to being sold on the open market.
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Also, if the tree has been tapped before, locate your new tap hole no closer than 12 inches above or below an old mark or 6 inches from side to side.
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All our trees are sugar maple (Acer saccharum), the most productive for syrup, although several other species of maple are tapped in other parts of the nation, notably black maple (Acer nigrum) in the Lake States and Midwest.
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During two trials, volunteers tapped a telegraph key as quickly as possible, alternating right and left index fingers.
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