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MAID-OF-ALL-WORK

A maid-of-all-work is a general domestic servant. They were typically employed by lower income households who could not afford a reticule of servants, and as such the maid-of-all-work carried out all the house work, from cooking to washing up, making beds, cleaning the fire places, making the beds, sweeping and cleaning.
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STEYR-MANNLICHER SSG-69

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The Steyr-Mannlicher SSG-69 is an Austrian bolt-action sniper rifle developed for the Austrian army in 1969. The rifle is chambered for the NATO 7.62 mm cartridge which it takes from a five round magazine and fires with a muzzle velocity of 860 metres per second to an effective range of 800 metres. The Steyr-Mannlicher SSG-69 has a 650 mm long barrel and is fitted with a blade foresight and V rearsight, but is used with a Kahles Helia 6S2 6x telescopic sight internally adjusted to 800 metres which has an inverted pointer and broken cross wires reticule. An image intensifier, such as the Smith and Wesson Star Tron or infra-red sighting system may be fitted in place of the telescopic sight.
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RETICULE

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A reticule is a woman's bag, usually made from net mesh fabric, and closed by a drawstring.
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