NOUN: "a usually portable mechanism or device for exerting pressure or lifting a heavy body a short distance" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "a usually portable mechanism or device for exerting pressure or lifting a heavy body a short distance" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
2. male donkey
(verb)
1. hunt with a jacklight
2. lift with a special device

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

MECHANISM (noun)
1. the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction
2. the technical aspects of doing something
PORTABLE (noun)
1. a small light typewriter; usually with a case in which it can be carried
PORTABLE (adjective)
1. easily or conveniently transported
2. of a motor designed to be attached to the outside of a boat’s hull

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