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Mention a few machines used for pulling, pushing, lifting, driving, printing, ploughing, reading, and writing etc.

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Mention a few machines used for pulling, pushing, lifting, driving, printing, ploughing, reading, and writing, etc.

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Pompey, crane, winch, printer, tiller machine, computer, telephone, etc.

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Poetry (Class 10th)
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Chapter 5.2: The Secret of the Machines - Exercise [Page 150]

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Samacheer Kalvi English Class 10 SSLC TN Board
Chapter 5.2 The Secret of the Machines
Exercise | Q A. 6. | Page 150

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