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I help engines spin and pants stay up. What am I?
In wealth I abound; in water I stand; as a fencer I'm valued all over the land; at Venice I'm famous; by farmers I'm prized; respected by law yet huntsmen despised; consternation and ruin ensue when I break; And the beasts of the forest advantage won't take.
An open ended barrel I am shaped like a hive. I am filled with the flesh and the flesh is alive.
Open me, and you can't see me without a mirror. Close me and you can't see me at all. What am I?
My full powers come when my makers are dead. I await a heavy hat to put on my head. What am I?
It produces a flower but it is not its fruitΝΎ it produces branches which are its fruit.