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I can be long or short. I can be grown or bought. I can be painted or left bare. My tip can be round or square. (one word)
I contain six letters, minus one and you got twelve. What am I?
I have a neck and no head, two arms but no hands. I'm with you to school, I'm with you to work. What am I?
I am heavy forward but backward I am not. What am I?
Of the king I am blue and of the peasant I am red. Of the frog I am cold and of the dog I am hot instead.
I break away from my pack. I create holes in my victims. I can travel for miles and then disappear. I am part of a dying breed. What am I?