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Can you guess what each of these riddles is describing?

#51

You can have me but cannot hold me;
Gain me and quickly lose me.
If treated with care I can be great,
And if betrayed I will break.
What am I?

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#52

My tines be long,
My tines be short
My tines end ere
My first report.
What am I?

Solution

#53

My thunder comes before the lightning;
My lightning comes before the clouds;
My rain dries all the land it touches.
What am I?

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#54

I can be cracked, I can be made.
I can be told, I can be played.
What am I?

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#55

What kind of coat can only be put on when wet?

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#56

You do not want to have me,
But when you have me,
You do not want to lose me.
What am I?

Solution

#57

What jumps when it walks and sits when it stands?

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