battle-twig | A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

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Twig
·vt To beat with twigs. II. Twig ·vt To observe slyly; also, to perceive; to <<Discover>>. III. Tw...

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to twig
To observe. A flash word common to England and the United States. Your responsibility men want no e...

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Battle
·adj Fertile. ·see <<Battel>>, a. II. Battle ·vt A division of an army; a battalion. III. Battle ·...

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battle
An engagement between two fleets, or even single ships, usually called a sea-fight or engagement. Th...

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Lime twig
·- ·see under 4th Lime. ...

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in twig
Handsome; stilish. The cove is togged in twig; the fellow is dressed in the fashion. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
to twig
To observe. Twig the cull, he is peery; observe the fellow, he is watching us. Also to disengage, sn...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
twig, to
To pull upon a bowline. Also, in familiar phrase, to understand or observe. ...

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twig-ait
A river islet where osiers grow. ...

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Battle range
·add. ·- The range within which the fire of small arms is very destructive. With the magazine rifle,...

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Battle ship
·add. ·- An armor-plated man-of-war built of steel and heavily armed, generally having from ten thou...

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Battle-ax
·noun ·Alt. of Battle-axe. ...

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Battle-axe
·noun A kind of broadax formerly used as an offensive weapon. ...

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Battle-axe
A mallet or heavy war-club. Applied metaphorically (Jer. 51:20) to Cyrus, God's instrument in destro...

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Battle-bow
The war-bow used in fighting (Zech. 9:10; 10:4). "Thy bow was made quite naked" (Hab. 3:9) means tha...

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battle-royal
A battle or bout at cudgels or fisty-cuffs, wherein more than two persons are engaged: perhaps from ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
battle lanterns
(American). See fighting-lanterns. ...

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battle-royal
A term derived from cock-fighting, but generally applied to a noisy confused row. ...

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drawn battle
A conflict in which both parties claim the victory, or retire upon equal terms. ...

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to hop the twig
To run away. CANT. ...

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line of battle
A disposition of the fleet at the moment of engagement, by signal or previous order, on which occasi...

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order of battle
The arranging of ships or troops so as to engage the enemy to the best advantage. ...

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battle the watch, to
To shift as well as we can; to contend with a difficulty. To depend on one's own exertions. ...

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line-of-battle ships
Formerly those of 74 guns and upwards; or in these iron days, any vessel capable of giving and takin...

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