the barb of a fishing-hook. Derb.
·noun A division of a State, embracing several contiguous townships; a county. II. Shire ·noun A po...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun To get, incur, or receive, as loss, harm, or damage. II. Gain ·vt The obtaining or amassing o...
convenient, cheap; that field lies gain for me ; I bought that horse pretty gain. Norf. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
·add. ·- One of an English breed of heavy draft horses believed to be descended largely from the hor...
See Great Shire Lane. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
to go cross a field the nearest way, to meet with something. S. ...
the barb of a fishing-hook. Derb. ...
North from Temple Bar to Carey Street, the south-eastern corner only being in Farringdon Ward Withou...
To arrive on the weather-side of some other vessel in sight, when both are plying to windward. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book