1) an old bull, castrated. Hants.
2) a tun-dish, used in brewing. N.
3) the vat in which the beer is wrought up. N.
·noun A song or story. II. Gale ·vi To sale, or sail fast. III. Gale ·vi To <<Sing>>. IV. Gale ·n...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun A genus of flying Insectivora, formerly called flying lemurs. ·see <<Colugo>>. ...
·noun A gentle gale of wind. ...
A brisk N.W. wind of the West Indies and Spanish main. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A storm which is on the increase, sometimes getting worse at each succeeding squall. When a gale fre...
A more powerful wind than a fresh breeze (which see). ...
In which a ship carries royals and flying-kites; force 4. ...
When the violence of the wind reduces a ship to be under her storm staysails, No. 10 force. ...
A strong wind, in which a ship is reduced to storm-staysails and close-reefed main-topsail. Force 10...
An easy gale of wind, in which a ship can carry her whole top-sails a-trip. ...
In which a ship carries double reefs in her top-sails. ...
A fresh breeze pretty uniform in force and direction. ...
That strength of wind under which close-reefed top-sails and storm-staysails are usually carried whe...
Implies what on shore is called a storm, more particularly termed a hard gale or strong gale; number...
Indications of a return of fine weather; short gusts at intervals; moaning or whistling of the wind ...
The latter part of a gale, when its violence is dying out. ...
, is, by a judicious balance of canvas, to keep a ship's bow to the sea, and, with as much as she ca...
Fidgety restlessness, or double diligence in a bad cause; the imp being supposed to be mischievous i...