slender, pliable. Lane.
·- imp. & ·p.p. of Lend. II. Lent ·adj ·see <<Lento>>. III. Lent ·adj Slow; mild; gentle; as, lent...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun A <<Notch>>. II. Nock ·noun The upper fore corner of a boom sail or of a trysail. III. Nock ...
The breech; from NOCK, a notch. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
The spring fast, during which butchers were prohibited to kill flesh unless for victualling ships, e...
The Sailor's Word-Book
The forward upper end of a sail that sets with a boom. Also, a term used for notch. ...
·noun A small stuffed puppet to be pelted in Lent; hence, a simple fellow. ...