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gigg
A nose. Snitchel his gigg; fillip his nose. Grunter's gigg; a hog's snout. Gigg is also a high one-h...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Nose
·noun The power of smelling; hence, scent.
II. Nose ·vi To pry officiously into what does not conce...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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nose
1) As plain as the nose on your face; evidently to be seen. He is led by the nose; he is governed. T...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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nose
Often used to denote the stem of a ship. Also, a neck of land: naes, or ness.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Bottle-nose
·noun The <<Puffin>>.
II. Bottle-nose ·noun A cetacean of the Dolphin family, of several species, a...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bull's-nose
·noun An external angle when obtuse or rounded.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Cone-nose
·add. ·noun A large hemipterous insect of the family Reduviidae, often found in houses, ·esp. in the...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Copper-nose
·noun A red nose.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Pug nose
·- A short, thick nose; a snubnose.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Tut-nose
·noun A snub nose.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Nose-jewels
Only mentioned in Isa. 3:21, although refered to in Gen. 24:47, Prov. 11:22, Hos. 2:13. They were am...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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malmsey nose
A red pimpled snout, rich in carbuncles and rubies.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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nose bag
A bag fastened to the horse's head, in which the soldiers of the cavalry put the oats given to their...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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pope's nose
The rump of a turkey.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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snub nose
A short nose turned up at the end.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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shovel-nose
n.
a New South Wales species ofRay-fish, Rhinobatus bougainvillei, Cuv.; called alsothe Blind Shark...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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blue-nose
The slang name for a native of Nova Scotia.
"Pray, sir," said one of my fellow passengers, "can you...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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blue-nose
A general term for a native of Nova Scotia.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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bottle-nose
, or bottle-nosed whale
A name applied to several of the smaller cetaceans of the northern seas, m...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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galley-nose
The figure-head.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Nose-Jewel
(Genesis 24:22; Exodus 35:22) "earing;" (Isaiah 3:21; Ezekiel 16:12) "jewel on the forehead," a ring...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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coguing the nose
Making comfortable over hot negus or grog.
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The Sailor's Word-Book