pink

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• Pink

  ·adj Half-shut; winking. II. Pink ·noun A <<Stab>>. III. Pink ·noun A vessel with a very narrow st...

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• to pink

  To stab or wound with a small sword: probably derived from the holes formerly cut in both men and wo...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• pink

  Used here as in England, like the word flower, to denote the finest part, the essence; as, ' She is ...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• pink

  A ship with a very narrow stern, having a small square part above. The shape is of old date, but c...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Carolina pink

  ·- ·see <<Pinkboot>>. ...

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• Pink stern

  ·- ·see <<Chebacco>>, and 1st Pink. ...

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• Pink-eyed

  ·adj Having small eyes. ...

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• Pink-sterned

  ·adj Having a very narrow stern; — said of a vessel. ...

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• Rose-pink

  ·adj Disposed to clothe everything with roseate hues; hence, sentimental. II. Rose-pink ·adj Having...

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• Sea pink

  ·- ·see <<Thrift>>. ...

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• pink-stern

  (French, pinque.) A vessel with a narrow stern; hence all vessels so formed are called pink-sterned....

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• swamp-pink

  (Lat. Azalea Viscosa.) A popular name for the Wild Honeysuckle.--Bigelow's Plants of Boston. ...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.