bad | Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

Bad
·- of <<Bid>>. II. Bad ·Impf <<Bade>>. III. Bad ·superl Wanting good qualities, whether physical o...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Bad lands
·- Barren regions, especially in the western United States, where horizontal strata (Tertiary deposi...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
bad bargain
One of his majesty's bad bargains; a worthless soldier, a malingeror. See malingeror. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
bad box
To be in a bad box, is to be in a bad predicament. I began to be afraid now I'd got into rather a b...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
bad-berth
A foul or rocky anchorage. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
bad-name
This should be avoided by a ship, for once acquired for inefficiency or privateer habits, it require...

The Sailor's Word-Book
bad-relief
One who turns out sluggishly to relieve the watch on deck. (See one-bell.) ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
king's bad bargain
One of the king's bad bargains; a malingeror, or soldier who shirks his duty. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
make bad weather, to
A ship rolling, pitching, or leaking violently in a gale. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
king's bargain: good or bad
; said of a seaman according to his activity and merit, or sloth and demerit. ...

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