A word in common use among merchants and bankers. 'Our bank is easy,' meaning that its loans are not extended, or that money is plentiful. 'The money market is easy;' i. e. loans of money may easily be procured.
·vt Moderate; sparing; frugal. II. Easy ·vt At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint. III. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Make the cull easy or quiet; gag or kill him. As easy as pissing the bed. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Lower gently. A ship not labouring in a sea. ♦ Taking it easy. Neglecting the duty. "Not so violen...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·noun An armchair for ease or repose. ...
·adj Moving easily; hence, mild-tempered; ease-loving; inactive. ...
A lady of easy virtue: an impure or prostitute. ...
The same as light draught of water (which see). ...
A vessel is said to "roll deep but easy" when she moves slowly, and not with quick jerks. ...
A society which meet at the Hole in the Wall, Fleet-street, to tipple porter, and sing bawdry. ...
A woman of the town, an impure, a prostitute. ...