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

Rising
·noun That which rises; a tumor; a boil. II. Rising ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Rise>>. III. Rising ·noun...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
rising
yeast, barm good. S. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
rising of
More than; upwards of; as, There were rising of a thousand men killed at the battle of Buena Vista.'...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
dead-rising
In ship-building, is that part of a ship which lies aft between the keel and her floor-timbers towar...

The Sailor's Word-Book
rising-floors
The floor-timbers, which rise gradually from the plane of the midship floor, so as to sharpen the fo...

The Sailor's Word-Book
rising-square
In ship-carpentry, a square used in the whole moulding, upon which is marked the height of the risin...

The Sailor's Word-Book
half-breadth of the rising
A ship-builder's term for a curve in the floor-plan, which limits the distances of the centres of th...

The Sailor's Word-Book
cosmical rising and setting of the heavenly bodies
Their rising and setting with the sun. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book