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Span
·- imp. & ·p.p. of Spin. II. Span ·vi To be matched, as horses. III. Span ·Impf of <<Spin>>. IV. ...

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span
1) A span of horses consists of two of nearly the same color, and otherwise nearly alike, which are ...

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span
A rope with both ends made fast, so that a purchase may be hooked to its bight. Also, a small line o...

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Clean
·superl Free from ceremonial defilement. II. Clean ·superl Free from moral defilement; sinless; pur...

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Clean
The various forms of uncleanness according to the Mosaic law are enumerated in Lev. 11-15; Num. 19. ...

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clean
Expert; clever. Amongst the knuckling coves he is reckoned very clean; he is considered very expert ...

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clean
adv. (AngSax. clæne.) Quite; perfectly; fully; completely. This sense is now little used.--Johnson. ...

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clean
quite, entirely. North. ...

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clean
Free from danger, as clean coast, clean harbour; in general parlance means quite, entirely. So Shaks...

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Span-new
·adj Quite new; brand-new; fire-new. ...

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span-blocks
Blocks seized into each bight of a strap, long enough to go across a cap, and allow the blocks to ha...

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span-shackle
A large bolt running through the forecastle and spar-deck beams, and forelocked before each beam, wi...

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Clean-cut
·adj ·see Clear-cut. ...

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Clean-limbed
·adj With well-proportioned, unblemished limbs; as, a clean-limbed young fellow. ...

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Clean-timbered
·adj Well-proportioned; symmetrical. ...

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clean-skins
or Clear-skins ,n. unbranded cattle or horses. 1881. A. C. Grant, `Bush Life in Queensland,' vol. ...

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the clean thing
A low expression denoting propriety, or what is honorable. It is admitted, that sending out ships t...

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spandy-clean
Very clean; perfectly clean. ...

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bottom-clean
Thoroughly clean, free from weeds, &c. ...

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clean bill
(See bill of health.) When all are in health. ...

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clean done
Quite. In a seamanlike manner; purpose well effected; adroitly tricked. (See weathered.) ...

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clean-fish
On the northern coasts, a salmon perfectly in season. ...

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clean-full
Keeping the sail full, bellying, off the wind. ...

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clean ship
A whale-ship unfortunate in her trip, having no fish or oil. ...

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run, clean
When the after part of a ship's form exhibits a long clean curvature approaching to a wedge. ♦ Ful...

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reef-tackle span
Two cringles in the bolt-rope, about a couple of feet apart, when a block is used. ...

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span of rigging
The length of shrouds from the dead-eyes on one side, over the mast-head, to the dead-eyes on the ot...

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spick and span new
every part new. S. Some derive this from a spear, the head of which was vulgarly called the spike, t...

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clean off the reel
When the ship by her rapidity pulls the line off the log-reel, without its being assisted. Also, upr...

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span in the rigging, to
To draw the upper parts of the shrouds together by tackles, in order to seize on the cat-harping leg...

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