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Tight
·- ·p.p. of Tie. II. Tight ·superl Handy; adroit; brisk. III. Tight ·- of <<Tie>>. IV. Tight ·sup...

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tight
Close; parsimonious; saving; as, 'a man tight in his dealings.' Close; hard; as, 'a tight bargain.'-...

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tight
Close, free from leaks. Hence a ship is said to be tight when no water leaks in; and a cask is calle...

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Match
·v An agreement, compact, ·etc. II. Match ·v A matrimonial union; a marriage. III. Match ·v Equali...

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match
A wager of emulation by rowing, sailing, manœuvring, &c. (See quick match.) ♦ Slow match, used by ...

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Air-tight
·noun A stove the draft of which can be almost entirely shut off. II. Air-tight ·adj So tight as to...

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Hand-tight
·adj As tight as can be made by the hand. ...

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Rain-tight
·adj So tight as to exclude rain; as, a rain-tight roof. ...

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Stick-tight
·noun Beggar's ticks. ...

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Water-tight
·adj So tight as to retain, or not to admit, water; not leaky. ...

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tight scrouging
i. e. hard squeezing. Said of anything difficult to accomplish.--Sherwood's Georgia. ...

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hand-tight
A rope hauled as taut as it can be by hand only. ...

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water-tight
Well caulked, and so compact as to prevent the admission of water. The reverse of leaky. ...

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wind-tight
A cask or vessel to contain water is said to be wind-tight and water-tight. ...

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Bickford match
·add. ·- A fuse used in blasting, consisting of a long cylinder of explosive material inclosed in a ...

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Consolation match
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Consolation race. ...

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Match game
·add. ·- A game arranged as a test of superiority; also, one of a series of such games. ...

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Match play
·add. ·- Play in which the score is reckoned by counting the holes won or lost by each side; — dist...

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Match-cloth
·noun A coarse cloth. ...

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Match-coat
·noun A coat made of match-cloth. ...

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Parlor match
·add. ·- A friction match that contains little or no sulphur. ...

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Slugging match
·add. ·- A boxing match or prize fight marked rather by heavy hitting than skill. II. Slugging matc...

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cat match
When a rook or cully is engaged amongst bad bowlers. ...

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match-box
See bean, Queensland ...

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clap-match
A sort of seal, distinct from the fur-seal. ...

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match-tubs
Conical tubs about 18 inches in height, which have a sunken head perforated with holes, to admit the...

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quick match
Used as a train to any charge to be fired rapidly, is made of cotton threads treated with a composit...

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slow match
See match. ...

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tub, match
A conical tub used to guard the slow match in action. They were formerly about five-gallon capacity,...

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match-box bean
n. another name for the ripehard seed of the Queensland Bean, Entadascandens, Benth., N.O. Legumino...

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