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• Light-horseman

  ·noun A soldier who serves in the light horse. ·see under 5th Light. II. Light-horseman ·noun A Wes...

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• light-horseman

  An old name for the light boat, since called a gig. (See wallmia.) ...

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• Horseman

  ·noun A mounted soldier; a cavalryman. II. Horseman ·noun A rider on horseback; one skilled in the ...

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• Horseman

  Heb. ba'al parash, "master of a horse." The "horsemen" mentioned Ex. 14:9 were "mounted men", i.e., ...

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• Light

  ·noun Life; existence. II. Light ·adv Lightly; cheaply. III. Light ·vi To feel light; to be made h...

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• Light

  The offspring of the divine command (Gen. 1:3). "All the more joyous emotions of the mind, all the p...

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• light

  1) adj. To make light of; to treat as of little consequence; to disregard.-- Webster. 2) n. To stan...

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• light

  a few. M. ...

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• Anchor light

  ·add. ·- The lantern shown at night by a vessel at anchor. International rules of the road require v...

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• Arc light

  ·add. ·- The light of an arc lamp. ...

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• Auld light

  ·add. ·- ·same·as <<Burgher>>, ·noun, 2. II. Auld light ·add. ·- A member of the conservative party...

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• Bude light

  ·- A light in which high illuminating power is obtained by introducing a jet of oxygen gas or of com...

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• Drummond light

  ·- A very intense light, produced by turning two streams of gas, one oxygen and the other hydrogen, ...

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• Finsen light

  ·add. ·- Highly actinic light, derived from sunlight or from some form of electric lamp, used in the...

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• Light year

  ·add. ·- The distance over which light can travel in a year's time; — used as a unit in expressing ...

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• Light-armed

  ·adj Armed with light weapons or accouterments. ...

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• Light-boat

  ·noun Light-ship. ...

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• Light-fingered

  ·adj Dexterous in taking and conveying away; thievish; pilfering; addicted to petty thefts. ...

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• Light-foot

  ·adj ·Alt. of Light-footed. ...

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• Light-footed

  ·adj Having a light, springy step; nimble in running or dancing; active; as, light-foot Iris. ...

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• Light-handed

  ·adj Not having a full complement of men; as, a vessel light-handed. ...

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• Light-headed

  ·adj Disordered in the head; dizzy; delirious. II. Light-headed ·adj Thoughtless; heedless; volatil...

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• Light-hearted

  ·adj Free from grief or anxiety; gay; cheerful; merry. ...

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• Light-heeled

  ·adj Lively in walking or running; brisk; light-footed. ...

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• Light-horsemen

  ·pl of Light-horseman. ...

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• Light-legged

  ·adj Nimble; swift of foot. ...

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• Light-minded

  ·adj Unsettled; unsteady; volatile; not considerate. ...

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• Light-ship

  ·noun A vessel carrying at the masthead a brilliant light, and moored off a shoal or place of danger...

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• Light-winged

  ·adj Having light and active wings; volatile; fleeting. ...

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• Oxyhydrogen light

  ·add. ·- A light produced by the incandescence of some substances, ·esp. lime, in the oxyhydrogen fl...

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• Pilot light

  ·add. ·- A small incandescent telltale lamp on a dynamo or battery circuit to show approximately by ...

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• Top-light

  ·noun A lantern or light on the top of a vessel. ...

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• Zircon light

  ·add. ·- A light, similar to the calcium light, produced by incandescent zirconia. ...

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• light bob

  A soldier of the light infantry company. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• light-fingered

  Thievish, apt to pilfer. ...

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• light-heeled

  Swift in running. A light-heeled wench; one who is apt, by the flying up of her heels, to fall flat ...

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• light house

  A man with a red fiery nose. ...

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• light troops

  Lice; the light troops are in full march; the lice are crawling about. ...

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• new light

  One of the new light; a methodist. ...

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• to light on

  To fall on; to come to by chance; to happen to find.--Webster. As in the tides of people once up, t...

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• bengal light

  See blue light. ...

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• binnacle-light

  The lamp throwing light upon the compass-card. ...

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• blue light

  A pyrotechnical preparation for signals by night. Also called Bengal light. ...

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• floating light

  A vessel moored off rocks or sand-banks, hoisting lights at night. ...

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• flying-light

  The state of a ship when she has little cargo, provisions, or water on board, and is very crank. ...

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• light, to

  To move or lift anything along; as "light over to windward," the cry for helping the man at the weat...

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• light airs

  Unsteady and faint flaws of wind. ...

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• light along!

  Lend assistance in hauling cables, hawsers, or large ropes along, and lifting some parts in a requir...

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• light-balls

  Are thrown from mortars at night to discover the enemy's working parties, &c. They are composed of s...

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• light bobs

  The old soubriquet for light infantry (which see). ...

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• light breezes

  When light airs have become steady. ...

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• light-handed

  Short of the complement of men. ...

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• light-horse

  A name formerly given to all mounted men who were not encumbered with armour. ...

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• light ice

  That which has but little depth in the water; it is not considered dangerous to shipping, as not bei...

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• light infantry

  Troops specially trained to the extended and rapid movements necessary to cover the manœuvres of the...

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• light-port

  A scuttle made for showing a light through. Also, a port in timber ships kept open until brought dee...

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• light-room

  In a ship-of-war, a small space parted off from the magazine, having double-glass windows for more s...

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• light sails

  All above the topgallant-sails; also the studding-sails and flying jib. Men-of-war carry topgallant-...

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• light ship

  In contradistinction to laden; a ship is said to be light when she has no cargo, or merely in ballas...

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• top-light

  See top-lantern ...

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• zodiacal light

  A pyramidal cone of light, apparently emanating from the rising and setting sun, commonly seen in th...

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• Light-o'-love

  ·noun Hence: A light or wanton woman. II. Light-o'-love ·noun An old tune of a dance, the name of w...

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• Red-light district

  ·add. ·- A district or neighborhood in which disorderly resorts are frequent; — so called in allusi...

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• light yellow-wood

  i.q. long-jack (q.v.). ...

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• make a light

  expressive pigeon-English. An aboriginal'sphrase for to look for, to find. «You been make a lightyar...

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• intensity of light

  The degree of brightness of a planet or comet, expressed as a number varying with the distance of th...

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• light water-draught

  The depth of water which a vessel draws when she is empty, or nearly so. ...

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• light water-line

  The line showing the depression of the ship's body in the water when just launched, or quite unladen...

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• saint elmo's light

  See compasant. ...

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