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Pigeon
·noun An unsuspected victim of sharpers; a gull.
II. Pigeon ·noun Any bird of the order Columbae, o...
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Pigeon
Pigeons are mentioned as among the offerings which, by divine appointment, Abram presented unto the ...
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pigeon
A weak silly fellow easily imposed on. To pigeon; to cheat. To milk the pigeon; to attempt impossibi...
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pigeon
n.
The Australian species are – – Bronze-wing Pigeon (q.v.) – – Phaps chalcoptera, Lath.
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Knot
·noun A protuberant joint in a plant.
II. Knot ·noun ·see <<Node>>.
III. Knot ·noun An ornamental ...
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knot
A crew, gang, or fraternity. He has tied a knot with his tongue, that he cannot untie with his teeth...
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knot
A large knob formed on the extremity of a rope, generally by untwisting its ends, and interweaving t...
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Top
·noun Top-boots.
II. Top ·noun Eve; verge; point.
III. Top ·noun The head, or upper part, of a pla...
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top
A sort of platform placed over the head of the lower mast, from which it projects like a scaffold. T...
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Pigeon-breasted
·adj Having a breast like a pigeon, — the sternum being so prominent as to constitute a deformity; c...
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Pigeon-hearted
·adj Timid; easily frightened; chicken-hearted.
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Pigeon-livered
·adj Pigeon-hearted.
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Sea pigeon
·- The common guillemot.
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fruit-pigeon
n.
The name is given to numerous pigeons of the genera Ptilinopus and Carpophaga.In Australia it is...
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harlequin pigeon
n.
formerly referred tothe genus Peristera, but now to the genus Phaps.It is commonly called in the...
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partridge-pigeon
n. an Australian pigeon.
1847. L. Leichhardt, `Overland Expedition,' p. 8:
«The partridge-pigeon (...
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blue pigeon
A nickname for the sounding lead.
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cape-pigeon
, or cape-petrel
A sea-bird which follows a ship in her passage round the cape; the Procellaria ca...
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Clytie knot
·add. ·- In hair dressing, a loose, low coil at the back of the head, like the knot on the head of t...
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Cuckold's knot
·- A hitch or knot, by which a rope is secured to a spar, the two parts of the rope being crossed an...
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wharl-knot
a hard knot. Lane.
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bowline-knot
That by which the bowline-bridles were fastened to the cringles: the bowline-knot is made by an invo...
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cuckold's-knot
or neck.
A knot by which a rope is secured to a spar
the two parts of the rope crossing each oth...
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diamond-knot
An ornamental knot worked with the strands of a rope, sometimes used for bucket-strops, on the foot-...
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granny's knot
This is a term of derision when a reef-knot is crossed the wrong way, so as to be insecure. It is th...
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overhand knot
Is made by passing the end of a rope over its standing part, and through the bight.
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reef-knot
Is one in which the ends fall always in a line with the outer parts; in fact, two loops, easy to unt...
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shroud-knot
See knot.
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slip-knot
, or slippery-hitch.
One which will not bear any strain, but will either become untied, or will tr...
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snarl-knot
A northern expression for a knot that cannot be drawn loose.
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square-knot
The same as reef-knot.
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stopper-knot
Single and double wall, without crowning, and the ends stopped together.
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walker's knot
See matthew walker.
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wale-knot
See wall-knot
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wall-knot
, or wale-knot.
A particular sort of large knot raised upon the end of a rope, by untwisting the s...
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High-top
·noun A ship's masthead.
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Top fermentation
·add. ·- An alcoholic fermentation during which the yeast cells are carried to the top of the fermen...
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Top out
·add. ·- To top off; to finish by putting on a cap of top (uppermost) course (called a top``ping-out...
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Top rake
·add. ·- The angle that the front edge of the point of a tool is set back from the normal to the sur...
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Top-armor
·noun A top railing supported by stanchions and equipped with netting.
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Top-block
·noun A large ironbound block strapped with a hook, and, when used, hung to an eyebolt in the cap, —...
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Top-boots
·noun ·pl High boots, having generally a band of some kind of light-colored leather around the upper...
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Top-chain
·noun A chain for slinging the lower yards, in time of action, to prevent their falling, if the rope...
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Top-cloth
·noun A piece of canvas used to cover the hammocks which are lashed to the top in action to protect ...
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Top-drain
·vt To drain the surface of, as land; as, to top-drain a field or farm.
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Top-draining
·noun The act or practice of drining the surface of land.
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Top-dress
·vt To apply a surface dressing of manureto,as land.
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Top-dressed
·Impf & ·p.p. of Top-dress.
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Top-dressing
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Top-dress.
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Top-hamper
·noun The upper rigging, spars, ·etc., of a ship.
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Top-heavy
·adj Having the top or upper part too heavy for the lower part.
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Top-light
·noun A lantern or light on the top of a vessel.
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Top-proud
·adj Proud to the highest degree.
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Top-rope
·noun A rope used for hoisting and lowering a topmast, and for other purposes.
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Top-shaped
·adj Having the shape of a top; (Bot.) cone-shaped, with the apex downward; turbinate.
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Top-shell
·noun Any one of numerous species of marine top-shaped shells of the genus Trochus, or family Trochi...
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Top-tackle
·noun A tackle used in hoisting and lowering the topmast.
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Top-timbers
·noun The highest timbers on the side of a vessel, being those above the futtocks.
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Top-tool
·noun A tool applied to the top of the work, in distinction from a tool inserted in the anvil and on...
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Turban-top
·noun A kind of fungus with an irregularly wrinkled, somewhat globular pileus (Helvella, / Gyromitra...
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tip-top
The best: perhaps from fruit, that growing at the top of the tree being generally the best, as parta...
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top ropes
To sway away on all top ropes; to live riotously or extravagantly.
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to top
To cheat, or trick: also to insult: he thought to have topped upon me. Top; the signal among taylors...
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top diver
A lover of women. An old top diver; one who has loved old hat in his time.
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top lights
The eyes. Blast your top lights.
See *curse.
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top sail
He paid his debts at Portsmouth with the topsail; i.e. he went to. sea and left them unpaid. SCT sol...
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tyburn top
or FORETOP
A wig with the foretop combed over the eyes in a knowing style; such being much worn by ...
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white-top
n.
another name for Flintwood (q.v.).
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tip-top
An expression often used in common conversation, denoting the utmost degree, excellence or perfectio...
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tve-top
a garland. N.
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bell-top
A name applied to the top of a quarter-gallery, when the upper stool is hollowed away, or made like ...
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chain, top
A chain to sling the lower yards in time of battle, to prevent them from falling down when the ropes...
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half-top
The mode of making ships' tops in two pieces, which are afterwards secured as a whole by what are te...
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laying-top
A conical piece of wood, having three or four scores or notches on its surface, used in rope-making ...
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round-top
A name which has obtained for modern tops, from the shape of the ancient ones. (See top.)
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top-armings
Hammocks stowed inside the rigging for the protection of riflemen.
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top-block
A large single block with an iron strop and hook, by which it is hooked into an eye-bolt under the l...
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top-castles
Castellated ledgings surrounding the mast-heads of our early ships, in which the pages to the office...
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top-chain
A chain to sling the yards in time of battle, in case of the ropes by which they are hung being shot...
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top-gallant
In the Cotton MSS. this word appears as "top-garland."
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top-hamper
Any unnecessary weight either on a ship's decks or about her tops and rigging. Also, applied to flyi...
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top-light
See top-lantern
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top-lantern
, or top-light.
A large signal-lantern placed in the after-part of a top, in ships where an admira...
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top-lining
A lining on the after-part of sails, to prevent their chafing against the top-rim. Also, a platform ...
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top-mast
The second division of a mast above the deck. (See mast.)
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top-maul
A large hammer used to start the top-mast fid, and to beat down the top, when setting up topmast-rig...
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top-men
Selected smart seamen stationed in the several tops, to attend the taking in or setting of the upper...
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top-nettings
See top.
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top-rail
A rail supported on stanchions across the after-part of each of a ship's tops.
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top-riders
See upper futtocks-riders.
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top brim
The circular sweep of the fore part of a vessel's top, and covering in the ends of the cross-trees a...
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top rim or brim
The circular sweep of the fore part of a vessel's top, and covering in the ends of the cross-trees a...
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top-rope
The mast-rope employed to sway up a top-mast or topgallant-mast, in order to fix it in its place, or...
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top-sails
The second sails above the decks, extending across the top-masts, by the topsail-yards above, and by...
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top-sawyer
The leading man in any undertaking. One who excels; inasmuch as the man of most intellect guides the...
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top-side
All that part of a ship's side which is above the main-wales: that is, those strakes between the she...
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top-swivel
Once a favourite arm for ships' tops, but from the confined space and elevation rather an encumbranc...
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top-tackle
A large tackle, or properly pendant, hooked to the lower end of the top-mast top-rope, and to the de...
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top-timbers
The first general tier which reach the top are called long top-timbers, and those below short top-ti...
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troughton's top
See whirler
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Three Pigeon Alley
South out of London Wall. In Broad Street Ward (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1755)
Site seems occupied by...
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Three Pigeon Court
South out of Jewin Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
Site now occup...
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to milk the pigeon
To endeavour at impossibilities.
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pigeon-berry tree
n.
i.q. Native Mulberry. See mulberry.
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torres straits pigeon
n. See quotation.
1893. Saville Kent, `Great Barrier Reef,' p. 123:
«Making a bag of the famous To...
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buoy-rope knot
Used where the end is lashed to the shank. A knot made by unlaying the strands of a cable-laid rope,...
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double wall-knot
With or without a crown, or a double crown, is made by intertwisting the unlaid ends of a rope in a ...
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french shroud-knot
The shroud-knot with three strands single walled round the bights of the other three and the standin...
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running bowline-knot
Is made by taking the end round the standing part, and making a bowline upon its own part.
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long top-timbers
See long timbers
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lop and top
The top and branches of a felled tree.
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main-top bowline
The bowline of the main-topsail. It is used to haul the weather-leech forward when on a wind, which ...
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reefed top-mast
When a top-mast is sprung in or near the cap, the lower piece is cut off, and a new fid-hole cut, by...
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top burton-tackle
See burton.
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top-sail haul!
or main-topsail haul!
When the main-sail is not set, this is the order given to haul the after-yar...
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top-tackle pendant
The pendant used with the above. The top-mast is swayed up by a top-rope or hawser. The pendant, whi...
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top-timber breadth
The distance between the upper part of the same timber and the middle line.
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top-timber hollow
A name sometimes given to the back sweep which forms the upper part of the top-timber.
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top your boom
See boom.
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top-rider futtocks
These timbers stand nearly the same as breadth-riders, and very much strengthen the top-side.
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white boot-top
A painted white line carried fore and aft on the hammock-netting base. It gives a longer appearance ...
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Three Pigeon Alley, Barbican
See Three Pigeon Court.
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Fox and Knot Court
West out of Cow Lane and north through Fox and Knot Inn to Chick Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (H...
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Fox and Knot Inn
See Fox and Knot Court.
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sprit-sail sheet knot
May be crowned and walled, or double-walled, and is often used as a stopper-knot.
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hands reef top-sails!
The order to reef by all hands, instead of the watch, or watch and idlers.
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sprit-sail top-sail
A sail extended above the sprit-sail by a yard, which hung under the jib-boom.
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top a boom, to
To raise up one end of it by hoisting on the lift, as the spanker-boom is lifted before setting the ...
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top a yard or boom, to
To raise up one end of it by hoisting on the lift, as the spanker-boom is lifted before setting the ...
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top-gallant quarter-boards
, or top-gallant bulwarks.
See quarter-boards.
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top the glim, to
To snuff the candle.
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top the officer, to
To arrogate superiority.
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