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• Leader

  ·noun One who goes first. II. Leader ·noun The principal wheel in any kind of machinery. III. Lead...

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• leader

  A chief. Also, the conducting ship, boat, or man in an enterprise. Also, the guide in firing rockets...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• ape

  ape: prohibe, compesce, Paul. ex Fest. p. 22 Müll.; v. apio. ...

  A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

• Ape

  ·noun A <<Dupe>>. II. Ape ·noun One who imitates servilely (in allusion to the manners of the ape);...

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• Ape

  An animal of the monkey tribe (1 Kings 10:22; 2 Chr. 9:21). It was brought from India by the fleets ...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• ape

  , or sea-ape The long-tailed shark. Also, an active American seal. ...

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• Fair-leader

  ·noun A block, or ring, serving as a guide for the running rigging or for any rope. ...

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• bear leader

  A travelling tutor. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• fair-leader

  A thimble or cringle to guide a rope. A strip of board with holes in it, for running-rigging to lead...

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• Sea ape

  ·- The sea otter. II. Sea ape ·- The thrasher shark. ...

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• sea-ape

  See ape ...

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• to ape one's betters

  To imitate one's superiors. The negroes are good singers; they are an imitative race, and it is not...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.