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Belly
·noun The <<Womb>>.
II. Belly ·vt To cause to swell out; to <<Fill>>.
III. Belly ·noun The under p...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Belly
The seat of the carnal affections (Titus 1:12; Phil. 3:19; Rom. 16:18). The word is used symbolicall...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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belly
His eye was bigger than his belly; a saying of a person at a table, who takes more on his plate than...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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belly
The swell of a sail. The inner or hollow part of compass timber; the outside is called the back. To ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Timber
·vi To make a nest.
II. Timber ·vi To light on a tree.
III. Timber ·noun The crest on a coat of ar...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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timber
[Anglo-Saxon]. All large pieces of wood used in ship-building, as floor-timbers, cross-pieces, futto...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Belly-god
·noun One whose great pleasure it is to gratify his appetite; a glutton; an <<Epicure>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Belly-pinched
·adj Pinched with hunger; starved.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Gor-belly
·noun A prominent belly; a big-bellied person.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Pot-belly
·noun A protuberant belly.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Speckled-belly
·noun The <<Gadwall>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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belly cheat
An apron.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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belly plea
The plea of pregnancy, generally adduced by female felons capitally convicted, which they take care ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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yellow belly
A native of the Fens of Licoinshire; an allusion to the eels caught there.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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silver-belly
n.
name given:
1) in New SouthWales, to the fish Silver-Bream (q.v.);
2) in Tasmania,to various s...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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yellow-belly
n.
In New South Wales, the nameis given to a fresh-water fish, Ctenolates auratus;called also Golde...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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belly-wark
the gripes. N. They also say TOOTH-WARK, and HEAD-WARK.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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yellow belly
a person born in the Fens of Lincolnshire. L.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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belly-band
A strip of canvas, half way between the close-reef and the foot of square sails, to strengthen them....
The Sailor's Word-Book
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belly-guy
A tackle applied half-way up sheers, or long spars that require support in the middle. Frequently ap...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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belly-mat
See paunch-mat.
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belly-stay
Used half-mast down when a mast requires support; as belly-guy, above.
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yellow-belly
A name given to a person born in the fens along our eastern shores: also occasionally to half-castes...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Timber Wharf
1) See Dorset Wharf.
2) South out of Thames Street to the Thames, west of Timber Yard (Rocque, 1746...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Timber Yard
1) See Little Somerset Street.
2) At the south end of William Street, between Wood and Co.'s Wharf ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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timber toe
A man with a wooden leg.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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timber-tug
Kent. The carriage of a waggon for conveying timber, with a long perch, which may be adapted to any ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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knee-timber
That sort of crooked timber which forms at its back or elbow an angle of from 24° to 45°; but the mo...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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middle-timber
That timber in the stern which is placed amidships.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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proof timber
In naval architecture, an imaginary timber, expressed by vertical lines in the sheer-draught, to pro...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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seasoned timber
Such as has been cut down, squared, and stocked for one season at least.
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ship-timber
Contraband in time of war.
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tasting timber
Chipping it with an adze, and boring it with an augur, to ascertain its quality.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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timber-converter
A dockyard official who has the charge of converting timber for its different purposes in ship-build...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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timber-heads
The heads of the timbers that rise above the decks, and are used for belaying hawsers, large ropes, ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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timber-hitch
, is made by taking the end of a rope round a spar, and after leading it under and over the standing...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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timber-taster
One appointed to examine and pronounce upon the fitness of timber.
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whip-belly vengeance
or pinch-gut vengeance, of which he that gets the most has the worst share. Weak or sour beer.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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High Timber Street
South out of Upper Thames Street at No. 42, and extending east and west between Broken Wharf and Bro...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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grain of timber
In a transverse section of a tree, two different grains are seen: those running in a circular manner...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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grain-cut timber
That which is cut athwart the grain when the grain of the wood does not partake of the shape require...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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rough-tree timber
Upright pieces of timber placed at intervals along the side of a vessel, to support the rough-tree. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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side counter-timber
The stern timber which partakes of the shape of the top-side, and heels upon the end of the wing-tra...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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timber and room
, is the distance between two adjoining timbers, which always contain the breadth of two timbers, an...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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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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The Sailor's Word-Book
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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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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Timber Yard, Dorset Street
See New River Office and Yard.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Dark Lane, High Timber Street
See Dark House Lane.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Timber Yard, Upper Thames Street
See George Yard.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.