burn crust | Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

Crust
·noun The shell of crabs, lobsters, ·etc. II. Crust ·vi To gather or contract into a hard crust; to...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Burn
·noun A small stream. II. Burn ·noun A disease in vegetables. ·see <<Brand>>, ·noun, 6. III. Burn ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
burn
, or bourne The Anglo-Saxon term for a small stream or brook, originating from springs, and windin...

The Sailor's Word-Book
kissing crust
That part where the loaves have touched the oven. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
upper crust
The aristocracy; the higher circles. I want you to see Peel, Stanley, Graham, Shiel, Russell, Macau...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
Still-burn
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. To burn in the process of distillation; as, to still-burn brandy. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
burn-trout
A northern term for a small species of river-trout. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
spanish-burn
A specious method of hiding defects in timber, by chopping it in pieces. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
burn the ken
Strollers living in an alehouse without paying their quarters, are said to burn the ken. CANT. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
burn the water
A phrase denoting the act of killing salmon in the night, with a lister and lighted torch in the boa...

The Sailor's Word-Book