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Carry
·vi To act as a bearer; to convey anything; as, to fetch and carry. II. Carry ·vt To get possession...

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to carry on
To riot; to frolic. Everybody tuck Christmas, especially the niggers, and sich carryins-on--sich da...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
carry, to
To subdue a vessel by boarding her. To move anything along the decks. (See lash and carry, as relati...

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carry away, to
To break; as, "That ship has carried away her fore-topmast," i.e. has broken it off. It is customary...

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carry on, to
To spread all sail; also, beyond discretion, or at all hazards. In galley-slang, to joke a person ev...

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carry the keg
See keg. ...

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lash and carry
The order given by the boatswain and his mates on piping up the hammocks, to accelerate the duty. ...

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to carry a horse to water
instead of lead or ride him to water. A Southern expression.--Sherwood, Georgia. ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
knock off work and carry deals
A term used to deride the idea of any work, however light, being relaxation; just as giving up takin...

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