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Pole
·noun The firmament; the sky.
II. Pole ·noun ·see <<Polarity>>, and <<Polar>>, ·noun.
III. Pole ·v...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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pole
He is like a rope-dancer's polo, lead at both ends; a saying of a stupid sluggish fellow.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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pole
The upper end of the highest masts, when they rise above the rigging.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Catch
·vi To attain possession.
II. Catch ·noun Act of seizing; a grasp.
III. Catch ·noun A slight remem...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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catch
A term used among fishermen to denote a quantity of fish taken at one time.
It is said that the cat...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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catch
A term used among fishermen to denote a quantity of fish taken at one time.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Imp-pole
·noun A pole for supporting a scaffold.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Totem pole
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Totem post.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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pething-pole
n.
a harpoon-like weapon used forpething (pithing) cattle; that is, killing them by piercing thespi...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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roping-pole
n.
a long pole used for castinga rope over an animal's head in the stockyard.
1880. Rolf Boldrewoo...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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setting-pole
A pole pointed with iron, used for propelling vessels or boats up rivers, in shoal water.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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pole-work
a long tedious business. North.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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raffling pole
used to stir the fuel in an oven. Norf. and Suff.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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antarctic pole
The south end of the earth's axis.
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arctic pole
The north pole of the globe.
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depressed pole
That end of the earth's axis which is below the horizon of the spectator according to his being in t...
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elevated pole
That terrestrial pole which is above the horizon of a spectator.
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pole-masts
Single spar masts, also applied where the top-gallant and royal masts are in one. (See mast.)
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pole-star
α Ursæ minoris. This most useful star is the lucida of the Little Bear, round which the other compon...
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setting pole
A pole, generally pointed with iron, forced into the mud, by which boats and barges are moored in sh...
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snaping-pole
An old term for a fishing-rod.
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Catch crop
·add. ·- Any crop grown between the rows of another crop or intermediate between two crops in ordina...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Catch title
·add. ·- A short expressive title used for abbreviated book lists, ·etc.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Catch-basin
·noun A cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter discharges into a sewer, to catch bulky ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Catch-meadow
·noun A meadow irrigated by water from a spring or rivulet on the side of hill.
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Cony-catch
·vt To <<Deceive>>; to <<Cheat>>; to <<Trick>>.
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Fair catch
·add. ·- A catch made by a player on side who makes a prescribed signal that he will not attempt to ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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catch club
A member of the patch club; a bum bailiff.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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catch fart
A footboy; so called from such servants commonly following close behind their master or mistress.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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catch penny
Any temporary contrivance to raise a contribution on the public.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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catch-land
land which is not certainly known to what parish it belongs, and the minister that first gets the ti...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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out-catch
to overtake. North.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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catch-fake
An unseemly doubling in a badly coiled rope.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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crooked-catch
An iron implement bent in the form of the letter S.
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to catch a tartar
To attack one of superior strength or abilities. This saying originated from the story of an Irish s...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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catch a crab
In rowing, when an oar gets so far beneath the surface of the water, that the rower cannot recover i...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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to catch a weasel asleep
It is a common belief that this little animal is never caught napping, for the obvious reason that h...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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catch a turn there
Belay quickly.
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turn, to catch a
To pass a rope once or twice round a cleat, pin, kevel, or any other thing, to keep it fast.
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