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Put
·noun A certain game at cards.
II. Put ·noun A <<Pit>>.
III. Put ·Impf & ·p.p. of Put.
IV. Put ·n...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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put
A country put; an ignorant awkward clown. To put upon any one; to attempt to impose on him, or to ma...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Put
(1 Chronicles 1:8; Nahum 3:9) [Phut, Put]
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William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Country
·adv The rock through which a vein runs.
II. Country ·adv Rural regions, as opposed to a city or to...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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country
A term synonymous with station. The place whither a ship happens to be ordered.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Put-off
·noun A shift for evasion or delay; an evasion; an <<Excuse>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Put-up
·adj Arranged; plotted;
— in a bad sense; as, a put-up job.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Put, Phut
1) One of the sons of Ham (Gen. 10:6).
2) A land or people from among whom came a portion of the me...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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to put out
To remove; to be off. A Western expression. To put is used in the same sense.
As my wife's father h...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to stay put
To remain in order; not to be disturbed. A vulgar expression.
The levees and wharves of the First M...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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put off
An excuse, an illusory pretext for delay.--Carr's Craven Dialect.
If a man tells them of the king's...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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put about
Go on the other tack.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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put off!
or push off
The order to boats to quit the ship or the shore.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Phut, Put
(a bow) the third name in the list of the sons of Ham (Genesis 10:6; 1 Chronicles 1:8) elsewhere app...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Country bank
·add. ·- A national bank not in a reserve city.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Country club
·add. ·- A club usually located in the suburbs or vicinity of a city or town and devoted mainly to o...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Country cousin
·add. ·- A relative from the country visiting the city and unfamiliar with city manners and sights.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Country seat
·- A dwelling in the country, used as a place of retirement from the city.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Country-base
·noun ·same·as Prison base.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Country-dance
·noun ·see <<Contradance>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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North country
A general name for the countries that lay north of Palestine. Most of the invading armies entered Pa...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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country harry
A waggoner. CANT.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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summer country
n.
In New Zealand (South Island), country which can be used in summer only; mountainland in Otago a...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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winter country
in New Zealand (South Island),land so far unaffected by snow that stock is wintered on it.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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old country
A term applied to Great Britain, originally by natives from that country, but now understood and use...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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east-country
A term applied to the regions bordering on the Baltic.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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maritime country
A country which has its shores washed by the sea.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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old country
A very general designation for Great Britain among the Americans. The term is never applied to any p...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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two handed put
The amorous congress.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to put on airs
To assume airs of importance.
You don't see no folks putting on airs in election time; every fellow...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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put back, to
To return to port generally the last left.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Never, Never Country
or Never, Never Land
See quotations. Mr. Cooper's explanation (1857 quotation) isnot generally acce...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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east-country ships
The same as easterlings.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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west-country parson
A fish, the hake (Gadus merluccius), is so called, from a black streak on its back, and from its abu...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Samaria, Country Of
Samaria at first included all the tribes over which Jeroboam made himself king, whether east or west...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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put into port, to
To enter an intermediate or any port in the course of a voyage, usually from stress of weather.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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put to sea, to
To quit a port or roadstead, and proceed to the destination.
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The Sailor's Word-Book