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Easy
·vt Moderate; sparing; frugal. II. Easy ·vt At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint. III. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
easy
A word in common use among merchants and bankers. 'Our bank is easy,' meaning that its loans are not...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
easy
Lower gently. A ship not labouring in a sea. ♦ Taking it easy. Neglecting the duty. "Not so violen...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Easy-chair
·noun An armchair for ease or repose. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Easy-going
·adj Moving easily; hence, mild-tempered; ease-loving; inactive. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
easy virtue
A lady of easy virtue: an impure or prostitute. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
easy draught
The same as light draught of water (which see). ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
easy roll
A vessel is said to "roll deep but easy" when she moves slowly, and not with quick jerks. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
free and easy johns
A society which meet at the Hole in the Wall, Fleet-street, to tipple porter, and sing bawdry. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
lady of easy virtue
A woman of the town, an impure, a prostitute. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose