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to feather one's nest
To collect riches together; alluding to birds which collect feathers, among other materials, for mak...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Nest
·vi To build and occupy a nest.
II. Nest ·vt To put into a nest; to form a nest for.
III. Nest ·no...
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nest
See crow's nest.
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Feather
·vt To tread, as a cock.
II. Feather ·vi To turn to a horizontal plane;
— said of oars.
III. Feat...
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feather
(See swine's feather or swedish feather.) It is used variously. (See also full feather and white fea...
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Bird's nest
·noun ·Alt. of Bird's-nest.
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Bird's-nest
·noun The nest in which a bird lays eggs and hatches her young.
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Crow's-nest
·noun A box or perch near the top of a mast, ·esp. in whalers, to shelter the man on the lookout.
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Mare's-nest
·noun A supposed discovery which turns out to be a hoax; something grosaly absurd.
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mare's nest
He has found a mare's nest, and is laughing at the eggs; said of one who laughs without any apparent...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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hurra's nest
A state of confusion.
"Now just look at you, Mr. Jones! I declare! it gives me a chill to see you g...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bird's nest
A round top at a mast-head for a look-out station. A smaller crow's nest. Chiefly used in whalers, w...
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crow's nest
A small shelter for the look-out man: sometimes made with a cask, at the top-gallant mast-head of wh...
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knowing ones
Sportsmen on the turf, who from experience and an acquaintance with the jockies, are supposed to be ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Feather-brained
·adj Giddy; frivolous; feather-headed.
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Feather-edge
·noun Any thin, as on a board or a razor.
II. Feather-edge ·noun The thin, new growth around the ed...
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Feather-edged
·adj Having a feather-edge; also, having one edge thinner than the other, as a board;
— in the Unit...
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Feather-few
·noun <<Feverfew>>.
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Feather-foil
·noun An aquatic plant (Hottonia palustris), having finely divided leaves.
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Feather-head
·noun A frivolous or featherbrained person.
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Feather-headed
·adj Giddy; frivolous; foolish.
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Feather-heeled
·adj Light-heeled; gay; frisky; frolicsome.
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Feather-pated
·adj Feather-headed; frivolous.
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Feather-veined
·adj Having the veins (of a leaf) diverging from the two sides of a midrib.
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Sea feather
·- Any gorgonian which branches in a plumelike form.
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Water feather
·- ·Alt. of Water feather-foil.
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bull's feather
A horn: he wears the bull's feather; he is a cuckold.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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white feather
He has a white feather; he is a coward; an allusion to a game cock, where having a white leather is ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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feather-edged
A term used by shipwrights for such planks as are thicker on one edge than the other.
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feather-spray
Such as is observed at the cut-water of fast steamers, forming a pair of wing feathers.
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feather-star
The Comatula rosacea, one of the most beautiful of British star-fishes.
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full feather
Attired in best dress or full uniform.
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land-feather
A sea-cove.
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swine's feather
The spike or tuck on the top of a musket-rest [corrupted from sweyn, a boar's bristle].
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swedish feather
The spike or tuck on the top of a musket-rest [corrupted from sweyn, a boar's bristle].
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white feather
The figurative symbol of cowardice: a white feather in a cock's tail being considered a proof of cro...
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Swan's Nest Court
On the west of Little Bell Alley, a new passage up steps into Great Swan Alley; well built and inhab...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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bird's-nest fungus
n.
a small fungus of thegenus Cyathus, four species of which occur inQueensland.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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to knuckle one's wipe
To steal his handkerchief.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to ape one's betters
To imitate one's superiors.
The negroes are good singers; they are an imitative race, and it is not...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to bark one's shins
To knock the skin off the shins by stumbling or striking against something.
Mr. Hortshorne calls th...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to cut one's stick
To be off, to leave immediately and go with all speed. A vulgar expression, and often heard. It is a...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to find one's self
To provide for one's self. When a laborer engages to provide himself with victuals, he is said to fi...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to fix one's flint
is a phrase taken from backwoods life, and means the same as to settle; to do for; to dish.
"Take i...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to raise one's bristles
To excite one's anger.
I cane to Congress in 1827, as honestly the friend of Gen. Jackson as any ma...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to run one's face
To make use of one's credit. 'To run one's face for a thing,' is to get it on tick.
Any one who can...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to settle one's hash
To properly punish one. We also say, 'to settle his business;' 'to fix his flint.'
Brave Prudhoe tr...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to shoot one's grandmother
is a common though vulgar phrase in New England, and means to be mistaken, or to be disappointed; to...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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above one's bend
Out of one's power; beyond reach. A common expression in the Western States.
I shall not attempt to...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Water feather-foil
·- The water violet (Hottonia palustris); also, the less showy American plant H. inflata.
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feather-bed lane
A rough or stony lane.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cutting a feather
It is common when a ship has too broad a bow to say, "She will not cut a feather," meaning that she ...
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casting up one's accounts
Vomiting.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to be on one's taps
is to be always ready on one's feet, literally on one's shoes; a metaphor borrowed from the shoemake...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to hang up one's fiddle
To desist; to give up.
When a man loses his temper and ain't cool, he might as well hang up his fid...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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on one's own hook
A phrase much used in familiar language, denoting on one's own account; as, 'He is doing business on...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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break one's horn-book
to incur displeasure. South.
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commit one's self, to
To break through regulations. To incur responsibility without regard to results.
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report one's self, to
When an officer returns on board from duty, or from leave of absence.
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weather one's difficulties, to
A colloquial phrase meaning to contend with and surmount troubles.
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birds of a feather
Rogues of the same gang.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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feather, to cut a
When a ship has so sharp a bow that she makes the spray feather in cleaving it.
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feather an oar, to
In rowing, is to turn the blade horizontally, with the top aft, as it comes out of the water. This l...
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pissing down any one's back
Flattering him.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to have one's fat in the fire
is to have one's plans frustrated. A vulgar expression borrowed from the vocabulary of the kitchen.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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by the skin of one's teeth
When a man has made a narrow escape from any dilemma, it is a common remark to say, that he has save...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.