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Gallows
·pl of Gallows.
II. Gallows (·noun ·sg) A pair of suspenders or braces.
III. Gallows (·noun ·sg) A...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Look
·vt To <<Expect>>.
II. Look ·vt To express or manifest by a look.
III. Look ·vt To look at; to tur...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Gallows
Heb. ets, meaning "a tree" (Esther 6:4), a post or gibbet. In Gen. 40:19 and Deut. 21:22 the word is...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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gallows
n.
Explained in quotation. Commonat all stations, where of course the butchering is done onthe prem...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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look
v. tr.
to examine.
1874. W. H. L. Ranken, `Dominion of Australia,' c. vi. p. 105:
«Plains are sco...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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look
a small quantity. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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gallows
The cross-pieces on the small bitts at the main and fore hatchways in flush-decked vessels, for stow...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Gallows
[Punishments]
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William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Hang
·noun A sharp or steep declivity or slope.
II. Hang ·vi To slope down; as, hanging grounds.
III. H...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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hang
'To get the hang of a thing,' is to get the knack, or habitual facility of doing it well. A low expr...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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hang
In timber, opposed to sny (which see).
♦ To hang. Said of a mast that inclines; it hangs forward, ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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gallows bird
A grief, or pickpocket; also one that associates with them.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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thatch-gallows
A rogue, or man of bad character.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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scape-gallows
One who has escaped, though deserving of the gallows. It seems to be synonymous with Cotgrave's pend...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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scape-gallows
a fellow who deserves to be hanged. Var. Dial.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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look, to
The bearing or direction, as, she looks up, is approaching her course.
♦ A plank looks fore and af...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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look-out
Watchful attention; there is always a look-out kept from the forecastle, foretopsail-yard, or above,...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Hang-bies
·pl of Hang-by.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Hang-by
·noun A dependent; a hanger-on;
— so called in contempt.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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hang out
The traps scavey where we hang out; the officers know where we live.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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hang up
v.
to tie up a horse.
1860. W. Kelly, `Life in Victoria,' p. 49 [Footnote]:
«In Melbourne there a...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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to hang around
To loiter about. To 'hang around' a person, is to hang about him, to seek to be intimate with him.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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hang-nails
Slivers, which hang from the roots of the nails, and reach to the tips of the fingers.--Forby's Voca...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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hang-fire
When the priming burns without igniting the cartridge, or the charge does not rapidly ignite after p...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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bright look-out
A vigilant one.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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to hang an arse
To hang back, to hesitate.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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hang in chains
A vile, desperate fellow. Persons guilty of murder, or other atrocious crimes, are frequently, after...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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hang it up
Score it up: speaking of a reckoning.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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hang on her!
In rowing, is the order to stretch out to the utmost to preserve or increase head-way on the boat.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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to look blue at one
is to look at one with a countenance expressive of displeasure or dissatisfaction.
The Bishop would...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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look out for squalls
Beware; cautionary.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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sharp look-out before!
The hail for the forecastle look-out men to be extremely vigilant.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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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.