lazy man's load

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• Lazy

  ·superl Wicked; vicious. II. Lazy ·superl Inactive; slothful; slow; sluggish; as, a lazy stream. I...

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• lazy

  As lazy as Ludman's dog, who leaned against the wall to bark. As lazy as the tinker, who laid down h...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• to lazy

  To live idly; to be idle.--Todd. The hands and feet mutinied against the belly; they knew no reason...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• lazy

  naught, bad. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• Load

  ·v Weight or violence of blows. II. Load ·vt To <<Magnetize>>. III. Load ·vt To adulterate or drug...

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• lazy guy

  A small tackle or rope to prevent the spanker-boom from swaying about in fine weather. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• lazy painter

  A small temporary rope to hold a boat in fine weather. ...

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• Running load

  ·add. ·- The air pressure supported by each longitudinal foot segment of a wing. II. Running load ·...

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• deck-load

  Timber, casks, or other cargo not liable to damage from wet, stowed on the deck of merchant vessels....

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• ship-load

  The estimated lading or cargo of a vessel. ...

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• No-man's land

  ·- Fig.: An unclaimed space or time. II. No-man's land ·- A space amidships used to keep blocks, ro...

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• dyze-man's-day

  Childermas, or Innocents' Day. North. E. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• dead man's eye

  See dead-eye ...

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• dying man's dinner

  A snatch of refreshment when the ship is in extreme danger. ...

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• no-man's land

  A space in midships between the after-part of the belfry and the fore-part of a boat when it is stow...

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• load water-line

  The draught of water exhibited when the ship is properly loaded; in a word, her proper displacement,...

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• load water-section

  A horizontal section at the load water-line in the ship-builder's draught. ...

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• fallen away from a horse load to a cart load

  A saying on one grown fat. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose