peak | Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

Peak
·noun The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill. II. Peak ·vi To <<Pry>>; to peep slyly. III. Pea...

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to peak
To peep; to pry into. It is quite common in the popular language of New England to hear this word, w...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
peak
The more or less conical summit of a mountain whether isolated or forming part of a chain. Also, the...

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after-peak
The contracted part of a vessel's hold, which lies in the run, or aftermost portion of the hold, in ...

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fore-peak
The contracted part of a vessel's hold, close to the bow; close forward under the lower deck. ...

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peak, to
To raise a gaff or lateen yard more obliquely to the mast. To stay peak, or ride a short stay peak, ...

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peak halliards
The ropes or tackles by which the outer end of a gaff is hoisted, as opposed to the throat-halliards...

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peak purchase
A purchase fitted in cutters to the standing peak-halliards to sway it up taut. ...

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peak down-haul
A rope rove through a block at the outer end of the gaff to haul it down by. ...

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peak of an anchor
The bill or extremity of the palm, which, as seamen by custom drop the k, is pronounced pea; it is t...

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