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Room
·adj Spacious; roomy.
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to room
To occupy a room; to lodge.--Worcester.
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room
A name given to some reserved apartment in a ship, as
♦ The bread-room. In the aftermost part of t...
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Room
The references to "room" in (Matthew 23:6; Mark 12:39; Luke 14:7,8; 20:46) signify the highest place...
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well-room of a boat
The place in the bottom where the water lies, between the ceiling and the platform of the stern-shee...
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timber and room
, is the distance between two adjoining timbers, which always contain the breadth of two timbers, an...
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Amber room
·- A room formerly in the Czar's Summer Palace in Russia, which was richly decorated with walls and ...
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By-room
·noun A private room or apartment.
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Drawing-room
·noun The company assembled in such a room; also, a reception of company in it; as, to hold a drawin...
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Sea room
·- Room or space at sea for a vessel to maneuver, drive, or scud, without peril of running ashore or...
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Tiring-room
·noun The room or place where players dress for the stage.
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Withdrawing-room
·noun A room for retirement from another room, as from a dining room; a drawing-room.
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elbow room
Sufficient space to act in. Out at elbows; said of an estate that is mortgaged.
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keeping-room
A common sitting-room; the parlor in New England. The term is chiefly used in the interior, although...
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state-room
A small room in a ship or steam-vessel for one or two passengers.--Worcester.
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bare-room
An old phrase for bore-down.
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bread-room
The lowest and aftermost part of the orlop deck, where the biscuit is kept, separated by a bulk-head...
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capstan-room
See room.
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cook-room
, or cook-house.
The galley or caboose containing the cooking apparatus, and where victuals are dr...
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filling room
Formerly a small place parted off and lined with lead, in a man-of-war magazine, wherein powder may ...
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fish-room
A space parted off by bulk-heads in the after-hold, now used for waste stores, but formerly used for...
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gun-room
A compartment on the after-end of the lower gun-deck of large ships of war, partly occupied by the j...
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light-room
In a ship-of-war, a small space parted off from the magazine, having double-glass windows for more s...
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going room
, room
The old term for going large, or from, the wind. (See lask, to and large.) It is mentioned by...
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sea-room
Implies a sufficient distance from land, rocks, or shoals wherein a ship may drive or scud without d...
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shell-room
An important compartment in ships of war, fitted up with strong shelves to receive the shells when c...
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slop-room
The place appointed to keep the slops in, for the ship's company; generally well aft and dry.
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spirit-room
A place or compartment abaft the after-hold, to contain the ship's company's spirits.
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state-room
A sleeping cabin, or small berth, detached from the main cabin of merchantmen or saloon of passenger...
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trade-room
A part of the steerage of a Yankee notion-trader where light goods and samples of the cargo are kept...
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turning-room
Space in a narrow channel for a ship to work in.
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ward-room
The commissioned officers' mess-cabin, on the main-deck in ships of the line.
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woman and her husband
A married couple, where the woman is bigger than her husband.
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woman of pleasure
A prostitute.
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Backwards
·adv By way of reflection; reflexively.
II. Backwards ·adv On the back, or with the back downward.
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Prostitution
·noun The act or practice of prostituting or offering the body to an indiscriminate intercourse with...
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Saying
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Say>>.
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Suspected
·adj Distrusted; doubted.
II. Suspected ·Impf & ·p.p. of <<Suspect>>.
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eyes of her
The foremost part of the bay, or in the bows of a ship. In olden times, and now in Spanish and Itali...
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lady of the gun-room
A gunner's mate, who takes charge of the after-scuttle, where gunners' stores are kept.
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·OF
(abbreviation) Old French
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Of
·prep During; in the course of.
II. Of ·prep Denoting passage from one state to another; from.
III...
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of
An action of the organs of sense may be either involuntary or voluntary. Accordingly we say to hear,...
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out and out
1) Thorough.
Henry Clay is such a statesman as the country wanted. We want a long tried, well known...
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Out-of-door
·adj Being out of the house; being, or done, in the open air; outdoor; as, out-of-door exercise. ·se...
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to cut out of
To cheat, deprive of.
Having been cut out of my speech in Congress, by the "previous question."--Cr...
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out of fix
Disarranged; in a state of disorder.
The week was the longest one ever was. It seemed to me that th...
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out of sorts
Out of order; disordered. Dr. Millingen, in his remarks on persons of phlegmatic temperament, says:
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out of commission
A ship where officers and men are paid off, and pennant hauled down.
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out of trim
A ship not properly balanced for fast sailing, which may be by a defect in the rigging or in the sto...
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out of winding
Said of a plank or piece of timber which has a fair and even surface without any twists: the opposit...
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She
(·obj) A woman; a female;
— used substantively.
II. She (·obj) This or that female; the woman unde...
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fore-part of a ship
The bay, or all before the fore-hatches.
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fore-sheets of a boat
The inner part of the bows, opposite to stern-sheets, fitted with gratings on which the bowman stand...
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dining room post
A mode of stealing in houses that let lodgings, by rogues pretending to be postmen, who send up sham...
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boatswain's store-room
Built expressly for boatswain's stores, on a platform or light deck.
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bread-room jack
The purser's steward's help.
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captain's store-room
A place of reserve on the platform deck, for the captain's wines and sea-stores.
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carpenter's store-room
An apartment built below, on the platform-deck, for keeping the carpenter's stores and spare tools i...
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engine-room telegraph
A dial-contrivance by which the officer on deck can communicate with the engineer below.
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lieutenant's store-room
More commonly called the ward-room store-room (which see).
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marine clothing-room
A compartment of the after-platform, to receive the clothes and stores of the royal marines.
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ward-room officers
Those who mess in the ward-room, namely: the commander, lieutenants, master, chaplain, surgeon, paym...
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Woman
·noun A female attendant or servant.
II. Woman ·vt To make effeminate or womanish.
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Woman
Was "taken out of man" (Gen. 2:23), and therefore the man has the preeminence. "The head of the woma...
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woman of the town
A prostitute.
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woman of all work
Sometimes applied to a female servant, who refuses none of her master's commands.
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Lombard Exchange and Reading Room
On the south side of Lombard Street, about No. 40 (O.S. 1880).
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Her
(·pron ·pl) ·Alt. of <<Here>>.
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Out-of-the-way
·adj ·see under Out, ·adv
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captain of a ship of war
Is the commanding officer; as well the post-captain (a title now disused) as those whose proper titl...
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chamber of a piece of ordnance
The end of the bore modified to receive the charge of powder. In mortars, howitzers, and shell-guns,...
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gunner, of a ship of war
A warrant-officer appointed to take charge of the ammunition and artillery on board; to keep the lat...
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master of a ship-of-war
An officer appointed by the commissioners of the navy to attend to the navigating a ship under the d...
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muzzle of a piece of ordnance
The forward extremity of the cylinder, and the metal which surrounds it, extending back to the neck,...
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fore-and-aft
From head to stern throughout the ship's whole length, or from end to end; it also implies in a line...
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fore-and-after
A cocked hat worn with the peak in front instead of athwart. Also, a very usual term for a schooner ...
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fore
fŏre, inf., irregular, from the obsolete fuo, and equivalent to futurum esse; and fŏrem, fores, fore...
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fore
fore, forem see sum.
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Fore
·adv Formerly; previously; afore.
II. Fore ·adv In or towards the bows of a ship.
III. Fore ·vi Jo...
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fore
The distinguishing character of all that part of a ship's frame and machinery which lies near the st...
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Asuppim, And House Of
(1 Chronicles 26:15,17) literally house of the gatherings. Some understand it as the proper name of ...
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in and out
A term sometimes used for the scantling of timbers, the moulding way, and particularly for those bol...
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out-and-outer
An old phrase signifying thorough excellence; a man up to his duty, and able to perform it in style....
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A. F. of L.
·add. ·- American Federation of Labor.
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birds of a feather
Rogues of the same gang.
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son of a gun
This phrase is heard in low language with us as in England.
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boll of a tree
the stem, trunk, or body. N.
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newst of a newstness
i. e. much of a muchness. Glouc.
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abandonment of a vessel
Deserting and abandoning her by reason of unseaworthiness or danger of remaining in her, also when g...
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antecedent of a ratio
The first of the two terms.
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back, of a ship
The keel and kelson are figuratively thus termed.
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bar of a harbour
See bar of a port
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bar of a port
or bar of a harbour
An accumulated shoal or bank of sand, shingle, gravel, or other uliginous subs...
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barrel of a capstan
The cylinder between the whelps and the paul rim, constituting the main-piece.
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barrel of a pump
The wooden tube which forms the body of the engine.
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bed of a mortar
The solid frame on which a mortar is mounted for firing. For sea-service it is generally made of woo...
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body, of a place
In fortification, the space inclosed by the enceinte, or line of bastions and curtains.
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breaking of a gale
Indications of a return of fine weather; short gusts at intervals; moaning or whistling of the wind ...
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breech of a cannon
The after-end, next the vent or touch-hole. It is the most massive part of a gun; strictly speaking,...
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broth of a boy
An excellent, though roystering fellow.
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bulk of a ship
Implies the whole cargo when stowed in the hold.
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bunt of a sail
The middle part of it, formed designedly into a bag or cavity, that the sail may gather more wind. I...
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capital of a work
In fortification, an imaginary line bisecting its most prominent salient angle.
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carcass of a ship
The ribs, with keel, stem, and stern-post, after the planks are stripped off.
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carriage of a gun
The frame on which it is mounted for firing, constructed either exclusively for this purpose, or als...
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caulking of a ship
Forcing a quantity of oakum, or old ropes untwisted and drawn asunder, into the seams of the planks,...
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chamber of a mine
The seat or receptacle prepared for the powder-charge, usually at the end of the gallery, and out of...
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chase of a gun
That part of the conical external surface extending from the moulding in front of the trunnions to t...
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clue of a hammock
The combination of small lines by which it is suspended, being formed of knittles, grommets, and lan...
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cogs of a wheel
; applies to all wheel machinery now used at sea or on shore: thus windlass-cogs, capstan-cogs, &c.
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coom of a wave
The comb or crest. The white summit when it breaks.
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crater of a mine
Synonymous with funnel (which see).
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depth of a sail
The extent of the square sails from the head-rope to the foot-rope, or the length of the after-leech...
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detention of a vessel
: on just ground, as supposed war, suspicious papers, undue number of men, found hovering, or cargo ...
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ears of a boat
The knee-pieces at the fore-part on the outside at the height of the gunwale.
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ears of a pump
The support of the bolt for the handle or break.
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end of a trench
The place where the trenches are opened.
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eye of a stay
That part of a stay which is formed into a sort of collar to go round the mast-head; the eye and mou...
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eyes of a messenger
Eyes spliced in its ends to lash together.
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eyes of a ship
(See eyes of her.)
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face of a gun
The surface of the metal at the extremity of the muzzle.
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faces of a work
In fortification, are the two lines forming its most prominent salient angle.
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fetch of a gulf
The whole stretch from head to head, or point to point.
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fetch of a bay or gulf
The whole stretch from head to head, or point to point.
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flight of a shot
The trajectory formed between the muzzle of the gun and the first graze.
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fly of a flag
The breadth from the staff to the extreme end that flutters loose in the wind. If an ensign, the par...
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freight of a ship
The hire, or part thereof, usually paid for the carriage and conveyance of goods by sea; or the sum ...
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gallery of a mine
The passage of horizontal communication, as distinguished from the shaft or vertical descent, made u...
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handles of a gun
The dolphins.
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head of a comet
The brighter part of a comet, from which the tail proceeds.
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head of a mast
, or mast-head.
The upper part of any mast, or that whereon the caps or trucks are fitted.
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head of a work
In fortification, the part most advanced towards the enemy. In progressive works, such as siege-appr...
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heel of a mast
The lower end, which either fits into the step attached to the keel, or in top-masts is sustained by...
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hood of a pump
A frame covering the upper wheel of a chain-pump.
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hullock of a sail
A small part lowered in a gale.
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jaw of a block
The space in the shell where the sheave revolves.
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lay of a rope
The direction in which its strands are twisted; hawser is right-handed; cablet left-handed.
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loading of a ship
See cargo and lading.
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mate of a watch
The senior or passed midshipman is responsible to the officer of the watch. He heaves the log, inser...
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mouldings of a gun
The several rings and ornaments.
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neck of a gun
The narrow part where the chase meets the swell of the muzzle.
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nucleus of a comet
The condensed or star-like part of the head.
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profile of a fort
See orthographic projection.
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range of a gun
The horizontal distance which it will send a shot, at a stated elevation, to the point of its first ...
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refusal of a pile
Its stoppage or obstruction, when it cannot be driven further in.
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ribs of a parrel
An old species of parrel having alternate ribs and bull's-eyes; the ribs were pieces of wood, each a...
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rig of a ship
The disposition of the masts, cut of sails, &c., whether square or fore-and-aft rigs. In fact, the r...
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score of a block, or of a dead eye
The groove round which the rope passes.
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shaft of a mine
The narrow perpendicular pit by which the gallery is entered, and from which the branches of the min...
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shell of a block
The outer frame or case wherein the sheave or wheel is contained and traverses about its axis.
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shoulder of a bastion
The part of it adjacent to the junction of a face with a flank. The angle of the shoulder is that fo...
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sill of a dock
The timber at the base against which the gates shut; and the depth of water which will float a vesse...
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skeleton of a regiment
Its principal officers and staff.
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skin of a sail
The outside part when a sail is furled. To furl in a clean skin, is the habit of a good seaman.
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son of a gun
An epithet conveying contempt in a slight degree, and originally applied to boys born afloat, when w...
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tail of a gale
The latter part of a gale, when its violence is dying out.
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tongue of a bevel
The movable part of the instrument by which the angles or bevellings are taken.
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track of a ship
The line of a ship's course through the water. (See wake.)
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tread of a keel
The length of her keel.
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tread of a ship or keel
The length of her keel.
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trees of a ship
The chess-trees, the cross-trees, the rough-trees, the trestle-trees, and the waste-trees.
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banbury story of a cock and a bull
A roundabout, nonsensical story.
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Unheard-of
·adj New; unprecedented; unparalleled.
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kind of
In a manner, as it were. A sort of qualifying expression; as, 'She made game on it kind o'.'--Forby....
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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rising of
More than; upwards of; as, There were rising of a thousand men killed at the battle of Buena Vista.'...
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size of bread, and cue of bread
Cambridge. The one signifying half, the other one-fourth part of a halfpenny loaf, cue being Q. the ...
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Out
·vt To come out with; to make known.
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eating the wind out of a vessel
Applies to very keen seamanship, by which the vessel, from a close study of her capabilities, steals...
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throwing a steam-engine out of gear
Disconnecting the eccentric rod from the gab-lever.
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shoe of the fore-foot
See fore-foot, gripe, horse.
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she house
A house where the wife rules, or, as the term is, wears the breeches.
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she napper
A woman thief-catcher; also a bawd or pimp.
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she-beech
n.
See beech.
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she-oak
n.
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luff and touch her!
Try how near the wind she will come. (See touching.)
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Bishops of London, Palace of
On the north-west side of St. Paul's Church (S. 373).
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receivers of droits of admiralty
Now termed receivers of wreck (which see).
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Herb-woman
·noun A woman that sells herbs.
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Tire-woman
·noun A lady's maid.
II. Tire-woman ·noun A dresser in a theater.
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Ethiopian woman
The wife of Moses (Num. 12:1). It is supposed that Zipporah, Moses' first wife (Ex. 2:21), was now d...
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good woman
A nondescript, represented on a famous sign in St. Giles's, in the form of a common woman. but witho...
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honest woman
To marry a woman with whom one has cohabitated as a mistress, is termed, making an honest woman of h...
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childing-woman
a breeding woman. North.
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fish-woman
See fish-wife
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Tree of the knowledge of good and evil
Stood in the midst of the garden of Eden, beside the tree of life (Gen. 2, 3). Adam and Eve were for...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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st of the of the wind and current
See direction of the wind and current
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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jack in the bread-room
, or jack in the dust.
The purser's steward's assistant in the bread and steward's room.
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fore-and-aft sails
Jibs, staysails, and gaff-sails; in fact, all sails which are not set to yards. They extend from the...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Melters of Tallow and Lard
Unctarii-excluded from Chepe 1283 (Cal. L. Bk. A. p. 221).
In the Calendar, "unctarii" = "oynters."...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Skull, The place of a
See Golgotha.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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cranks of a marine engine
; eccentric, as in a turning-lathe. The bend or knee pinned on the shafts, by which they are moved r...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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eye of a block-strop
That part by which it is fastened or suspended to any particular place upon the sails, masts, or rig...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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feeding-part of a tackle
That running through the sheaves, in opposition to the standing part.
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foot-clue of a hammock
See hammock.
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goose-wings of a sail
The situation of a course when the buntlines and lee-clue are hauled up, and the weather-clue down. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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stroke-side of a boat
That in which the after starboard rowlock is placed, or where the after oar is rowed if single-banke...
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