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picture frame
The sheriff's picture frame; the gallows or pillory.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Sheriffs
(Dan. 3:2), Babylonian officers.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Sheriffs
Old English "scir-gerefa " = an officer appointed in Saxon times to administer justice within the sh...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Picture
·noun The art of painting; representation by painting.
II. Picture ·vt To draw or paint a resemblan...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Picture
In two of the three passages in which "picture" is used in the Authorized Version it denotes idolatr...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Frame
·vt To <<Support>>.
II. Frame ·vt To provide with a frame, as a picture.
III. Frame ·noun Contriva...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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frame
to set about a thing ; as, he frames well. North.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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frame
The outer frame timbers of a vessel consist of the keel, stem, stern-posts, and ribs, which when mou...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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sheriff's journeyman
The hangman.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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sheriff's ball
An execution. To dance at the sheriff's ball, and loll out one's tongue at the company; to be hanged...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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sheriff's bracelets
Handcuffs.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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sheriff's hotel
A prison.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Living picture
·add. ·- A tableau in which persons take part; also, specif., such a tableau as imitating a work of ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Motion picture
·add. ·- A moving picture.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Moving picture
·add. ·- A series of pictures, usually photographs taken with a special machine, presented to the ey...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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pitt's picture
A window stopt up on the inside, to save the tax imposed in that gentleman's administration. PARTY W...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Frame-up
·add. ·noun A conspiracy or plot, ·esp. for a malicious or evil purpose, as to incriminate a person ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Resistance frame
·add. ·- A rheostat consisting of an open frame on which are stretched spirals of wire. Being freely...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Water frame
·- A name given to the first power spinning machine, because driven by water power.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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back-frame
A vertical wheel for turning the three whirlers of a small rope-machine.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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frame-timbers
These consist of the floor-timbers, futtocks, and top-timbers; they are placed upon the keel at righ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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rocket-frame
The stand from which Congreve rockets are fired.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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stern-frame
That strong and ornamental union based on the stern-post, transom, and fashion-pieces.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Bottle-neck frame
·add. ·- An inswept frame.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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drawing the king's picture
Coining. CANT.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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frame of the marine steam-engine
, is the strong supporter of the paddle-shafts and intermediate shaft; it rests on columns, and is f...
The Sailor's Word-Book