He changed his song; he altered his account or evidence. It was bought for an old song, i.e. very cheap. His morning and his evening song do not agree; he tells a different story.
·noun A <<Trifle>>. II. Song ·noun Poetical composition; poetry; verse. III. Song ·noun An object ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
The call of soundings by the leadsman in the channels. Songs are also used to aid the men in keeping...
The Sailor's Word-Book
or flash A periwig. Rum flash; a fine long wig. Queer flash; a miserable weather-beaten caxon. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
[Canticles] ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
Song of steps, a title given to each of these fifteen psalms, 120-134 inclusive. The probable origin...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Called also, after the Vulgate, the "Canticles." It is the "song of songs" (1:1), as being the fines...