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Sorrow
·noun To feel pain of mind in consequence of evil experienced, feared, or done; to <<Grieve>>; to be...

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sops
A northern term for small detached clouds, hanging about the sides of a mountain. ...

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Shall
(·vi & ·v·aux) To be obliged; must. II. Shall (·vi & ·v·aux) To owe; to be under obligation for. I...

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Be
·vi To exist actually, or in the world of fact; to have ex/stence. II. Be ·vi To <<Signify>>; to re...

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Be-
·- A prefix, originally the same word as by;. II. Be- ·- To intensify the meaning; as, bespatter, b...

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be
(Ang. Sax. beo, 1st person sing. and 1st, 2d, and 3d plur. See Rask's Gram. p. 84), instead of am an...

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His
·pron The possessive of he; as, the book is his. II. His ·pron Belonging or pertaining to him; — u...

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Seek-sorrow
·noun One who contrives to give himself vexation. ...

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sugar sops
Toasted bread soked in ale, sweetened with sugar, and grated nutmeg: it is eaten with cheese. ...

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happy man be his dole!
a good wish ; as, may happiness be his lot. North. ...

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Be-all
·noun The whole; all that is to be. ...

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Would-be
·adj Desiring or professing to be; vainly pretending to be; as, a would-be poet. ...

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be-dundered
Stupified with noise. ...

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be-neaped
The situation of a vessel when she is aground at the height of spring-tides. (See neaped.) ...

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marry and shall
i. e. that I will. North. ...

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o be joyful
I'll make you sing O be joyful on the other side of your mouth; a threat, implying the party threate...

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to be driving at
'What are you driving at?' that is, what are you about? what object have you in view? A colloquial e...

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burnt his fingers
When a person has suffered loss by a speculation, he is said to have burnt his fingers. It is used i...

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cutting his painter
Making off suddenly or clandestinely, or "departed this life." ...

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water his hole
A saying used when the cable is up and down, to encourage the men to heave heartily, and raise the s...

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Shill-I-shall-I
·adv ·Alt. of Shilly-shally. ...

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who shall have this?
An impartial sea method of distributing the shares of short commons. One person turns his back on th...

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to be among the missing
To be absent, to leave, to run away. There comes old David for my militia fine; I don't want to see...

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to be on one's taps
is to be always ready on one's feet, literally on one's shoes; a metaphor borrowed from the shoemake...

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the cut of his jib
The form of his profile, the cast of his countenance; as, "I knew him by the cut of his jib." A naut...

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brought to his bearings
Reduced to obedience. ...

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lying on his oars
Taking a rest; at ease. ...

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unrove his life-line
Departed this life. ...

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if so be as how
A vulgar expression used by uneducated people in the interior parts of this country and in England. ...

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hard at his a-se
Close after him. ...

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too big for his breeches
is said of a man who is above his business; arrogant; haughty. Gentlemen, I was one of the first to...

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bearings, to bring to his
Used in conversation for "to bring to reason." To bring an unruly subject to his senses, to know he ...

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every man to his station
See station. ...

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Jacob and his Twelve Sons Inn
East out of Red Cross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677). The site is now occupie...

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staggering bob, with his yellow pumps
A calf just dropped, and unable to stand, killed for veal in Scotland: the hoofs of a young calf are...

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born with a silver spoon in his mouth
To inherit a fortune by birth. Mr. Hood, in his History of Miss Kilmansegg, says She was one of th...

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born with a silver spoon in his mouth
Said of a person who, by birth or connection, has all the usual obstacles to advancement cleared awa...

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england expects every man will do his duty
This is introduced into a naval vocabulary, not as wanting explanation, but that in recording the mo...

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not born in the woods to be scared by an owl
Too much used to danger, or threats, to be easily frightened. I just puts my finger to my nose, and...

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born under a threepenny halfpenny planet, never to be worth a groat
Said of any person remarkably unsuccessful in his attempts or profession. ...

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