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Two-to-one
·add. ·adj Designating, or pert. to, a gear for reducing or increasing a velocity ratio two to one.
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one! two!! three!!!
The song with which the seamen bowse out the bowlines; the last haul being completed by belay O!
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Shop
·- imp. of Shape. Shaped.
II. Shop ·vi To visit shops for the purpose of purchasing goods.
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shop
A prison. Shopped; confined, imprisoned.
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-one
·- A suffix indicating that the substance, in the name of which it appears, is a ketone; as, acetone...
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One
·adj Single; inmarried.
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Two
·noun One and one; twice one.
II. Two ·noun A symbol representing two units, as 2, II., or ii.
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three to one
He is playing three to one, though sure to lose; said of one engaged in the amorous congress.
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to give it to one
is to rate, scold, or beat him severely.--Holloway, Prov. Dict. Used in the same sense in America.
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Bucket shop
·- An office or a place where facilities are given for betting small sums on current prices of stock...
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Shop talk
·add. ·- discussion about a matters pertaining to person's occupation;
— often used of such discuss...
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buttocking shop
A brothel.
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go shop
The Queen's Head in Duke's court, Bow street, Covent Garden; frequented by the under players: where ...
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gospel shop
A church.
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ironmonger's shop
To keep an ironmonger's shop by the side of a common, where the sheriff sets one up; to be hanged in...
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knack shop
A toy-shop, a nick-nack-atory.
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nyp shop
The Peacock in Gray's Inn Lane, where Burton ale is sold in nyps.
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pantile shop
A presbyterian, or other dissenting meeting house, frequently covered with pantiles: called also a c...
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schism shop
A dissenting meeting house.
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whistling shop
Rooms in the King's Bench and Fleet prison where drams are privately sold.
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slop-shop
A place where slop-clothing is sold.
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slop-shop
A place where ready-made clothing for seamen is sold, not at all advantageously to Jack.
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At one
·- <<Together>>.
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Conversazi-one
·noun A meeting or assembly for conversation, particularly on literary or scientific subjects.
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One-hand
·adj Employing one hand; as, the one-hand alphabet. ·see <<Dactylology>>.
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One-horse
·adj Second-rate; inferior; small.
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One-sided
·adj Growing on one side of a stem; as, one-sided flowers.
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Self-one
·adj <<Secret>>.
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Young one
·add. ·- A young human being; a child; also, a young animal, as a colt.
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deep-one
A thorough-paced rogue, a sly designing fellow: in opposition to a shallow or foolish one.
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long one
A hare; a term used by poachers.
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old one
The Devil. Likewise an expression of quizzical familiarity, as "how d'ye do, OLD ONE?"
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young one
A familiar expression of contempt for another's ignorance, as "ah! I see you're a young one." How d'...
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nary-one
for neither. A common vulgarism.
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one o'clock
♦ Like one o'clock. With speed; rapidly.
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Two-capsuled
·adj Having two distinct capsules; bicapsular.
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Two-cleft
·adj Divided about half way from the border to the base into two segments; bifid.
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Two-cycle
·add. ·noun A two-stroke cycle for an internal-combustion engine.
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Two-decker
·noun A vessel of war carrying guns on two decks.
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Two-edged
·adj Having two edges, or edges on both sides; as, a two-edged sword.
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Two-foot
·adj Measuring two feet; two feet long, thick, or wide; as, a two-foot rule.
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Two-forked
·adj Divided into two parts, somewhat after the manner of a fork; dichotomous.
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Two-hand
·adj Employing two hands; as, the two-hand alphabet. ·see <<Dactylology>>.
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Two-handed
·adj Used with both hands; as, a two-handed sword.
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Two-lipped
·adj Having two lips.
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Two-name
·add. ·adj Having or bearing two names; as, two-name paper, that is, negotiable paper on which at le...
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Two-parted
·adj Divided from the border to the base into two distinct parts; bipartite.
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Two-phase
·add. ·noun ·Alt. of Two-phaser.
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Two-phaser
·add. ·noun ·same·as <<Diphase>>, <<Diphaser>>.
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Two-ply
·adj Consisting of two thicknesses, as cloth; double.
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Two-port
·add. ·adj Having two ports; specif.: Designating a type of two-cycle internal-combustion engine in ...
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Two-ranked
·adj Alternately disposed on exactly opposite sides of the stem so as to from two ranks; distichous....
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Two-sided
·adj <<Symmetrical>>.
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Two-speed
·add. ·adj Adapted for producing or for receiving either of two speeds;
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Two-step
·add. ·noun A kind of round dance in march or polka time; also, a piece of music for this dance.
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Two-throw
·add. ·adj Having two crank set near together and opposite to one another; as, a two-throw crank sha...
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Two-tongued
·adj Double-tongued; deceitful.
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Two-way
·add. ·adj Serving to connect at will one pipe or channel with either of two others; as, a two-way c...
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two-handed
Great. A two-handed fellow or wench; a great strapping man orwoman,
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two-blocks
The same as chock-a-block (which see).
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two-pences
A deduction from each man, per mensem, formerly assigned to the surgeon for wages.
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To
·prep Addition; union; accumulation.
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To-
·prep An obsolete intensive prefix used in the formation of compound verbs; as in to-beat, to-break,...
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to
for at or in, is an exceedingly common vulgarism in the Northern States. We often hear such vile exp...
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apple dumplin shop
A woman's bosom.
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bow-wow shop
A salesman's shop in Monmouth-street; so called because the servant barks, and the master bites.
Se...
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slap-bang shop
A petty cook's shop, where there is no credit given, but what is had must be paid DOWN WITH THE READ...
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bring-to, to
To bend, as to bring-to a sail to the yard. Also, to check the course of a ship by trimming the sail...
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broach-to, to
To fly up into the wind. It generally happens when a ship is carrying a press of canvas with the win...
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heave-to, to
To put a vessel in the position of lying-to, by adjusting her sails so as to counteract each other, ...
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lie-to, to
To cause a vessel to keep her head steady as regards a gale, so that a heavy sea may not tumble into...
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round-to, to
To bring to, or haul to the wind by means of the helm. To go round, is to tack or wear.
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One Swan Yard
West out of Bishopsgate at No. 179. In Bishopsgate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-1890; and mentioned 17...
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One Tun Yard
In Whitecross Street, Cripplegate (Strype, Ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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one in ten
A parson: an allusion to his tithes.
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one of us
A woman of the town, a harlot.
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ripping one up
telling him all his faults, Exm.
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one-and-all
A mutinous sea-cry used in the Dutch wars. Also, a rallying call to put the whole collective force o...
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Thieves, The two
(Luke 23:32, 39-43), robbers, rather brigands, probably followers of Barabbas. Our Lord's cross was ...
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Two Bell Alley
On Snow Hill (P.C. 1732).
Not named in the maps.
Named after the sign.
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Two Cranes Court
North out of Fleet Street, east of Fetter Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1...
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Two Leg Alley
In Old Bethlehem (W. Stow, 1722-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Two Swan Inn
West out of Bishopsgate, in Bishopsgate Ward Without, between Nos. 186 and 187 (Rocque, 1746-Horwood...
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Two Swan Yard
West out of Bishopsgate, in Bishopsgate Ward Without, between Nos. 186 and 187 (Rocque, 1746-Horwood...
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two handed put
The amorous congress.
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two-handed fellows
Those who are both seamen and soldiers, or artificers; as the marines and, specially, marine artille...
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two-handed saw
A very useful instrument in ship-carpentry; it is much longer than the hand-saw, and requires two me...
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two-monthly book
A book kept by the captain's clerk, to be forwarded every two months, when possible, in order to pre...
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two months' advance
See advance money.
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two-topsail-schooner
See topsail-schooner.
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Thieves, The Two
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put to sea, to
To quit a port or roadstead, and proceed to the destination.
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turn to windward, to
To gain on the wind by alternate tacking. It is when a ship endeavours to make progress against the ...
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Long Shop in Cheap
A long shop or shed encroaching on the high street before the wall of St. Peter's church in Cheap wa...
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hand and pocket shop
An eating house, where ready money is paid for what is called for.
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dot and go one
To waddle: generally applied to persons who have one leg shorter than the other, and who, as the sea...
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one of my cousins
A woman of the town, a harlot.
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to look blue at one
is to look at one with a countenance expressive of displeasure or dissatisfaction.
The Bishop would...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Lean-to
·adj Having only one slope or pitch;
— said of a roof.
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Set-to
·noun A contest in boxing, in an argument, or the like.
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To-beat
·vt To beat thoroughly or severely.
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To-break
·vt To break completely; to break in pieces.
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To-brest
·vt To burst or break in pieces.
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To-day
·noun The present day.
II. To-day ·prep On this day; on the present day.
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To-do
·noun Bustle; stir; commotion; ado.
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To-fall
·noun A lean-to. ·see Lean-to.
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To-name
·noun A name added, for the sake of distinction, to one's surname, or used instead of it.
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To-rend
·vt To rend in pieces.
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To-rent
·Impf & ·p.p. of To-rend.
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to bam
To impose on any one by a falsity; also to jeer or make fun of any one.
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to bamboozle
To make a fool of any one, to humbug or impose on him.
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to baste
To beat. I'll give him his bastings, I'll beat him heartily.
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to bishop
the balls, a term used among printers, to water them.
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to bitch
To yield, or give up an attempt through fear. To stand bitch; to make tea, or do the honours of the ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to bite
To over-reach, or impose; also to steal.--Cant. --Biting was once esteemed a kind of wit, similar to...
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to bug
A cant word among journeymen hatters, signifying the exchanging some of the dearest materials of whi...
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to grab
To seize a man. The pigs grabbed the kiddey for a crack: the officers, seized the youth for a burgla...
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to top
To cheat, or trick: also to insult: he thought to have topped upon me. Top; the signal among taylors...
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to tower
To overlook, to rise aloft as in a high tower.
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to twig
To observe. Twig the cull, he is peery; observe the fellow, he is watching us. Also to disengage, sn...
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hump, to
v.
to shoulder, carry on the back;especially, to hump the swag, or bluey, or drum. See Swag, Bluey,...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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jump, to
v.
to take possession of a claim(mining) on land, on the ground that a former possessor hasabandone...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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to buckle-to
To set about any task with energy and a determination to effect the object. It probably comes from h...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to cotton to
'To cotton to one,' is to take a liking to him; to fancy him; literally to stick to him, as cotton w...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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abase, to
An old word signifying to lower a flag or sail. Abaisser is in use in the French marine, and both ma...
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abate, to
An old Anglo-Norman word from abattre, to beat down or destroy; as, to abate a castle or fort, is to...
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abet, to
To excite or encourage a common word, greatly in use at boat-racings, and other competitive acts.
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abrase, to
To dubb or smooth planks.
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accoil, to
To coil together, by folding round. (See coil.)
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accompany, to
To sail together; to sail in convoy.
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accost, to
To pass within hail of a ship; to sail coastwise; to approach, to draw near, or come side by side.
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adjourn, to
To put off till another day. Adjournments can be made in courts-martial from day to day, Sundays exc...
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adjust, to
To arrange an instrument for use and observation; as, to adjust a sextant, or the escapement of a ch...
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advance, to
An old word, meaning to raise to honour.
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aid, to
To succour; to supply with provisions or stores.
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allow, to
To concede a destined portion of stores, &c.
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annul, to
To nullify a signal.
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answer, to
To reply, to succeed; as, the frigate has answered the signal. This boat will not answer.
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commute, to
To lighten the sentence of a court-martial, on a recommendation of the court to the commander-in-chi...
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compass, to
To curve; also to obtain one's object.
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complain, to
The creaking of masts, or timbers, when over-pressed, without any apparent external defect. One man ...
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compliment, to
To render naval or military honour where due.
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conquer, to
To overcome decidedly.
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consign, to
To send a consignment of goods to an agent or factor for sale or disposal.
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copper, to
To cover the ship's bottom with prepared copper.
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corn, to
A remainder of the Anglo-Saxon ge-cyrned, salted. To preserve meat for a time by salting it slightly...
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couple, to
To bend two hawsers together; coupling links of a cable; coupling shackles.
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cripple, to
To disable an enemy's ship by wounding his masts, yards, and steerage gear, thereby placing him hors...
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cund, to
To give notice which way a shoal of fish is gone.
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cure, to
To salt meat or fish.
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debark, to
To land; to go on shore.
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decamp, to
To raise the camp; the breaking up from a place where an army has been encamped.
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deck, to
A word formerly in use for to trim, as "we deckt up our sails."
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derrick, to
A cant term for setting out on a small not over-creditable enterprise. The act is said to be named f...
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diddle, to
To deceive.
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ding, to
To dash down or throw with violence.
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dip, to
To lower. An object is said to be dipping when by refraction it is visible just above the horizon. A...
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discourse, to
An old sea term to traverse to and fro off the proper course.
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dish, to
To supplant, ruin, or frustrate.
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dismount, to
To break the carriages of guns, and thereby render them unfit for service. Also, in gun exercise, to...
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disorganize, to
To degrade a man-of-war to a privateer by irregularity.
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dive, to
To descend or plunge voluntarily head-foremost under the water. To go off deck in the watch. A ship ...
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doff, to
To put aside.
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double, to
To cover a ship with an extra planking, usually of 4 inches, either internally or externally, when t...
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douse, to
To lower or slacken down suddenly; expressed of a sail in a squall of wind, an extended hawser, &c. ...
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dout, to
To put out a light; to extinguish; do out. Shakspeare makes the dauphin of France say in "King Henry...
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dress, to
To place a fleet in organized order; also, to arrange men properly in ranks; to present a true conti...
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drive, to
[from the Anglo-Saxon dryfan].
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dubb, to
To smooth and cut off with an adze the superfluous wood.
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duck, to
To dive, or immerse another under water; or to avoid a shot.
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egg, to
To instigate, incite, provoke, to urge on: from the Anglo-Saxon eggion.
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eke, to
[Anglo-Saxon eácan, to prolong.] To make anything go far by reduction and moderation, as in shorteni...
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embark, to
To go on board, or to put on board a vessel.
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endanger, to
To expose to peril.
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enrol, to
To enter the name on the roll of a corps.
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ensconce, to
To intrench; to protect by a slight fortification.
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equip, to
A term frequently applied to the business of fitting a ship for a trading voyage, or arming her for ...
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export, to
To send goods or commodities out of a country, for the purposes of traffic, under the general name o...
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faff, to
To blow in flaws.
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fag, to
to tire
♦ A fag. A deputy labouring-man, or one who works hard for another.
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flying-to
Is when a vessel, from sailing free or having tacked, and her head thrown much to leeward, is coming...
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founder, to
to fill with water and go down.
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frap, to
To bind tightly together. To pass lines round a sail to keep it from blowing loose. To secure the fa...
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free, to
♦ To free a prisoner. To restore him to liberty.
♦ To free a pump. To disengage or clear it.
♦ T...
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freeze, to
To congeal water or any fluid. Thus sea-water freezes at 28° 5′ Fah.; fresh water at 32°; mercury at...
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freshen, to
To relieve a rope of its strain, or danger of chafing, by shifting or removing its place of nip.
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gip, to
To take the entrails out of fishes.
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gird, to
To bind; used formerly for striking a blow.
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glent, to
To turn aside or quit the original direction, as a shot does from accidentally impinging on a hard s...
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glower, to
to stare or look intently.
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grabble, to
To endeavour to hook a sunk article. To catch fish by hand in a brook.
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grapple, to
To hook with a grapnel; to lay hold of. First used by Duilius to prevent the escape of the Carthagin...
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grave, to
To clean a vessel's bottom, and pay it over.
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grill, to
To broil on the bars of the galley-range, as implied by its French derivation.
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griped-to
The situation of a boat when secured by gripes.
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ground, to
To take the bottom or shore; to be run aground through ignorance, violence, or accident.
♦ To stri...
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guddle, to
To catch fish with the hands by groping along a stream's bank.
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gudge, to
To poke or prod for fish under stones and banks of a river.
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