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• for

  for, fātus, 1, v. defect. (the forms in use are fatur, fantur, fabor, fabitur; part. perf. fatus; pe...

  A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

• For

  ·prep Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done. II. For ·...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• For-

  ·- A prefix to verbs, having usually the force of a negative or privative. It often implies also los...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Uncalled-for

  ·adj Not called for; not required or needed; improper; gratuitous; wanton. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Unhoped-for

  ·adj Unhoped; unexpected. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Unlooked-for

  ·adj Not looked for; unexpected; as, an unlooked-for event. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• to go for

  To be in favor of. Thus, 'I go for peace with Mexico,' means I am in favor of peace with Mexico, or,...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• done for

  Cheated; taken advantage of. Wall street, it appears, is infested with mock-auction shops,--a count...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• limb-for

  a man addicted to any thing is called "a limb for it." Norf. and Suff. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• for-by

  Near to; adjacent. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• angling for farthings

  Begging out of a prison window with a cap, or box, let down at the end of a long string. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• blood for blood

  A term used by tradesmen for bartering the different commodities in which they deal. Thus a hatter f...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• tenant for life

  A married man; i.e. possessed of a woman for life. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• tit for tat

  An equivalent. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• in for it

  Engaged in a thing from which there is no retreating. You may twitch at your collar and wrinkle you...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• tit for tat

  The phrase "tit for tat, if you kill my dog I'll kill your cat," is among the provincialisms of Hant...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• take order for

  to provide for or against any thing. North. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• whicket for whacket

  an equivalent ; QUID PRO QUO. Kent. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• quittee for quottee

  an equivalent ; QUID PRO QUO. Kent. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• white for quite

  QUITE, per aphaeresin, pro REQUITE. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• battens for hammocks

  See hammock-battens. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• changey-for-changey

  A rude barter among men-of-war's men, as bread for vegetables, or any "swap." ...

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• do for, to

  A double-barrelled expression, meaning alike to take care of or provide for an individual, or to rui...

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• end for end

  Reversing cordage, casks, logs, spars, &c. To shift a rope end for end, as in a tackle, the fall i...

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• fit for duty

  In an effective state for service. ...

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• full for stays!

  The order to keep the sails full to preserve the velocity, assisting the action of the rudder in tac...

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• hank for hank

  In beating against the wind each board is thus sometimes denoted. Also, expressive of two ships whic...

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• indenting for stores

  An indispensable duty to show that every article has been actually received. ...

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• loosing for sea

  Weighing the anchor. ...

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• stations for stays!

  Repair to your posts to tack ship. ...

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• tie-for-tye

  Mutual obligation and no favour; as in the case of the tie-mate, the comrade who, in the days of lon...

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• toko for yam

  An expression peculiar to negroes for crying out before being hurt. ...

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• ton for ton and man for man

  A phrase implying that ships sailing as consorts, ought fairly to divide whatever prize they take. ...

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• tubes, for guns

  A kind of portable priming, for insertion into the vent, of various patterns. (See friction-tube, ...

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• Baptism for the dead

  Only mentioned in 1 Cor. 15:29. This expression as used by the apostle may be equivalent to saying, ...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• touch bun for luck

  See bun. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• lay-overs for meddlers

  A reply to a troublesome question on the part of a child, in answer to 'What's that?.' A turn-over i...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• thank you for them

  an answer to an enquiry after absent friends. North. They are very well, I thank you for them. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• clear for going about

  Every man to his station, and every rope an-end. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• drawn for the militia

  When men are selected by ballot for the defence of the country. ...

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• keeping full for stays

  A necessary precaution to give the sails full force, in aid of the rudder when going about. ...

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• ladle, for a gun

  An instrument for charging with loose powder; formed of a cylindrical sheet of copper-tube fitted to...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• look out for squalls

  Beware; cautionary. ...

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• pushing for a port

  Carrying all sail to arrive quickly. ...

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• Hospital for Lunatics, Barking Church

  Hospital founded in parish of Barking church, 44 Ed. III., for poor priests and others sick of the p...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• to set her cap for him

  To direct her attentions to him; to endeavor to win his affections. Dr. Johnson notices the phrase, ...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• 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...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• drag for the anchor, to

  The same as creep or sweep. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• pricking for a soft plank

  Selecting a place on the deck for sleeping upon. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• screw-gammoning for the bowsprit

  A chain or plate fastened by a screw, to secure a vessel's bowsprit to the stem-head, allowing for t...

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• thick-and-dry for weighing!

  To clap on nippers closely, just at starting the anchor from the ground. ...

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• training-ship for naval cadets

  H.M.S. Britannia, commanded by a captain and complement of officers for the primary training of nava...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• whistle for the wind, to

  A superstitious practice among old seamen, who are equally scrupulous to avoid whistling during a he...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Hospital for Diseases of the Skin

  On the east side of New Bridge Street, in Farringdon Ward Within (O.S. 1880). ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• side out for a bend, to

  The old well-known term to draw the bight of a hempen cable towards the opposite side, in order to m...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• training-ship for the merchant service

  A vessel properly equipped with instructors and means to rear able-bodied lads for the merchant serv...

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• try back for a bend, to

  To pay back some of the bight of a cable, in order to have sufficient to form the bend. ...

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• victualling-yards for the royal navy

  Large magazines where provisions and similar stores are deposited, conveniently contiguous to the ro...

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• place for everything, and everything in its place

  One of the golden maxims of propriety on board ship. ...

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• Converted into dwelling-houses, warehouses and sheds for stationers (S. 332) in 1549.

  See St. Paul's Charnel House. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Parish church in the Tower for the inhabitants there, in Tower ward (S. 492).

  First mention: Founded probably Temp. H. I. Mentioned in reign of K. John, 1210 (Bell, p. 1 ; Clark,...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Provision made for the collection of weekly alms for the support of the Chapel of Our Lady near Guildhall founded "pur tote la compaignie du Pui" (ib.).

  Henry le Waleis gave to the Confraternity of the Pui (de Podio) 5 marks annual quit rent on all his ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.