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Aft
·adv & ·adj Near or towards the stern of a vessel; astern; abaft.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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aft
a Saxon word contradistinctive of fore, and an abbreviation of abaft the hinder part of the ship, or...
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Castle
·noun Any strong, imposing, and stately mansion.
II. Castle ·noun A small tower, as on a ship, or a...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Castle
A military fortress (1 Chr. 11:7), also probably a kind of tower used by the priests for making know...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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The Castle
1) An inn called the Castle near the Bars of West Smithfield belonged to Wm. Creswick, 1390 and 1405...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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castle
A place strong by art or nature, or by both. A sort of little citadel. (See forecastle, aft-castle, ...
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Castle
[Fenced Cities CITIES]
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William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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chock-aft
, chock-full, chock-home, chock-up, &c.
Denote as far aft, full, home, up, &c., as possible, or th...
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flat-aft
The sheets of fore-and-aft sails may be hauled flat-aft, as the jib-sheet to pay her head off, the d...
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veers aft
See hauls aft
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hauls aft
, or veers aft.
Said of the wind when it draws astern.
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round-aft
The outward curve or segment of a circle, that the stern partakes of from the wing transom upwards.
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taken aft
Complained of on the quarter-deck.
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Castle-guard
·noun The guard or defense of a castle.
II. Castle-guard ·noun A feudal tenure, obliging the tenant...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Castle, Egerton
(b. 1858)
Novelist. Consequences (1891), The Light of Scarthey (1895), The Jerningham Letters (1896...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Baynard's Castle
On the Thames, opposite Addle Hill (O. and M. 1677), now Nos. 12 and 13 Upper Thames Street (P.O. Di...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Castle Alley
1) See Castle Court, Birchin Lane.
2) South out of Threadneedle Street to Cornhill, on the western ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Castle Baynard (Parish of)
Tenements in the parishes of Castle Baynard, St. Mary de Aldermarichirche, H. Trinity the Less, etc....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Castle Court
1) East out of White Cross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Elmes, 1831).
The si...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Castle Lane
Next to Puddle Wharf, "between the Black Friars and the Thames, called 26 Ed. III., Castle Lane" (S....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Castle Street
1) By Fleet Ditch (W. Stow, 1722).
Qy. = Newcastle Street.
2) See Newcastle Street, Farringdon Str...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Castle Tavern
1) On the west side of Honey Lane Market and Milk Street, in Cripplegate Ward Within (Strype, 1720 a...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Castle Yard
1) See Furnival Street.
2) South out of Upper Thames Street to the Thames at No. 34 (P.O. Directory...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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castle-wrights
Particular artificers employed in the erection of the early ship's castles.
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hind-castle
A word formerly used for the poop, as being opposed to fore-castle.
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bearing backstays aft
To throw the breast backstays out of the cross-tree horns or out-riggers and bear them aft. If not d...
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both sheets aft
The situation of a square-rigged ship that sails before the wind, or with the wind right astern. It ...
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fore-and-aft
From head to stern throughout the ship's whole length, or from end to end; it also implies in a line...
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(St.) Andrew Castle Baynard
See St. Andrew by the Wardrobe.
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Baynard's Castle Lane
In Upper Thames Street (Strype, 1755-Boyle, 1799). Probably leading to the Wharf.
Not named in the ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Baynard's Castle Stairs
See Baynard's Castle Wharf.
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Baynard's Castle Wharf
South out of Thames Street at Baynard's Castle, in Castle Baynard Ward (W. Stow, 1722). In the paris...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Castle Baynard Dock
See Baynard's Castle Wharf.
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Castle Baynard Lane
Place with houses in lane of "Baynardescastel," 18 Ed. III 1344 (Cal. P.R. Ed. III. 1343-5, p. 337)....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Castle Baynard Ward
One of the twenty-six wards of the City of London, to the south. Bounded on the north and west by Fa...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Castle Baynard Wharf
On the south side of Upper Thames Street at Nos. 12 and 13 (P.O. Directory). In Castle Baynard Ward....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Castle Court, Houndsditch
See Goring Street.
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Castle Street, Houndsditch
See Goring Street.
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Castle Tavern Court
West out of Milk Street with a narrow passage into Wood Street (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii, 90).
So n...
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Castle Yard, Houndsditch
See Goring Street.
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Watergate, Castle Baynard
Wharf called " Powyls Wharffe," alias "Sondayes wharffe," in the west part of the common water calle...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Wateringplace, Castle Baynard
See Watergate, Castle Baynard.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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fore-and-aft sails
Jibs, staysails, and gaff-sails; in fact, all sails which are not set to yards. They extend from the...
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haul aft a sheet
To pull it in more towards the stern, so as to trim the sail nearer to the wind.
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(St.) Benedict at Castle Baynard
See St. Benet Paul's Wharf.
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Castle and Falcon Hotel
On the east side of Aldersgate Street, next to London Wall (O.S. 1894). In Aldersgate Ward Without.
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Castle Court, Birchin Lane
East out of Birchin Lane, at No. 23, to St. Michael's Alley. In Cornhill Ward (P.O. Directory).
Fir...
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Castle Court, Budge Row
South out of Budge Row at No. 10 to Cloak Lane. In Vintry and Cordwainer Wards (W. Stow, 1720-Elmes,...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Castle Court, College Hill
See Newcastle Court.
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Castle Court, Lawrence Lane
West out of Lawrence Lane at No. 22. In Cheap Ward and Cripplegate Ward Within (P.O. Directory).
Fi...
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Castle Court, Threadneedle Street
See Bank Street.
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Castle Inn, Wood Street
On the east side of Wood Street at No. 26, in Cripplegate Ward Within, a few doors north of Gresham ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Castle on the Hoop
Parish of St. Margaret, Friday Street.
See Le Burgate.
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Castle Tavern, Whitechapel Bars
Mentioned in Strype's description of the bounds of Portsoken Ward, the bounds, after the Bars, cross...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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brace up and haul aft!
The order usually given after being hove-to, with fore or main top-sail square or aback, and jib-she...
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gather aft a sheet, to
to pull it in, by hauling in slack.
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Anchor Lane, Castle Baynard Ward
See Anchor Wharf.
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Castle and Faulcon Inn, Cripplegate
See Falcon Square.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Castle Lane, Upper Thames Street
See Castle Yard.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.