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Ladder
·vi That which resembles a ladder in form or use; hence, that by means of which one attains to emine...

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Ladder
Occurs only once, in the account of Jacob's vision (Gen. 28:12). ...

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ladder
To go up the ladder to rest; to be hanged. ...

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ladder
The accommodation ladder is a sort of light staircase occasionally fixed on the gangway. It is furni...

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After
·adj Hinder; nearer the rear. II. After ·prep Below in rank; next to in order. III. After ·prep Be...

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after
A comparative adjective, applied to any object in the hind part of a ship or boat; as, the after-cab...

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horse ladder
A piece of Wiltshire wit, which consists in sending some raw lad, or simpleton, to a neighbouring fa...

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louse ladder
A stitch fallen in a stocking. ...

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bowsprit-ladder
Skids over the bowsprit from the beak-head in some ships, to enable men to run out upon the bowsprit...

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companion-ladder
Denotes the ladder by which the officers ascend to, and descend from, the quarter-deck. ...

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gallery-ladder
Synonymous with stern-ladder. ...

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jacob's ladder
The assemblage of shakes and short fractures, rising one above another, in a defective single-tree s...

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ladder-ways
The hatchways, scuttles or other openings in the decks, wherein the ladders are placed. ...

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ladie's ladder
Shrouds rattled too closely. ...

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quarter-ladder
From the quarter-deck to the poop. ...

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rope-ladder
Such as hangs over the stern, to enable men to go into boats, &c. ...

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salmon-ladder
A short trough placed suitably in any fall where the water is tolerably deep, leaving a narrow troug...

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accommodation-ladder
See side-ladder ...

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side-ladder
, or accommodation-ladder. A complete staircase structure used in harbour by most large ships. ...

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stern-ladder
Made of ropes with wooden steps, for getting in and out of the boats astern. ...

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After damp
·- An irrespirable gas, remaining after an explosion of fire damp in mines; choke damp. ·see Carboni...

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After-dinner
·noun The time just after dinner. II. After-dinner ·adj Following dinner; post-prandial; as, an aft...

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After-eatage
·noun <<Aftergrass>>. ...

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After-glow
·noun A glow of refulgence in the western sky after sunset. ...

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After-image
·noun The impression of a vivid sensation retained by the retina of the eye after the cause has been...

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After-mentioned
·adj Mentioned afterwards; as, persons after-mentioned (in a writing). ...

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After-note
·noun One of the small notes occur on the unaccented parts of the measure, taking their time from th...

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After-sails
·noun The sails on the mizzenmast, or on the stays between the mainmast and mizzenmast. ...

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After-wit
·noun Wisdom or perception that comes after it can be of use. ...

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After-witted
·adj Characterized by after-wit; slow-witted. ...

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after-clap
A demand after the first given in has been discharged; a charge for pretended omissions; in short, a...

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after night
After nightfall; in the evening; as, "A meeting will be held in the court-house after night." This e...

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at-after
afterwards. North. ...

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after-body
That part of the ship's hull which is abaft the midships or dead-flat, as seen from astern. The term...

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after-clap
Whatever disagreeable occurrence takes place after the consequences of the cause were thought at an ...

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after-end
The stern of a ship, or anything in her which has that end towards the stern. ...

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after-face
See back of the post. ...

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after-guard
The men who are stationed on the quarter-deck and poop, to work the after-sails. It was generally co...

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after-orders
Those which are given out after the regular issue of the daily orders. ...

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after-part
The locality towards the stern, from dead-flat; as, in the after-part of the fore-hold. ...

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after-peak
The contracted part of a vessel's hold, which lies in the run, or aftermost portion of the hold, in ...

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after-rake
That part of the hull which overhangs the after-end of keel. ...

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after-sails
All those on the after-masts, as well as on the stays between the main and mizen masts. Their effect...

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after-timbers
All those timbers abaft the midship section or bearing part of a vessel. ...

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to tag after
To follow closely after.--Forby. ...

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fore-and-after
A cocked hat worn with the peak in front instead of athwart. Also, a very usual term for a schooner ...

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