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·part
(abbreviation) participle ...

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Part
·adv Partly; in a measure. II. Part ·noun Quarter; region; district; — usually in the plural. III...

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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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Fore part
·noun ·Alt. of <<Forepart>>. ...

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aliquot part
That which will exactly divide a number, leaving no remainder. ...

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leading-part
The rope of a tackle which runs between the fall and the standing part. Generally confused with the ...

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part, to
To break a rope. To part from an anchor is in consequence of the cable parting. ...

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part owners
Unlike any other partnership, they may be imposed upon each other without mutual consent, whence ari...

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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-ladder
leads to captain's and officers' quarters, and only used by officers. ...

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

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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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feeding-part of a tackle
That running through the sheaves, in opposition to the standing part. ...

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fore-part of a ship
The bay, or all before the fore-hatches. ...

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running part of a tackle
Synonymous with the fall, or that part on which the man power is applied to produce the intended eff...

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standing part of a hook
That part which is attached to a block, chain, or anything which is to heave the hook up, with a wei...

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standing part of a sheet
That part which is secured to a ring at the ship's bow, quarter, side, &c. ...

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standing part of a rope
The part which is made fast to the mast, deck, or block, in contradistinction to that which is pulle...

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standing part of a tackle or rope
The part which is made fast to the mast, deck, or block, in contradistinction to that which is pulle...

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supernatant part of a ship
That part which, when afloat, is above the water. This was formerly expressed by the name dead-work....

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