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Rake
·vi To walk about; to gad or ramble idly. II. Rake ·vi To pass with violence or rapidity; to scrape...

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rake
to rake a fire, to heap small coals on the fire, that it may burn all the night, practised in the No...

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rake
The projection of the upper parts of a ship, at both ends, beyond the extremities of the keel. Also,...

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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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Muck rake
·add. ·- A rake for scraping up muck or dung. ·see <<Muckrake>>, ·vi, below. ...

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Rake-vein
·noun ·see <<Rake>>, a mineral vein. ...

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Top rake
·add. ·- The angle that the front edge of the point of a tool is set back from the normal to the sur...

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duddering rake
A thundering rake, a buck of the first head, one extremely lewd. ...

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rake, rakehell
or RAKESHAME A lewd, debauched fellow. ...

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cart-rake
a cart-track. Essex. ...

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fore-rake
That part of the hull which rakes beyond the fore-end of the keel. ...

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keel-rake
Synonymous with keel-haul. See keel-hauling. ...

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over-rake
When a ship rides at anchor in a head-sea, the waves of which frequently break in upon her, they are...

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rudder-rake
The aftermost part of the rudder. ...

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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-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-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 rake and scrape
To collect. Where under the sun, says I to myself, did he rake and scrape together such super-super...

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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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