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• End

  ·vt To <<Destroy>>; to put to death. II. End ·noun One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brusse...

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• End-

  ·- A combining form signifying within; as, endocarp, endogen, endocuneiform, endaspidean. ...

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• End

  In Heb. 13:7, is the rendering of the unusual Greek word ekbasin, meaning "outcome", i.e., death. It...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• an

  ăn, conj. [etym. very obscure; v. the various views adduced in Hand, I. p. 296, with which he seems ...

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

• an

  an I conj. I I. Prop., in a disjunctive question introducing the latter c...

  An Elementary Latin Dictionary

• An

  ·conj If; — a word used by old English authors. II. An ·- This word is properly an adjective, but ...

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• every rope an-end

  The order to coil down the running rigging, or braces and bowlines, after tacking, or other evolutio...

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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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• By-end

  ·noun Private end or interest; secret purpose; selfish advantage. ...

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• End-all

  ·noun Complete termination. ...

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• Rope's-end

  ·vt To punish with a rope's end. ...

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• Week-end

  ·add. ·noun The end of the week; specif., though loosely, the period observed commonly as a holiday,...

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• fiddlestick's end

  Nothing; the end of the ancient fiddlesticks ending in a point; hence metaphorically used to express...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• fore-end

  the beginning of a week, month, or year. North. ...

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

• gable-end

  of a building, the end wall. General. See Baxter's Glossary, p. 1. ...

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

• pugging-end

  (of a house) the gable end. Devonsh. ...

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

• tacking-end

  shoemaker's end. ...

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

• t'on-end

  upright. It mult be set a t'on end. My wife keeps a t'on end yet : i. e. she is not brought to bed y...

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

• after-end

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

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• bitter-end

  That part of the cable which is abaft the bitts, and therefore within board when the ship rides at a...

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• butt-end

  The shoulder part of a fire-lock. ...

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• end-on

  Said particularly of a ship when only her bows and head-sails are to be seen, but generally used in ...

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• fag-end

  Is the end of any rope. This term is also applied to the end of a rope when it has become untwisted....

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• on end

  The same as an-end (which see). Top-masts and topgallant-masts are on end, when they are in their pl...

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• rope's end

  The termination of a fall, and should be pointed or whipped. Formerly much used for illegal punishme...

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• well-end

  See pump-foot. ...

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• An 't

  ·- An it, that is, and it or if it. ·see <<An>>, ·conj ...

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• Pope Lane End

  According to Stow the parish church of saint Anne in the willowes lay on the north side of this lane...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• dead-on-end

  The wind blowing directly adverse to the vessel's intended course. ...

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• right on end

  In a continuous line; as the masts should be. ...

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• In and an

  ·adj & ·adv Applied to breeding from a male and female of the same parentage. ·see under <<Breeding>...

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• to hang an arse

  To hang back, to hesitate. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• well-an-ere!

  alas! Derb. N . ...

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

• working an observation

  Reducing the altitudes or distances of heavenly bodies by calculation. ...

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• end of a trench

  The place where the trenches are opened. ...

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• jack in an office

  An insolent fellow in authority. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• blade of an anchor

  That part of the arm prepared to receive the palm. ...

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• wash of an oar

  See blade of an oar ...

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• blade or wash of an oar

  Is the flat part of it which is plunged into the water in rowing. The force and effect in a great me...

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• cheeks of an embrasure

  The interior faces or sides of an embrasure. ...

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• eye of an anchor

  The hole in the shank wherein the ring is fixed. ...

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• feather an oar, to

  In rowing, is to turn the blade horizontally, with the top aft, as it comes out of the water. This l...

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• flank of an army

  The right or left side or end, as distinguished from the front and rear a vulnerable point. Also, th...

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• inclination of an orbit

  The angle which the path of a comet or planet makes with the plane of the ecliptic. ...

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• lift an anchor, to

  Either by the purchase; or a ship if she has not sufficient cable on a steep bank lifts, or shoulder...

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• magnitude of an eclipse

  The proportion which the eclipsed part of the surface of the sun or moon bears to the diameter; it i...

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• nuts of an anchor

  Two projections either raised or welded on the square part of the shank, for securing the stock to i...

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• peak of an anchor

  The bill or extremity of the palm, which, as seamen by custom drop the k, is pronounced pea; it is t...

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• stock of an anchor

  A cross-beam of wood, or bar of iron, secured to the upper end of the shank at right angles with the...

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• trend of an anchor

  The lower end of the shank, where it thickens towards the arms, usually at one-third from the crown....

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• y's of an instrument

  The Y-shaped bearings for the telescope axis, on the precision of which the value of an astronomical...

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• little end of the horn

  'To come out at the little end of the horn,' is said when a ridiculously small effect has been produ...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• owl in an ivy bush

  He looks like an owl in an ivy bush; frequently said of a person with a large frizzled wig, or a wom...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• bring-to an anchor, to

  To let go the anchor in the intended port. "All hands bring ship to an anchor!" The order by which t...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• half an eye, seeing with

  Discerning instantly and clearly. ...

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• oar, to shove in an

  To intermeddle, or give an opinion unasked. ...

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• not born in the woods to be scared by an owl

  Too much used to danger, or threats, to be easily frightened. I just puts my finger to my nose, and...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• Left by Thomas Hinde, 1635, to the parson and churchwardens of the parish (End. Ch. St. Peter, 1903, p. 2).

  No later mention. Named after an owner or builder. ...

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