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• Gulf

  ·noun That which swallows; the gullet. II. Gulf ·noun A large deposit of ore in a lode. III. Gulf ...

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• gulf

  , or gulph. A capacious bay, and sometimes taking the name of a sea when it is very extensive; suc...

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• Bay

  ·noun A tract covered with bay trees. II. Bay ·vi Deep-toned, prolonged barking. III. Bay ·noun A ...

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• Bay

  Denotes the estuary of the Dead Sea at the mouth of the Jordan (Josh. 15:5; 18:19), also the souther...

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• bay

  I. The fore-part of a ship between decks, before the bitts (see sick-bay). Foremost messing-places...

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• gulf-stream

  Is especially referable to that of Mexico, the waters of which flow in a warm stream at various velo...

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• gulf-weed

  The Fucus natans, considered to belong to the Gulf Stream, and found floating in the Sargasso Sea in...

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• strait gulf

  An arm of the sea running into the land through a narrow entrance channel, as the Gulf of Venice. Th...

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• Bay ice

  ·- ·see under <<Ice>>. ...

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• Bay leaf

  ·- ·see under 3d Bay. ...

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• Bay rum

  ·- A fragrant liquid, used for cosmetic and medicinal purposes. ...

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• Bay salt

  ·- Salt which has been obtained from sea water, by evaporation in shallow pits or basins, by the hea...

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• Bay State

  ·add. ·- Massachusetts, which had been called the Colony of Massachusetts Bay; — a nickname. ...

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• Bay tree

  ·- A species of laurel. (Laurus nobilis). ...

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• Bay window

  ·- A window forming a bay or recess in a room, and projecting outward from the wall, either in a rec...

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• Bay yarn

  ·- Woolen yarn. ...

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• Bay-antler

  ·noun The second tine of a stag's horn. ·see under <<Antler>>. ...

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• Botany Bay

  ·- A harbor on the east coast of Australia, and an English convict settlement there; — so called fr...

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• Case-bay

  ·noun The space between two principals or girders. II. Case-bay ·noun One of the joists framed betw...

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• Tail-bay

  ·noun The part of a canal lock below the lower gates. II. Tail-bay ·noun One of the joists which re...

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• Bay tree

  Named only in Ps. 37:35, Authorized Version. The Hebrew word so rendered is ereh, which simply means...

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• Bay Hall

  At the end of Bassingshall streete (S. 286, in margin). Used as a market house (Strype, ed. 1720, I...

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• bay fever

  A term of ridicule applied to convicts, who sham illness, to avoid being sent to Botany Bay. ...

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• Botany Bay

  n. lying to the south of theentrance to Port Jackson, New South Wales, the destination ofthe first ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• moreton-bay

  n. the name formerly given to thedistrict of New South Wales which is now the colony ofQueensland. ...

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• bay state

  The State of Massachusetts. The original name of the Colony was Massachusetts Bay. Hence, among the ...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• bay-ice

  Ice newly formed on the surface of the sea, and having the colour of the water; it is then in the fi...

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• fore-bay

  A rising at a lock-gate flooring. Also, the galley or the sick-bay. ...

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• sick-bay

  A portion of the fore-part of the main-deck, reserved for the accommodation of the sick and wounded;...

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• Bay Tree

  A species of laurel. Laurus nobilis . An evergreen, with leaves like our mountain laurel. (Psalms 37...

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• wedge-shaped gulf

  One which is wide at its entrance, and gradually narrows towards its termination, as that of Califor...

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• botany-bay greens

  n. a vegetable common to allthe colonies, Atriplex cinereum, Poir, N.O.Salsolaceae. 1810. G. Barri...

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• botany-bay wood

  See botany-bay oak ...

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• botany-bay oak

  or Botany-Bay Wood ,n. a trade name in England for the timber of Casuarina. See Beef-wood. ...

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• cloudy-bay cod

  n. a New Zealand name for the Ling (q.v.). See also cod. ...

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• moreton-bay ash

  n. See ash. ...

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• moreton-bay chestnut

  n. See bean-tree. ...

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• moreton-bay fig

  n. See fig-tree. ...

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• moreton-bay laurel

  n. See laurel. ...

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• moreton-bay pine

  n. See pine. ...

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• oyster-bay pine

  n. See pine. 1857. `Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of VanDiemen's Land,' vol. i. p. 1...

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• botany-bay tea

  See sweet-tea ...

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• fetch of a gulf

  The whole stretch from head to head, or point to point. ...

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• Hudson Bay Company's Hall

  At the upper end of Culver Court (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 164). Afterwards the Hall stood on the s...

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• fetch of a bay or gulf

  The whole stretch from head to head, or point to point. ...

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