A contemptuous term for the missiles which were thrown by the galley-slaves at an approaching enemy.
·noun One who makes it his business to ask alms. II. Beggar ·vt To cause to seem very poor and inad...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Begging The poor among the Hebrews were much favored. They were allowed to glean in the fields, and...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
·noun One who makes it his business to marry beggars to each other. ...
A publican, or ale-house keeper. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
An imaginary being with which children are threatened by servants and nurses, like raw head and bloo...
An old superannuated fumbler, whom none but beggars will suffer to kiss them. ...
Those which have their points jagged or barbed to make them hold securely, where those commonly in u...
The Sailor's Word-Book
The long bolts which pass through all the planks, and connect the channel to the side. ...
Those fastened by means of a ring, or an iron plate, with a rivetting hammer at the end where they p...
See copper-fastened. ...
Those with false clenches, often introduced into contract-built ships. ...
Commonly made of steel, are used as long punches for driving out other bolts. ...
Those which have an eye or opening in one end, for hooking tackles to, or fastening ropes. ...
See fendII ...
Those with an eye, into which an iron forelock is driven to retain them in place. When secured in th...
Those used to secure lower-deck ports. ...
Knobs of iron on the cheeks of a gun-carriage to keep the handspike from slipping when prising up th...
Saucer-headed bolts to attach the brake to the pump-standard and pump-spear. ...
Those which are jagged or barbed, to prevent working in their holes, and to make them hold more secu...
Used in drifting out bolts from their position. Also employed for forcing the planks and other works...
Eye-bolts fixed in the lower part of tops, and the jaw-ends of gaffs, for hooking the throat-halliar...
Those with very flat heads. ...