An old hand at the bellows. A colloquialism for a man up to his duty. "A fresh hand at the bellows" is said when a gale increases.
·noun ·sg & ·pl An instrument, utensil, or machine, which, by alternate expansion and contraction, o...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Occurs only in Jer. 6:29, in relation to the casting of metal. Probably they consisted of leather ba...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
The lungs. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
The word occurs only in (Jeremiah 6:29) where it denotes an instrument to heat a smelting furnace. W...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
·- A European fish (Centriscus scolopax), distinguished by a long tubular snout, like the pipe of a ...
·- ·same·as <<Tromp>>. ...
West out of the Minories (Strype, 1720-P.C. 1732). In Portsoken Ward. Shown in O. and M. 1677, but n...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
A northern term for limber-holes (which see). ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
Said when a gale freshens suddenly. ...