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Mat
·vt To cover or lay with mats.
II. Mat ·adj Cast down; dejected; overthrown; slain.
III. Mat ·vi T...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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mat
To prevent chafing, a thick mat is woven from strands of old rope, spun yarn, or foxes, containing e...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Belly
·noun The <<Womb>>.
II. Belly ·vt To cause to swell out; to <<Fill>>.
III. Belly ·noun The under p...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Belly
The seat of the carnal affections (Titus 1:12; Phil. 3:19; Rom. 16:18). The word is used symbolicall...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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belly
His eye was bigger than his belly; a saying of a person at a table, who takes more on his plate than...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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belly
The swell of a sail. The inner or hollow part of compass timber; the outside is called the back. To ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Sea mat
·- Any bryozoan of the genus Flustra or allied genera which form frondlike corals.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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paunch-mat
A thick and strong mat formed by interweaving sinnet or strands of rope as close as possible; it is ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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sword-mat
A mat made with shoulders to protect the laniards of the lower rigging, boats' gripes, &c., and work...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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thrummed mat
A small mat faced with rope-yarn or spun yarn, which is used in a vessel's rigging to prevent chafin...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Belly-god
·noun One whose great pleasure it is to gratify his appetite; a glutton; an <<Epicure>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Belly-pinched
·adj Pinched with hunger; starved.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Gor-belly
·noun A prominent belly; a big-bellied person.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Pot-belly
·noun A protuberant belly.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Speckled-belly
·noun The <<Gadwall>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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belly cheat
An apron.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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belly plea
The plea of pregnancy, generally adduced by female felons capitally convicted, which they take care ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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belly timber
Food of all sorts.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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yellow belly
A native of the Fens of Licoinshire; an allusion to the eels caught there.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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silver-belly
n.
name given:
1) in New SouthWales, to the fish Silver-Bream (q.v.);
2) in Tasmania,to various s...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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yellow-belly
n.
In New South Wales, the nameis given to a fresh-water fish, Ctenolates auratus;called also Golde...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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belly-wark
the gripes. N. They also say TOOTH-WARK, and HEAD-WARK.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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yellow belly
a person born in the Fens of Lincolnshire. L.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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belly-band
A strip of canvas, half way between the close-reef and the foot of square sails, to strengthen them....
The Sailor's Word-Book
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belly-guy
A tackle applied half-way up sheers, or long spars that require support in the middle. Frequently ap...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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belly-stay
Used half-mast down when a mast requires support; as belly-guy, above.
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yellow-belly
A name given to a person born in the fens along our eastern shores: also occasionally to half-castes...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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whip-belly vengeance
or pinch-gut vengeance, of which he that gets the most has the worst share. Weak or sour beer.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose