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toe-toe
and Toi-toi
Maori name of severalspecies of native grass of the genus Arundo, especially Arundo con...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Toe
·vi To hold or carry the toes (in a certain way).
II. Toe ·noun The fore part of the hoof or foot o...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bolt
·noun A bundle, as of oziers.
II. Bolt ·noun Lightning; a thunderbolt.
III. Bolt ·vi To strike or ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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bolt
A blunt arrow.
to bolt
To run suddenly out of one's house, or hiding place, through fear; a term b...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to bolt
To swallow food without chewing.--Forby.
Often my dame and I at home
Eat rav'nously of honey comb;
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bolt
A cylindrical pin of iron or copper to unite the different parts of a vessel, varied in form accordi...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Toe drop
·add. ·- A morbid condition of the foot in which the toe is depressed and the heel elevated.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Toe hold
·add. ·- A hold in which the agressor bends back his opponent's foot.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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timber toe
A man with a wooden leg.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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toe-ragger
n.
In the bush a term of abuse;though curiously in one or two parts of New South Wales theword «toe...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Wrain-bolt
·noun ·same·as <<Wringbolt>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bolt Court
North out of Fleet Street at No.151 to Gough Square (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without.
F...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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bolt upright
As erect, or straight up, as an arrow set on its end.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bolt-upright
Perfectly upright.--Johnson. Used alike in England and the United States.
As I stood bolt-upright u...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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pease- bolt
pease-straw. Ess.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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bed-bolt
A horizontal bolt passing through both brackets of a gun-carriage near their centres, and on which t...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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bird-bolt
A species of arrow, short and thick, used to kill birds without piercing their skins.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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bolt-boat
An old term for a boat which makes good weather in a rough sea.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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bolt-rope
A rope sewed all round the edge of the sail, to prevent the canvas from tearing. The bottom part of ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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bolt-sprit
See bowsprit.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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bolt-strake
Certain strakes of plank which the beam fastenings pass through.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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breeching-bolt
Applies to the above.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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butt-bolt
See butt-shaft
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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chain-bolt
A large bolt to secure the chains of the dead-eyes through the toe-link, for the purpose of securing...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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dog-bolt
A cap square bolt.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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dump-bolt
A short bolt driven in to the plank and timber as a partial security previous to the thorough fasten...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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ring-bolt
An iron bolt with an eye at one end, wherein is fitted a circular ring. They are more particularly u...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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starting-bolt
, or drift-bolt.
A bolt used to drive out another; it is usually a trifle smaller.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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toggle-bolt
This bolt is used to confine the ensign-staff, and the like, into its place by means of a strap; it ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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wrain-bolt
A ring-bolt with two or more forelock-holes in it, occasionally to belay or make fast towards the mi...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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toe a line!
The order to stand in a row.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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bolt of canvas
The piece or roll of 39 yards in which it is supplied, but which usually measure about 40 yards in l...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Bolt and Tun Alley
1) West out of Fetter Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677).
Site now occupied by offic...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bolt and Tun Inn
At the southern end of Bolt and Tun Court at No.64, Fleet Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Bolt and Tunne, Friday Street
See Blue Boar Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bolt in Tun Court, Yard
South out of Fleet Street at No.64, between Whitefriars Street and Bouverie Street (L.C.C. List, 191...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bolt and Tun Court, Fleet Street
See Bolt in Tun Court, Yard.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.