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Rail
·vt To rail at.
II. Rail ·vt To range in a line.
III. Rail ·vt To move or influence by railing.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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rail
n.
common English birdname. There aremany varieties in New Zealand and Australia, especially in the...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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rail
A piece of timber, cleft, hewed, or sawed, inserted in upright posts for fencing. The common rails a...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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rail
a revel, a country wake. Devon.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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Bow
·vi To manage the bow.
II. Bow ·vi To play (music) with a bow.
III. Bow ·vi To <<Stop>>.
IV. Bow ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bow
The bow was in use in early times both in war and in the chase (Gen. 21:20; 27:3; 48:22). The tribe ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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bow
I.
The fore-end of a ship or boat; being the rounding part of a vessel forward, beginning on both ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Bow
(Genesis 37:10) The eastern mode of salutation, by kneeling upon one knee and bending the head forwa...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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T rail
·- ·see under <<T>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Third rail
·add. ·- An electric railway using such a rail.
II. Third rail ·add. ·- The third rail used in the ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Water rail
·- Any one of numerous species of rails of the genus Rallus, as the common European species (Rallus ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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slip-rail
n.
part of a fence so fitted that itcan be removed so as to serve as a gate. Used also for thegatew...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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weka, rail
n.
See weka.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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to rail it
To travel by rail-road.
From Petersburgh I railed it through the North Carolina pitch, tar, turpent...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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rail-car
A car for transporting passengers on rail-roads.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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breast-rail
The upper rail of the balcony; formerly it was applied to a railing in front of the quarter-deck, an...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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false rail
A thin plank fayed at the head-rails as a strengthener.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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forecastle-rail
The rail extended on stanchions across the after-part of the forecastle-deck in some ships.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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pedestal-rail
A rail about two inches thick, wrought over the foot-space rail, and in which there is a groove to s...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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sheer-rail
The wrought-rail generally placed well with the sheer or top-timber line; the narrow ornamental moul...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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top-rail
A rail supported on stanchions across the after-part of each of a ship's tops.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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waist-rail
The channel-rail or moulding of the ship's side.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Bow hand
·- The hand that holds the bow, ·i.e., the left hand.
II. Bow hand ·- The hand that draws the bow, ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bow net
·- A net for catching birds.
II. Bow net ·- A trap for lobsters, being a wickerwork cylinder with a...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bow oar
·- The oar used by the bowman.
II. Bow oar ·- One who rows at the bow of a boat.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bow-bells
·noun ·pl The bells of Bow Church in London; cockneydom.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bow-compass
·noun An <<Arcograph>>.
II. Bow-compass ·noun A pair of compasses, with a bow or arched plate rivet...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bow-compasses
·pl of Bow-compass.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bow-pen
·noun Bow-compasses carrying a drawing pen. ·see Bow-compass.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bow-pencil
·noun Bow-compasses, one leg of which carries a pencil.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bow-saw
·noun A saw with a thin or narrow blade set in a strong frame.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sea bow
·- ·see Marine rainbow, under <<Rainbow>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Battle-bow
The war-bow used in fighting (Zech. 9:10; 10:4). "Thy bow was made quite naked" (Hab. 3:9) means tha...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Bow Churchyard
South out of Cheapside at No. 55 on the west side of St. Mary le Bow (P.O. Directory). In Cordwainer...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bow Lane
1) South out of Cheapside at No. 58, to Cannon Street and Queen Victoria Street (P.O. Directory). In...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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bow-wow
The childish name for a dog; also a jeering appellation for a man born at Boston in America.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bold-bow
A broad bluff bow.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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bow-bye
The situation of a ship when, in stays, she falls back off the wind again, and gets into irons, whic...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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bow-chasers
Two long chase-guns placed forward in the bow-ports to fire directly ahead, and being of small bore ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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bow-fast
A rope or chain for securing a vessel by the bow. (See fast.)
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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bow-lines
In ship-building, longitudinal curves representing the ship's fore-body cut in a vertical section.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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bow-oar
The foremost oar or oars, in pulling a boat.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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bow-pieces
The ordnance in the bows; also in building.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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bow-staves
Early supplied to our men-of-war.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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bow-timbers
Those which form the bow of the ship.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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chase, bow
Cannon situated in the fore part of the ship to fire upon any object ahead of her. Chasing ahead, or...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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cross-bow
An ancient weapon of our fleet, when also in use on shore.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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fog-bow
A beautiful natural phenomenon incidental to high latitudes. It appears opposite to the sun, and is ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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in-bow!
The order to the bowman to throw in his oar, and prepare his boat-hook, previous to getting alongsid...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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lean-bow
Having a sharp entrance; a thin narrow bow being opposed to bold bow. Fine forward, very fine is lea...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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long-bow
A noted weapon formerly supplied to our men-of-war.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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slur-bow
A species of cross-bow formerly used for discharging fire arrows.
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stone-bow
A cross-bow for shooting stones.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Third-rail system
·add. ·- A system in which a third rail is used for carrying the current for operating the motors, t...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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foot-space-rail
The rail that terminates the foot of the balcony, in which the balusters step, if there be no pedest...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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(St.) Mary le Bow
On the north side of Cheapside at No. 56 at the north-west corner of Bow Lane (P.O. Directory). In C...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Woolpack, Bow Lane
The parsonage house for St. Mary le Bow in 1676 (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 23).
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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bow-wow mutton
Dog's flesh.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bow-wow shop
A salesman's shop in Monmouth-street; so called because the servant barks, and the master bites.
Se...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bow-dark tree
(Fr. bois d'arc.) A western tree, the wood of which is used to make bows with.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bow-log timbers
A provincial name for hawse-wood.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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on the bow
At any angle on either side of the stem up to 45°; then it is either four points on the bow, or four...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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post-and-rail tea
slang name for strong bush-tea: socalled because large bits of the tea, or supposed tea, floatabout ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Jack Alley, Bow Lane
See Crown Court16, Trinity Lane.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Lugg Yard, Bow Lane
See Half Moon Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary le Bow School
This seems to have been one of the three schools in London, mentioned by Fitzstephen in 1175, the ot...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Robinswood Court, Bow Lane
See Robin Hood Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Whalebone Court, Bow Lane
See Half Moon Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary atte Bow, Fraternity of
Bequest to this fraternity made in 1361 (Ct. H.W. II. 33).
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.