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Bowling
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Bowl>>. II. Bowling ·noun The act of playing at or rolling bowls, or of rollin...

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Along
·adv In company; together. II. Along ·- (Now heard only in the ·prep phrase along of.). III. Along...

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along
[Saxon]. Lengthwise. ♦ Alongside, by the side of a ship; side by side. ♦ Lying along, when the...

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Bowling Alley
1) North out of Upper Thames Street between Garlick Hill and Little Trinity Lane, in Vintry and Quee...

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bowling away
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Come-along
·add. ·noun A gripping device, as for stretching wire, ·etc., consisting of two jaws so attached to ...

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boom along
To move rapidly. A sea term. A ship is said to boom along when under full sail. You're right in the...

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down along
Sailing coastways down Channel. ...

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laying or lying along
Pressed down sideways by a stiff gale. ...

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leg along
Ropes laid on end, ready for manning. ...

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light along!
Lend assistance in hauling cables, hawsers, or large ropes along, and lifting some parts in a requir...

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lying along
See laying along. ...

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up along
Sailing from the mouth of the channel upwards. ...

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lie along, to
(See along.) A ship is said to lie along when she leans over with a side wind. ♦ To lie along the ...

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moor along, to
To anchor in a river with a hawser on shore to steady her. ...

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stretch along a brace, to
To lay it along the decks in readiness for the men to lay hold of; called manning it. ...

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