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capstan, to man the
To place the sailors at it in readiness to heave.
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capstan, to paul the
To drop all the pauls into their sockets, to prevent the capstan from recoiling during any pause of ...
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capstan, to rig the
To fix the bars in their respective holes, thrust in the pins to confine them, and reeve the swifter...
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rig the capstan, to
To fix the bars in the drumhead in readiness for heaving; not forgetting to pin and swift. (See caps...
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surge the capstan, to
To slacken the rope heaved round upon its barrel, to prevent its parts from riding or getting foul.
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up to
To be up to a thing,' is to understand it. A common English and American vulgarism.
Have you ever t...
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come
cŏmē, ēs, f., = κόμη, a plant , also called tragopogon, prob Tragopogon crocifolius, Linn., crocu...
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Come
Cōmē, ēs, f., = Κώμη (a village). I Come Hiera, a town in Caria , with a temple and an oracle of ...
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Come
·p.p. of Come.
II. Come ·noun <<Coming>>.
III. Come ·noun To approach or arrive, as if by a journe...
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come
To come; to lend. Has he come it; has he lent it? To come over any one; to cheat or over reach him. ...
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Capstan
·noun A vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright spindle, and surmounted by a drum...
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capstan
, &c.
A mechanical arrangement for lifting great weights. There is a variety of capsterns, but the...
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up to the hub
To the extreme point. The figure is that of a vehicle sunk in the mud up to the hub of the wheels, w...
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capstan, surge the
Is the order to slacken the rope which is wound round the barrel while heaving, to prevent it from r...
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capstan, to heave at the
To urge it round, by pushing against the bars, as already described.
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to stand up to the rack
A metaphorical expression of the same meaning as the like choice phrases, 'to come to the scratch;' ...
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muckson up to the huckson
dirty up to the knuckles. S.
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toss up the bunt, to
In furling a sail, to make its final package at the centre of the yard when in its skin.
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turn the hands up, to
To summon the entire crew on deck.
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Up-to-date
·add. ·adj Extending to the present time; having style, manners, knowledge, or other qualities that ...
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up to snuff
To be flash; to be shrewd. Up to snuff and a pinch above it, is a common cant phrase.--Grose. Both t...
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up to trap
Knowing; shrewd. English and American.
Phrenology is a little bit dangerous. It is only fit for an ...
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blow up, to
To abuse angrily.
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break-up, to
To take a ship to pieces when she becomes old and unserviceable.
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bring up, to
To cast anchor.
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ease up, to
To come up handsomely with a tackle-fall.
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hike up, to
To kidnap; to carry off by force.
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hold up, to
In meteorological parlance, for the weather to clear up after a gale; to stop raining.
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shin up, to
To climb up a rope or spar without the aid of any kind of steps.
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silt-up, to
To be choked with mud or sand, so as to obstruct vessels.
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sway up, to
To apply a strain on a mast-rope in order to lift the spar upwards, so that the fid may be taken out...
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truss up, to
To brail up a sail suddenly; to toss up a bunt.
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Up
·prep <<Upon>>.
II. Up ·adv Aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up your weapon...
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to-morrow come never
When two Sundays come together; never.
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step of the capstan
A solid block of wood fixed between two of the ship's beams to receive the iron spindle and heel of ...
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Macra Come
MACRA COME a place mentioned by Livy (Liv. 32.13) along with Sperchiae. Its position is uncertain, b...
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
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Xyline Come
XYLINE COME a village in Pisidia, between Corbasa and Termessus, is mentioned only by Livy (Liv. 38....
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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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Come-outer
·noun One who comes out or withdraws from a religious or other organization; a radical reformer.
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kingdom come
He is gone to kingdom come, he is dead.
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come-outers
This name has been applied to a considerable number of persons in various parts of the Northern Stat...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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done come
Come. A vulgarism peculiar to the South.
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how-come?
Rapidly pronounced huc-cum, in Virginia. Doubtless an English phrase, brought over by the original s...
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come-again
the host's pot, given where the guests have drank above a shilling's worth of ale. Derb.
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capstan-barring
An obsolete sea-punishment, in which the offender was sentenced to carry a capstan-bar during a watc...
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capstan-bars
Long pieces of wood of the best ash or hickory, one end of which is thrust into the square holes in ...
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capstan-room
See room.
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capstan-step
(See step of the capstan.)
The men march round to the tune of a fiddle or fife, and the phrase of ...
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capstan-swifter
A rope passed horizontally through notches in the outer ends of the bars, and drawn very tight: the ...
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crab-capstan
See crab.
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double-capstan
One shaft so constructed as to be worked both on an upper and lower deck, as in ships of the line, o...
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drum-capstan
A contrivance for weighing heavy anchors, invented by Sir S. Morland, who died in 1695.
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jeer-capstan
One placed between the fore and main masts, serving to stretch a rope, heave upon the jeers, and tak...
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main-capstan
The after one, as distinguished from the jeer-capstan.
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nines, to the
An expression to denote complete.
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touch up in the bunt, to
To mend the sail on the yard; figuratively, to goad or remind forcibly.
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sheer to the anchor, to
To direct the ship's bows by the helm to the place where the anchor lies, while the cable is being h...
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up to their gossip
To be a match for one who attempts to cheat or deceive; to be on a footing, or in the secret. I'll b...
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set up rigging, to
To take in the slack of the shrouds, stays, and backstays, to bring the same strain as before, and t...
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sheer up alongside, to
To approach a ship or other object in an oblique direction.
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wing up ballast, to
To carry the dead weight from the bottom as high as consistent with the stability of a ship, in orde...
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work up junk, to
To draw yarns from old cables, &c., and therewith to make foxes, points, gaskets, sinnet, or spun-ya...
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Colossians, The Epistle To The
was written by the apostle St. Paul during his first captivity at Rome. (Acts 28:16) (A.D. 62.) The ...
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Galatians, The Epistle To The
was written by the apostle St. Paul not long after his journey through Galatia and Phrygia, (Acts 18...
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hurry up the cakes
i.e. Be quick; look alive. This phrase, which has lately got into vogue, originated in the common Ne...
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toss the oars up!
Throw them up out of the rowlocks, and raise them perpendicularly an-end; the act is intended as a c...
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up with the helm
Put it a-weather; that is, over to the windward side, or (whichever way the tiller is shipped) so as...
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To
·prep Addition; union; accumulation.
II. To ·prep Character; condition of being; purpose subserved ...
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To-
·prep An obsolete intensive prefix used in the formation of compound verbs; as in to-beat, to-break,...
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to
for at or in, is an exceedingly common vulgarism in the Northern States. We often hear such vile exp...
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The
·vi ·see <<Thee>>.
II. The (·art·def) A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their me...
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odd-come-shortlys
I'll do it one of these odd-come-shortly's; I will do it some time or another.
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can't come it
is a vulgar expression for cannot do it. "You can't come it over me so," i. e. you cannot effect you...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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come no near!
The order to the helmsman to steer the ship on the course indicated, and not closer to the wind, whi...
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Colossians, Epistle to the
Was written by Paul at Rome during his first imprisonment there (Acts 28:16, 30), probably in the sp...
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Romans, Epistle to the
This epistle was probably written at Corinth. Phoebe (Rom. 16:1) of Cenchrea conveyed it to Rome, an...
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Thessalonians, Epistles to the
The first epistle to the Thessalonians was the first of all Paul's epistles. It was in all probabili...
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Passage to the Hospital
See Christ Church Passage.
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lead, to strike the
See above. Used figurativelyfor to succeed.
1874. Garnet Walch, `Head over Heels,' p. 74:
«We coul...
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battle the watch, to
To shift as well as we can; to contend with a difficulty. To depend on one's own exertions.
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bitt the cable, to
To put it round the bitts, in order to fasten it, or slacken it out gradually, which last is called ...
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box the compass, to
Not only to repeat the names of the thirty-two points in order and backwards, but also to be able to...
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bringing-to the yard
Hoisting up a sail, and bending it to its yard.
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brought to the gangway
Punished.
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close the wind, to
To haul to it.
♦ Close upon a tack or bowline, or close by a wind, is when the wind is on either b...
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cut the cable, to
A manœuvre sometimes necessary for making a ship cast the right way, or when the anchor cannot be we...
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drag the anchor, to
The act of the anchors coming home.
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feel the helm, to
To have good steerage way, carrying taut weather-helm, which gives command of steerage. Also said of...
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fish the anchor, to
To turn up the flukes of an anchor to the gunwale for stowage, after being catted.
♦ Other fish to...
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freshen the nip, to
To veer a small portion of cable through the hawse-hole, or heave a little in, in order to let anoth...
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gain the wind, to
To arrive on the weather-side of some other vessel in sight, when both are plying to windward.
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kick the bucket, to
To expire; an inconsiderate phrase for dying.
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lay the land, to
Barely to lose sight of it.
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lie the course, to
When the vessel's head is in the direction wished.
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make the land, to
To see it from a distance after a voyage.
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miller, to drown the
To put an overdose of water to grog.
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misrepresentation to the underwriters
, of any fact or circumstance material to the risk of insuring, whether by the insured or his agent,...
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moor the boat, to
To fasten her with two ropes, so that the one shall counteract the other, and keep her in a steady p...
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muffle the oars, to
To put some matting or canvas round the loom when rowing, to prevent its making a noise against the ...
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muzzle to the left!
See muzzle to the right!
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muzzle to the right!
, or muzzle to the left!
The order given to trim the gun to the object.
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raise the metal to
To elevate the breech, and depress thereby the muzzle of a gun.
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raise the wind, to
To make an exertion; to cast about for funds.
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scour the seas, to
To infest the ocean as a pirate.
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serve the vent, to
To stop it with the thumb.
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set the chase, to
To mark well the position of the vessel chased by bearing, so that by standing away from her on one ...
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shoot the compass, to
To shoot wide of the mark.
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shoot the sun, to
To take its meridional altitude; literally aiming at the reflected sun through the telescope of the ...
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sight the anchor, to
To heave it up in sight, in order to prove that it is clear, when, from the ship having gone over it...
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stop the vent, to
To close it hermetically by pressing the thumb to it.
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stream the buoy, to
To let the buoy fall from the after-part of the ship's side into the water, preparatory to letting g...
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strip the masts, to
To clear the masts of their rigging.
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suck the monkey, to
To rob the grog-can. (See monkey.)
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top the glim, to
To snuff the candle.
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top the officer, to
To arrogate superiority.
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trench the ballast, to
To divide the ballast in a ship's hold to get at a leak, or to trim and stow it.
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weather the cape, to
To become experienced; as it implies sailing round Cape Horn, or the Cape of Good Hope.
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Hebrews, Epistle To The
The author-There has been a wide difference of opinion respecting the authorship of this epistle.
F...
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Philippians, Epistle To The
was St. Paul from Rome in A.D. 62 or 63. St. Paul's connection with Philippi was of a peculiar chara...
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Romans, Epistle To The
The date of this epistle is fixed at the time of the visit recorded in Acts 20:3 during the winter a...
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capstan-bar pins
Pins inserted through their ends to prevent their unshipping.
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drumhead of capstan
A broad cylindrical piece of elm, resembling a millstone, and fixed immediately above the barrel and...
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Break-up
·noun Disruption; a separation and dispersion of the parts or members; as, a break-up of an assembly...
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Flare-up
·noun A sudden burst of anger or passion; an angry dispute.
II. Flare-up ·add. ·noun A sudden burst...
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Frame-up
·add. ·noun A conspiracy or plot, ·esp. for a malicious or evil purpose, as to incriminate a person ...
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Get-up
·noun General composition or structure; manner in which the parts of a thing are combined; make-up; ...
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Higher-up
·add. ·noun A superior officer or official;
— used chiefly in ·pl
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Hunt's-up
·noun A tune played on the horn very early in the morning to call out the hunters; hence, any arousi...
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Let-up
·noun Abatement; also, cessation; as, it blew a gale for three days without any let-up.
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Line-up
·add. ·noun ·Alt. of <<Lineup>>.
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Make-up
·noun The way in which the parts of anything are put together; often, the way in which an actor is d...
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Making-up
·noun The act of becoming reconciled or friendly.
II. Making-up ·noun The act of bringing spirits t...
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Pick-up
·add. ·noun ·Alt. of <<Pickup>>.
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Pricking-up
·noun The first coating of plaster in work of three coats upon laths. Its surface is scratched once ...
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Put-up
·adj Arranged; plotted;
— in a bad sense; as, a put-up job.
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Round-up
·add. ·noun A gathering in of scattered persons or things; as, s round-up of criminals.
II. Round-u...
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Seven-up
·noun The game of cards called also all fours, and old sledge.
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Start-up
·noun A kind of high rustic shoe.
II. Start-up ·adj <<Upstart>>.
III. Start-up ·noun One who comes...
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Steep-up
·adj Lofty and precipitous.
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Step-up
·add. ·adj Transforming or converting a low-pressure current into one of high pressure; as, a step-u...
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Stuck-up
·adj Self-important and supercilious, /onceited; vain; arrogant.
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Take-up
·noun That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the...
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Tilt-up
·noun ·same·as Tip-up.
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Tip-up
·noun The spotted sandpiper;
— called also teeter-tail. ·see under <<Sandpiper>>.
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Up-line
·noun A line or track leading from the provinces toward the metropolis or a principal terminus; the ...
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Up-over
·add. ·adj Designating a method of shaft excavation by drifting to a point below, and then raising i...
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Up-train
·- A train going in the direction conventionally called up.
II. Up-train ·- A train going in the di...
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Up-wind
·add. ·adv Against the wind.
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Wind-up
·add. ·noun Act of winding up, or closing; a concluding act or part; the end.
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back up
His back is up, i.e. he is offended or angry; an expression or idea taken from a cat; that animal, w...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bang up
(WHIP.)
Quite the thing, hellish fine. Well done. Compleat. Dashing. In a handsome stile. A bang up...
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blow-up
A discovery, or the confusion occasioned by one.
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cooped up
Imprisoned, confined like a fowl in a coop.
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dished up
He is completely dished up; he is totally ruined. To throw a thing in one's dish; to reproach or twi...
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done up
Ruined by gaming and extravagances. Modern Term.
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to mop up
To drink up. To empty a glass or pot.
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tucked up
Hanged. A tucker up to an old bachelor or widower; a supposed mistress.
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turned up
Acquitted; discharged.
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used up
Killed: a military saying, originating from a message sent by the late General Guise, on the expedit...
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bail up
v.
1) To secure the head of a cow in abail for milking.
2) By transference, to stop travellers in ...
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hang up
v.
to tie up a horse.
1860. W. Kelly, `Life in Victoria,' p. 49 [Footnote]:
«In Melbourne there a...
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log up
v.
to make a log-support for thewindlass.
1890. Rolf Boldrewood, `Miner's Right,' c. v. p. 54:
«W...
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roll up
v. intr.
to gather, to assemble.
1887. J. Farrell, `How he died,' p. 26:
«The miners all rolled u...
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roll-up
n.
a meeting. See preceding verb.
1890. Rolf Boldrewood, `Miner's Right,' c. xxxv. p. 308:
«Makin...
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stick-up
v. tr.
1) The regular word for theaction of bushrangers stopping passers-by on the highway androbbi...
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sticker-up
I.
n. sc.
a bushranger.
1879. W. J. Barry, `Up and Down,' p. 197:
«They had only just been liber...
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stock-up
v.
complete the number of animalson a station, so that it may carry its full complement.
1890. Rol...
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to blow up
To scold, to abuse, either in speaking or writing. A vulgar expression borrowed from sailor's langua...
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to brisk up
To come up with life and speed; to take an erect or bold attitude.--Webster. An Americanism.
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to brush up
To prepare oneself; to take courage.
When Miss Mary came, I brushed up, and was determined to have ...
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to chaw up
To use up; demolish.
I heerd Tom Jones swar he'd chaw me up, if an inch of me was found in them dig...
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to crack up
To crack, i. e. to brag or boast, is a verb common in old authors, from Chaucer downwards, and still...
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cuddle up
To hug or fondle. So used in some parts of England.
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to cut up
1) To criticise with severity; as, he was severely cut up in the newspapers.
Some correspondent ask...
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to fetch up
To stop suddenly. This sense of the word is not noticed in the English dictionaries, nor by Webster....
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to flare up
To blaze out; to get excited suddenly; to get into a passion.
It is expected that this grand discus...
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to hold up
In allusion to the weather, to clear up, after a storm; to stop raining.
Though nice and dark the p...
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to knock up
To wear out with fatigue.--Halliwell.
It is the constant labour, unvaried by the least relaxation, ...
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to pony up
A vulgar phrase, meaning to pay over money. Ex. 'Come, Mr. B----, pony up that account;' that is, pa...
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to row up
To punish with words; to rebuke. It is an essential Westernism, and derived from the practice of mak...
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to serve up
To expose to ridicule; to expose.
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to shut up
To hold one's tongue. A vulgar expression.
Jones was singing, "'Tis the Star Spangled Banner;" but ...
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to slick up
To dress up; to make fine.
Mrs. Flyer was slicked up for the occasion, in the snuff-colored silk sh...
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to spruce up
To dress oneself sprucely. In Sussex (England) they say, to sprug up, in the same sense.
To-night w...
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to square up
To put oneself in an attitude fit for boxing. Provincial in various parts of England.--Halliwell.
Y...
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to stive up
To stuff up close.--Johnson.
Things are a good deal stived up. People's minds are sour, and I don't...
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to tip up
To raise up one end, as of a cart, so that the contents may pass out.--Worcester. Both this and the ...
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to use up
To discomfit; destroy. Grose has this word, which he calls a military one, meaning killed.
I have p...
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to wind up
To close up; to give the quietus to an antagonist in a debate; to effectually demolish.
John Bell, ...
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blow-up
A quarrel; a dispute. A common expression, used in familiar conversation.
There was a regular blow-...
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build up
To erect; and metaphorically to establish, to found.
In this manner it was thought we should sooner...
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buttoning up
A Wall street phrase. When a broker has bought stock on speculation and it falls suddenly on his han...
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chock up
Close, tight; said of a thing which fits closely to another.
When the bells ring, the wood-work the...
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up-block
a horse-block, or horsing-block Glouc.
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dock up
, or duck up
To clue up a corner of a sail that hinders the helmsman from seeing.
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drawing up
Adjusting a ship's station in the line; the converse of dropping astern.
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drifting-up
Is used as relating to sands which are driven by the winds. As at Cape Blanco, on the coast of Afric...
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duck-up!
A term used by the steersman when the main-sail, fore-sail, or sprit-sail hinders his seeing to stee...
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