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heave, to
To throw anything overboard. To cast, as heaving the log or the lead. Also, to drag, prize, or purch...
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heave-to, to
To put a vessel in the position of lying-to, by adjusting her sails so as to counteract each other, ...
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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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Heave
·vt To cause to swell or rise, as the breast or bosom.
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to heave
To rob. To heave a case; to rob a house. To heave a bough; to rob a booth. CANT.
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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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heave about, to
To go upon the other tack suddenly.
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heave short, to
To heave in on the cable until the vessel is nearly over her anchor, or sufficiently near it for sai...
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heave the lead
To take soundings with the hand lead-line. "Get a cast of the lead," with the deep-sea lead and line...
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heave the log
Determine the ship's velocity by the log line and glass.
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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 come up the
In one sense is to lift the pauls and walk back, or turn the capstan the contrary way, thereby slack...
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at
at or ast, conj. [Curtius connects the Sanscr. ati, ultra, nimis, the Gr. ἔτι, the Lat. et, and at...
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at
at or I (rarely) ast, conj, but (introducing a contrast to what precedes).
I I. In a transition, b...
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At
·prep The relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock; at twenty-one; at once; at first.
I...
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at
for by. Used in this expression, "Sales at auction."
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to suit to at
To suit or fit exactly. This old English phrase is often used by ourselves in colloquial language.
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heave of the sea
The power that the swell of the sea exerts upon a ship in driving her out of, or faster on in, her c...
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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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Heave offering
·- An offering or oblation heaved up or elevated before the altar, as the shoulder of the peace offe...
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Heave offering
Heb. terumah, (Ex. 29:27) means simply an offering, a present, including all the offerings made by t...
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heave handsomely
Gently.
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heave hearty
Heave strong and with a will.
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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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ease, to stand at
To remain at rest.
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(St.) Anne at the Tourhill
" Anne on the Towr Hill and Abbey of Whit Monkys " (Arnold's Chronicle, p. 247 and p. 75).
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nines, to the
An expression to denote complete.
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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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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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was written by the apostle St. Paul not long after his journey through Galatia and Phrygia, (Acts 18...
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At one
·- <<Together>>.
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Here-at
·adv At, or by reason of, this; as, he was offended hereat.
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Strain at
Simply a misprint for "strain out" (Matt. 23:24).
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to jump at
To embrace with eagerness; as, 'I made him an offer, and he jumped at it.'
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at-after
afterwards. North.
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at anchor
The situation of a vessel riding in a road or port by her anchor.
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touching at
Stopping or anchoring at some intermediate port in the course of a voyage.
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Strain At
(So translated in the Authorized Version, but in the Revised Version "strain out," (Matthew 23:24) w...
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To
·prep Addition; union; accumulation.
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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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(St.) Marie at the Holle, Hupehulle
See St. Mary at Hill.
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ducking at the yard-arm
A marine punishment unknown, except by name, in the British navy; but formerly inflicted by the Fren...
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fresh hand at the bellows
Said when a gale freshens suddenly.
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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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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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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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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.
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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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to heave in sight
To come in sight; to appear. This nautical phrase appears to have originated in the fact that an app...
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heave and paul
Is the order to turn the capstan or windlass till the paul may be put in, by which it is prevented f...
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heave and rally!
An encouraging order to the men at the capstan to heave with spirit, with a rush, and thereby force ...
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heave and set
The ship's motion in rising and falling to the waves when at anchor.
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heave out there!
The order to hasten men from their hammocks.
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yeo-heave-yeoing
The chant or noise made at the windlass and purchase-falls in a merchantman, to cheer and lighten la...
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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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bring-to, to
To bend, as to bring-to a sail to the yard. Also, to check the course of a ship by trimming the sail...
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broach-to, to
To fly up into the wind. It generally happens when a ship is carrying a press of canvas with the win...
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lie-to, to
To cause a vessel to keep her head steady as regards a gale, so that a heavy sea may not tumble into...
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round-to, to
To bring to, or haul to the wind by means of the helm. To go round, is to tack or wear.
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(St.) Peter at the Cross of Cheap
See St. Peter Westcheap.
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Sleep-at-noon
·noun A plant (Tragopogon pratensis) which closes its flowers at midday; a kind of goat's beard.
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(St.) Botolph at Retheresgate
See St. Botolph Billingsgate.
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Conduit at Aldermanbury
See Aldermanbury Conduit.
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Conduit at Barking
Bequest of 2/- quit rent to the conduit of Berkynke by Rob. de Conyngham, 1286 (Ct. H. Wills, I. 78)...
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Conduit at Bishopsgate
Near the gate inside the walls (S. 175), a little to the west (ib. 176).
Erected by Thomas Kneswort...
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Conduit at Dowgate
A conduit of Thames water made 1568 at the cost of the citizens, and called the Conduit upon Downgat...
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Council at London
Held in 833, at which were present the Bishops and "proceribus majoribus" of all England, to take co...
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The Dolphin at Aldersgate
Described in a deed 1291, as a tenement in the parish of "St. Agnes infra Aldresgate," between the h...
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(St.) Mary at Hill
On the west side of St. Mary at Hill (Street) (P.O. Directory). In Billingsgate Ward.
Earliest ment...
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(St.) Peter at Baynardescastel
See St. Peter Paul's Wharf.
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Serjeants-at-Law
A body of barristers of the highest degree, sworn to serve the King's people in their causes.
The J...
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bill at sight
To pay a bill at sight; to be ready at all times for the venereal act.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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tenant at will
One whose wife usually fetches him from the alehouse.
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to be driving at
'What are you driving at?' that is, what are you about? what object have you in view? A colloquial e...
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lieutenant-at-arms
Formerly the junior lieutenant, who, with the master-at-arms, was charged with the drilling of the s...
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master-at-arms
In former times was an officer appointed to command the police-duty of a ship, to teach the crew the...
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prisoner at large
Free to take exercise within bounds.
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surveyors at lloyd's
See lloyd's surveyors.
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Corinthians, First Epistle to the
Was written from Ephesus (1 Cor. 16:8) about the time of the Passover in the third year of the apost...
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Shortly after writing his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul left Ephesus, where intense exciteme...
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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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to make the fur fly
To claw; scratch; wound severely. Used figuratively.
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muckson up to the huckson
dirty up to the knuckles. S.
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bring by the lee, to
To incline so rapidly to leeward of the course when the ship sails large, or nearly before the wind,...
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bring home the anchor, to
is to weigh it. It applies also when the flukes slip or will not hold; a ship then brings home her a...
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close with the land, to
To approach near to it.
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die on the fin, to
An expression applied to whales, which when dying rise to the surface, after the final dive, with on...
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drag for the anchor, to
The same as creep or sweep.
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fly the sheets, to let
To let them go suddenly.
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judge-advocate to the forces
A legal officer whose duty it is to investigate offences previous to determining on sending them bef...
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marry, to, the ropes, braces, or falls
To hold both together, and by pressure haul in both equally. Also so to join the ends of two ropes, ...
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north passage to the indies
The grand object of our maritime expeditions at a remote period, prosecuted with a boldness, dexteri...
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run, to lower by the
To let go altogether, instead of lowering with a turn on a cleat or bitt-head.
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shake in the wind, to
To bring a vessel's head so near the wind, when close-hauled, as to shiver the sails.
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span in the rigging, to
To draw the upper parts of the shrouds together by tackles, in order to seize on the cat-harping leg...
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stripped to the girt-line
All the standing-rigging and furniture having been cleared off the masts in the course of dismantlin...
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tell that to the marines!
A sailor's exclamation when an improbable story is related to him.
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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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veer away the cable, to
To slack and let it run out.
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walk the quarter-deck, to
A phrase signifying to take the rank of an officer.
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whistle for the wind, to
A superstitious practice among old seamen, who are equally scrupulous to avoid whistling during a he...
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whistling psalms to the taffrail
Expending advice to no purpose.
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Corinthians, First Epistle To The
was written by the apostle St. Paul toward the close of his nearly three-years stay at Ephesus, (Act...
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was written a few months subsequent to the first, in the same year-about the autumn of A.D. 57 or 58...
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Thessalonians, First Epistle To The
was written by the apostle Paul at Corinth, a few months after he had founded the church at Thessalo...
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put to sea, to
To quit a port or roadstead, and proceed to the destination.
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turn to windward, to
To gain on the wind by alternate tacking. It is when a ship endeavours to make progress against the ...
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out at heels, or out at elbows
In declining circumstances.
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heave and a-wash
An encouraging call when the ring of the anchor rises to the surface, and the stock stirs the water....
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heave and a-weigh
Signifies that the next effort will start the anchor from its bed, and make it a-trip. "Heave and a-...
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heave and in sight
A notice given by the boatswain to the crew when the anchor is drawn up so near the surface of the w...
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barrel of a capstan
The cylinder between the whelps and the paul rim, constituting the main-piece.
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Lean-to
·adj Having only one slope or pitch;
— said of a roof.
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Set-to
·noun A contest in boxing, in an argument, or the like.
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To-beat
·vt To beat thoroughly or severely.
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To-break
·vt To break completely; to break in pieces.
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To-brest
·vt To burst or break in pieces.
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To-day
·noun The present day.
II. To-day ·prep On this day; on the present day.
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To-do
·noun Bustle; stir; commotion; ado.
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To-fall
·noun A lean-to. ·see Lean-to.
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To-name
·noun A name added, for the sake of distinction, to one's surname, or used instead of it.
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To-rend
·vt To rend in pieces.
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To-rent
·Impf & ·p.p. of To-rend.
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to bam
To impose on any one by a falsity; also to jeer or make fun of any one.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to bamboozle
To make a fool of any one, to humbug or impose on him.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to baste
To beat. I'll give him his bastings, I'll beat him heartily.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to bishop
the balls, a term used among printers, to water them.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to bitch
To yield, or give up an attempt through fear. To stand bitch; to make tea, or do the honours of the ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to bite
To over-reach, or impose; also to steal.--Cant. --Biting was once esteemed a kind of wit, similar to...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to bug
A cant word among journeymen hatters, signifying the exchanging some of the dearest materials of whi...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to grab
To seize a man. The pigs grabbed the kiddey for a crack: the officers, seized the youth for a burgla...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to top
To cheat, or trick: also to insult: he thought to have topped upon me. Top; the signal among taylors...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to tower
To overlook, to rise aloft as in a high tower.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to twig
To observe. Twig the cull, he is peery; observe the fellow, he is watching us. Also to disengage, sn...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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hump, to
v.
to shoulder, carry on the back;especially, to hump the swag, or bluey, or drum. See Swag, Bluey,...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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jump, to
v.
to take possession of a claim(mining) on land, on the ground that a former possessor hasabandone...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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to buckle-to
To set about any task with energy and a determination to effect the object. It probably comes from h...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to cotton to
'To cotton to one,' is to take a liking to him; to fancy him; literally to stick to him, as cotton w...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.