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Chain
·noun The warp threads of a web.
II. Chain ·vt To measure with the chain.
III. Chain ·vt To unite ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Chain
1) A part of the insignia of office. A chain of gold was placed about Joseph's neck (Gen. 41:42); an...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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chain
When mountains, hills, lakes, and islands are linked together, or follow each other in succession, s...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Chain
Chains were used,
• As badges of office;
• For ornament;
• For confining prisoners.
• the gold c...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Hook
·noun A snare; a trap.
II. Hook ·noun ·see <<Eccentric>>, and V-hook.
III. Hook ·vt To <<Steal>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Hook
1) Heb. hah, a "ring" inserted in the nostrils of animals to which a cord was fastened for the purpo...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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hook
(Dutch, hock, a corner.) This name is given in New York to several angular points in the North and E...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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hook
There are several kinds used at sea, as boat-hooks, can-hooks, cat-hooks, fish-hooks, and the like. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Hook
Hooks
Various kinds of hooks are noticed in the Bible, of which the following are the most importan...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Block chain
·add. ·- A chain in which the alternate links are broad blocks connected by thin side links pivoted ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Brequet chain
·- A watch-guard.
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Chain pump
·- A pump consisting of an endless chain, running over a drum or wheel by which it is moved, and dip...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Chain stitch
·- An ornamental stitch like the links of a chain;
— used in crocheting, sewing, and embroidery.
I...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Chain tie
·add. ·- A tie consisting of a series of connected iron bars or rods.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Chain wheel
·- A chain pulley, or sprocket wheel.
II. Chain wheel ·- An inversion of the chain pump, by which i...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Crotch chain
·add. ·- A form of tackle for loading a log sideways on a sled, skidway, ·etc.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Gunter's chain
·- The chain ordinarily used in measuring land. ·see <<Chain>>, ·noun, 4, and Gunter's scale.
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Safety chain
·add. ·- A normally slack chain for preventing excessive movement between a truck and a car body in ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sheet chain
·- A chain sheet cable.
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Top-chain
·noun A chain for slinging the lower yards, in time of action, to prevent their falling, if the rope...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Paul's Chain
North out of Carter Lane to St. Paul's Churchyard. In Castle Baynard Ward (O.S.1880).
First mention...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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golden-chain
n.
another name for the Laburnum (q.v.).
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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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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chain-cables
Are not new; Cæsar found them on the shores of the British Channel. In 1818 I saw upwards of eighty ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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chain-pipe
An aperture through which a chain-cable passes from the chain-well to the deck above.
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chain-plates
Plates of iron with their lower ends bolted to the ship's sides under the channels, and to these pla...
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chain-pump
This is composed of two long metal tubes let down through the decks somewhat apart from each other, ...
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chain-shot
Two balls connected either by a bar or chain, for cutting and destroying the spars and rigging of an...
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chain-slings
Chains attached to the sling-hoop and mast-head, by which a lower yard is hung. Used for boat or any...
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chain-stopper
There are various kinds of stoppers for chain-cables, mostly acting by clamping or compression.
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chain, top
A chain to sling the lower yards in time of battle, to prevent them from falling down when the ropes...
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chain-well
, or locker
A receptacle below deck for containing the chain-cable, which is passed thither throug...
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top-chain
A chain to sling the yards in time of battle, in case of the ropes by which they are hung being shot...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Can hook
·- A device consisting of a short rope with flat hooks at each end, for hoisting casks or barrels by...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Cant hook
·- A wooden lever with a movable iron hook. hear the end;
— used for canting or turning over heavy ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Hook-billed
·adj Having a strongly curved bill.
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Hook-nosed
·adj Having a hooked or aquiline nose.
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Kranging hook
·- A hook for holding the blubber while cutting it away.
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V hook
·- A gab at the end of an eccentric rod, with long jaws, shaped like the letter V.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Flesh-hook
A many-pronged fork used in the sacrificial services (1 Sam. 2:13, 14; Ex. 27:3; 38:3) by the priest...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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cant-hook
A wooden lever, with an iron hook at one end, with which heavy articles of merchandise or timber are...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bank-hook
A large fish-hook laid baited in running water, attached by a line to the bank.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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bid-hook
A small kind of boat-hook.
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bill-hook
A species of hatchet used in wooding a ship, similar to that used by hedgers.
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boat-hook
An iron hook with a straight prong at its hinder part; it is fixed upon a pole, by the help of which...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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cant-hook
A lever with a hook at one end for heavy articles.
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cat-hook
A strong hook which is a continuation of the iron strop of the cat-block, used to hook the ring of t...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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clasp-hook
An iron clasp, in two parts, moving upon the same pivot, and overlapping one another. Used for bendi...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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clove-hook
Synonymous with clasp-hook.
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deck-hook
The compass timber bolted horizontally athwart a ship's bow, connecting the stem, timbers, and deck-...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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gaff-hook
In fishing, a strong iron hook set on a handle, supplementing the powers of the line and fish-hook w...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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gorge-hook
Two hooks separated by a piece of lead, for the taking of pike or other voracious fish.
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hawse-hook
A compass breast timber which crosses the hawse-timber above the ends of the upper-deck planking, an...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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hook-block
Any block, of iron or wood, strapped with a hook.
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hook-bolts
Those used to secure lower-deck ports.
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hook-pots
Tin cans fitted to hang on the bars of the galley range.
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hook-ropes
A rope 6 or 8 fathoms long, with a hook and thimble spliced at one end, and whipped at the other: it...
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hook-scarph
In ship-carpentry, the joining of two pieces of wood by a strong method of hook-butting, which mode ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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keel hook
Means any anchor; as, "she has come to a keelock."
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pump-hook
An iron rod with an eye and a hook, used for drawing out the lower pump-box when requisite.
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rave-hook
In ship carpentry, a hooked iron tool used when enlarging the butts for receiving a sufficient quant...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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sail-hook
A small hook used for holding the seams of a sail while in the act of sewing.
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towing-hook
See towing-bridle.
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wad-hook
An iron tool shaped like a double cork-screw on the end of a long staff, for withdrawing wads or cha...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Side-chain theory
·add. ·- A theory proposed by Ehrlich as a chemical explanation of immunity phenomena. In brief outl...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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chain-cable compressor
A curved arm of iron which revolves on a bolt through an eye at one end, at the other is a larger ey...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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chain-cable controller
A contrivance for the prevention of one part of the chain riding on another while heaving in.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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chain-cable shackles
Used for coupling the parts of a chain-cable at various lengths, so that they may be disconnected wh...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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short-linked chain
A cable without studs, and therefore with shorter links than those of stud-chains; such are slings a...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Hook, Theodore Edward
(1788-1841)
Dramatist and novelist, s. of James H., music-hall composer, was b. in London, and ed. ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Hook, Walter Farquhar
(1798-1875)
Biographer, s. of James H., Dean of Worcester, b. at Worcester, and ed. at Winchester a...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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foot-hook-shrouds
See futtock-shrouds
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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hanging hook-pots
Tin utensils fitted for hanging to the bars before the galley-grate.
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hook and butt
The scarphing or laying two ends of planks over each other. (See butt-and-butt and hook-scarph.)
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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midshipman's watch and chain
A sheep's heart and pluck.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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watch, chain, and seals
A sheep's head And pluck.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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testing a chain-cable
Trying its strength by the hydraulic machine, which strains it beyond what it is likely to undergo w...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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on one's own hook
A phrase much used in familiar language, denoting on one's own account; as, 'He is doing business on...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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hook of the decks
See breast-hooks.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Chain Alley, Cooper's Row, Aldgate
See Gould Square.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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by hook or by crook
One way or other; by any expedient.--Johnson.
It can't be done by hook or crook,
Unless your Highn...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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standing part of a hook
That part which is attached to a block, chain, or anything which is to heave the hook up, with a wei...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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fore-ganger of the chain bower cables
Is a length of 15 fathoms of stouter chain, in consequence of greater wear and tear near the anchor,...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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hook and snivey, with nix the buffer
This rig consists in feeding a man and a dog for nothing, and is carried on thus: Three men, one of ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose