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Butt
·noun The common English flounder. II. Butt ·vt ·Alt. of <<But>>. III. Butt ·vt To strike by thrus...

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butt
A dependant, poor relation, or simpleton, on whom all kinds of practical jokes are played off; and w...

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butt
a bee-butt or hive. Exmoor. ...

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butt
The joining of two timbers or planks endways. Also, the opening between the ends of two planks when ...

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Close
·adv Secretly; darkly. II. Close ·adv In a close manner. III. Close ·noun A grapple in wrestling. ...

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close
As close as God's curse to a whore's a-se: close as shirt and shitten a-se. ...

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butt-and-butt
A term denoting that the butt ends of two planks come together, but do not overlay each other. (See ...

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Butt hinge
·- ·see 1st Butt, 10. ...

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Butt joint
·- A joint in which the edges or ends of the pieces united come squarely together instead of overlap...

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Butt shaft
·- An arrow without a barb, for shooting at butts; an <<Arrow>>. ...

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Butt weld
·- ·see Butt weld, under <<Butt>>. ...

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Full-butt
·adv With direct and violentop position; with sudden collision. ...

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Water butt
·- A large, open-headed cask, set up on end, to contain water. ...

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full butt
With sudden collision. The figure is taken from the violent encounter of animals, such as rams or go...

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butt-end
The shoulder part of a fire-lock. ...

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butt-bolt
See butt-shaft ...

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butt-shaft
, or butt-bolt An arrow without a barb, used for shooting at a butt. ...

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caulking-butt
The opening between ends or joints of the planks when worked for caulking. ...

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oil-butt
A name for the black whale. ...

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Close-banded
·adj Closely united. ...

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Close-barred
·adj Firmly barred or closed. ...

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Close-bodied
·adj Fitting the body exactly; setting close, as a garment. ...

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Close-fights
·noun ·pl Barriers with loopholes, formerly erected on the deck of a vessel to shelter the men in a ...

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Close-stool
·noun A utensil to hold a chamber vessel, for the use of the sick and infirm. It is usually in the f...

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Close-tongued
·adj Closemouthed; silent. ...

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Couple-close
·noun A pair of rafters framed together with a tie fixed at their feet, or with a collar beam. II. ...

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Bartholomew Close
At 32 Little Britain, on the west, south and east sides of St. Bartholomew the Great (P.O. Directory...

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(St.) Paul's Close
The close of St. Paul's situate near the Dean's mansion, 1361 (Ct. H.W. II. 25). ...

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Tasell Close
See Old Artillery Ground. ...

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Weld Close
See Wellclose Square. ...

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Well Close
1) See Well Yard, Little Britain. 2) See Wellclose Square. ...

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close-fisted
Covetous or stingy. ...

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close-fisted
Stingy, mean. Common in various dialects of England.--Halliwell. Ibycus is a carking, griping, clos...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
close-aboard
Near or alongside; too close to be safe. "The boat is close aboard," a caution to the officer in com...

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close contract
One not advertised. ...

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close-fist
One who drives a hard bargain in petty traffic. ...

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close harbour
That is one gained by labour from the element, formed by encircling a portion of water with walls an...

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close-hauled
The general arrangement or trim of a ship's sails when she endeavours to progress in the nearest dir...

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close pack
The ice floes so jammed together that boring is impossible, and present efforts useless. (See pack-i...

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close-ports
Those which lie up rivers; a term in contradistinction to out-ports. ...

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close-fights
See close-quarters ...

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close-quarters
, or close-fights Certain strong bulk-heads or barriers of wood, formerly stretching across a merc...

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close-reefed
The last reefs of the top-sails, or other sails set, being taken in. ...

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close-sight
The notch in the base-ring of a cannon, to place the eye in a line with the top-sight. ...

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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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butt-slinging a bowsprit
See slings. ...

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Great St. Bartholomew Close
See Bartholomew Close. ...

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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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close with the land, to
To approach near to it. ...

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