companion-ladder

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• Companion

  ·noun A fellow; — in contempt. II. Companion ·vt To qualify as a companion; to make equal. III. C...

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• companion

  The framing and sash-lights upon the quarter-deck or round-house, through which light passes to the ...

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• Ladder

  ·vi That which resembles a ladder in form or use; hence, that by means of which one attains to emine...

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• Ladder

  Occurs only once, in the account of Jacob's vision (Gen. 28:12). ...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• ladder

  To go up the ladder to rest; to be hanged. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• ladder

  The accommodation ladder is a sort of light staircase occasionally fixed on the gangway. It is furni...

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• gentleman's companion

  A louse. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• native-companion

  n. an Australian bird-name, Grus australasianus, Gould. See also Crane. 1845. R. Howitt, `Australi...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• companion-way

  The staircase, porch, or berthing of the ladder-way to the cabin. ...

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• horse ladder

  A piece of Wiltshire wit, which consists in sending some raw lad, or simpleton, to a neighbouring fa...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• louse ladder

  A stitch fallen in a stocking. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• after-ladder

  leads to captain's and officers' quarters, and only used by officers. ...

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• bowsprit-ladder

  Skids over the bowsprit from the beak-head in some ships, to enable men to run out upon the bowsprit...

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• gallery-ladder

  Synonymous with stern-ladder. ...

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• jacob's ladder

  The assemblage of shakes and short fractures, rising one above another, in a defective single-tree s...

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• ladder-ways

  The hatchways, scuttles or other openings in the decks, wherein the ladders are placed. ...

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• ladie's ladder

  Shrouds rattled too closely. ...

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• quarter-ladder

  From the quarter-deck to the poop. ...

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• rope-ladder

  Such as hangs over the stern, to enable men to go into boats, &c. ...

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• salmon-ladder

  A short trough placed suitably in any fall where the water is tolerably deep, leaving a narrow troug...

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• accommodation-ladder

  See side-ladder ...

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• side-ladder

  , or accommodation-ladder. A complete staircase structure used in harbour by most large ships. ...

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• stern-ladder

  Made of ropes with wooden steps, for getting in and out of the boats astern. ...

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