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Crack
·noun A boast; boasting. II. Crack ·noun Breach of chastity. III. Crack ·noun A crazy or crack-bra...

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crack
A whore. TO CRACK To boast or brag; also to break. I cracked his napper; I broke his head. ...

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crack
This word is used by us as in England to signify most famous, best. Thus we speak of "a crack ship,"...

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crack
1) to crack or crake, to boast. Norf. 2) she's nought to crack on, i. e. not good for much. North. ...

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crack
"In a crack," immediately. ...

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Order
·vi To give orders; to issue commands. II. Order ·noun A command; a mandate; a precept; a direction...

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Crack-brained
·adj Having an impaired intellect; whimsical; crazy. ...

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Crack-loo
·add. ·- ·Alt. of <<Crackaloo>>. ...

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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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crack officer
One of the best class. ...

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crack-ship
One uncommonly smart in her evolutions and discipline, perhaps from the old English word for a fine ...

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Stop order
·add. ·- An order that aims to limit losses by fixing a figure at which purchases shall be sold or s...

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marching order
A soldier fully equipped with arms, ammunition, and a portion of his kit, carries from 30 to 35 lbs....

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open order
Any distance ordered to be preserved among ships, exceeding a cable's length. ...

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order arms!
The word of command, with muskets or carbines, to bring the butt to the ground, the piece vertical a...

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order-book
A book kept for the purpose of copying such occasional successive orders as the admiral, or senior o...

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stiffening order
A custom-house warrant for making a provision in the shipping of goods, before the whole inward carg...

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crack on, to
to carry all sail. ...

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apple-pie order
An expression used in familiar conversation, denoting perfect order. It is used alike in England and...

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take order for
to provide for or against any thing. North. ...

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apple-pie order
A strange but not uncommon term for a ship in excellent condition and well looked to. Neat and order...

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night order-book
A document of some moment, as it contains the captain's behests about change of course, &c., and oug...

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order of battle
The arranging of ships or troops so as to engage the enemy to the best advantage. ...

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order of sailing
See sailing, order of. ...

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sailing, order of
The general disposition of a fleet of ships when proceeding on a voyage or an expedition. It is gene...

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forming the order of sailing
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the crack, or all the crack. the fashionable theme, the go. the crack lay, of late is used, in the cant language, to signify the art and mystery of house-breaking.
Crust, sea biscuit, or ammunition loaf; also the backside. Farting crackers; breeches. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose