A mode of attaching a rope to a spar or cable, in contradistinction to racking, by which slipping is prevented; half-hitched and end stopped back, is one mode.
·adj Sullen; morose. II. Dogged ·Impf & ·p.p. of <<Dog>>. III. Dogged ·adj Sullenly obstinate; obs...
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose