A snatch of refreshment when the ship is in extreme danger.
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Die>>. II. Dying ·noun The act of expiring; passage from life to death; loss o...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun An entertainment; a feast. II. Dinner ·noun The principal meal of the day, eaten by most peop...
·noun The time just after dinner. II. After-dinner ·adj Following dinner; post-prandial; as, an aft...
·- Fig.: An unclaimed space or time. II. No-man's land ·- A space amidships used to keep blocks, ro...
Lazy people frequently take up more than they can safely carry, to save the trouble of coming a seco...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Childermas, or Innocents' Day. North. E. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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The Sailor's Word-Book
A space in midships between the after-part of the belfry and the fore-part of a boat when it is stow...