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Lead
·noun An open way in an ice field. II. Lead ·noun A <<Lode>>. III. Lead ·noun The course of a rope...

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lead
n. (pronounced leed), a miningterm. In the Western United States and elsewhere, the termlead in min...

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lead
The direction in which running ropes lead fair, and come down to the deck. Also, in Arctic seas, a c...

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Lead
This is one of the most common of metals, found generally in veins of rocks, though seldom in a meta...

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Fair
·noun Fairness, beauty. II. Fair ·noun Good fortune; good luck. III. Fair ·noun A fair woman; a sw...

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fair
A set of subterraneous rooms in the Fleet Prison. ...

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fair
A general term for the wind when favourable to a ship's course, in opposition to contrary or foul; f...

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Black lead
·- Plumbago; graphite. It leaves a blackish mark somewhat like lead. ·see <<Graphite>>. ...

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Pot lead
·add. ·- Graphite, or black lead, often used on the bottoms of racing vessels to diminish friction. ...

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hand-lead
A small lead used in the channels, or chains, when approaching land, and for sounding in rivers or h...

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lead, sounding
An instrument for discovering the depth of water; it is a tapered cylinder of lead, of 7, 14, or 28 ...

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lead-line
A line attached to the upper end of the sounding-lead. (See hand-line and deep-sea line.) ...

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lead-nails
Small round-headed composition nails for nailing lead. ...

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milled lead
Sheet lead. ...

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sounding-lead
See lead. ...

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Fair catch
·add. ·- A catch made by a player on side who makes a prescribed signal that he will not attempt to ...

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Fair-haired
·adj Having fair or light-colored hair. ...

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Fair-leader
·noun A block, or ring, serving as a guide for the running rigging or for any rope. ...

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Fair-minded
·adj Unprejudiced; just; judicial; honest. ...

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Fair-natured
·adj Well-disposed. ...

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Fair-weather
·adj Appearing only when times or circumstances are prosperous; as, a fair-weather friend. II. Fair...

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Fair-world
·noun State of prosperity. ...

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Set-fair
·noun In plastering, a particularly good troweled surface. ...

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Fair Havens
A harbour in the south of Crete, some 5 miles to the east of which was the town of Lasea (Acts 27:8)...

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Bartholomew Fair
A celebrated fair held in West Smithfield at Bartholomewtide, lasting about 14 days. Described by St...

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Cloth Fair
East out of West Smithfield at No. 59 to Kiughorn Street (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Withou...

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Rag Fair
See Royal Mint Street. ...

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crow fair
A visitation of the clergy. See REVIEW OF THE BLACK CUIRASSIERS. ...

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horn fair
An annual fair held at Charlton, in Kent, on St. Luke's day, the 18th of October. It consists of a r...

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rag fair
An inspection of the linen and necessaries of a company of soldiers, commonly made by their officers...

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scragg'em fair
A public execution. ...

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fair shake
A fair trade; a satisfactory bargain or exchange. A New England vulgarism. ...

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fair-fall
fare-well. Lane. ...

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bunt-fair
Before the wind. ...

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fair-curve
In delineating ships, is a winding line whose shape is varied according to the part of the ship it i...

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fair-leader
A thimble or cringle to guide a rope. A strip of board with holes in it, for running-rigging to lead...

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fair-maid
A west-country term for a dried pilchard. ...

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fair-way
The navigable channel of a harbour for ships passing up or down; so that if any vessels are anchored...

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fair-weather
That to which a ship may carry the small sails. ...

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Fair Havens
a harbor in the island of Crete, (Acts 27:8) though not mentioned in any other ancient writing, is s...

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heave the lead
To take soundings with the hand lead-line. "Get a cast of the lead," with the deep-sea lead and line...

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paddington fair day
An execution day, Tyburn being in the parish or neighbourhood of Paddington. To dance the Paddington...

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pilot's fair-way
, or pilot's water. A channel wherein, according to usage, a pilot must be employed. ...

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lead, to strike the
See above. Used figurativelyfor to succeed. 1874. Garnet Walch, `Head over Heels,' p. 74: «We coul...

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cast of the lead
The act of heaving the lead into the sea to ascertain what depth of water there is. (See also heave ...

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ready with the lead!
A caution when the vessel is luffed up to deaden her way, followed by "heave." ...

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The Back Alley, Cloth Fair
See Back Court. ...

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Back Streate, Cloth Fair
See Back Court. ...

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King Street, Cloth Fair
See Kinghorn Street, Cloth Fair. ...

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Kinghorn Street, Cloth Fair
South out of Cloth Fair, at No. 63, to Bartholomew Close, in Farringdon Ward Without. Renamed 1885....

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