A Dutch vessel or passage-boat on canals. In ship-building, a sudden rising, or a greater curve than sheer, at the cheeks, cat-heads, &c.
·noun The husk or glume of oats. II. Flight ·noun A series of steps or stairs from one landing to a...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
a scolding match, N. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
·noun The distance to which an arrow or flight may be shot; bowshot, — about the fifth of a mile. ...
·add. ·- Flight, such as gliding and soaring, accomplished without the use of motive power. ...
The trajectory formed between the muzzle of the gun and the first graze. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
As their ends gradually close downwards on approaching the keel, they describe a curve somewhat simi...