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floating graving-dock
A modified camel (which see).
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Floating
·noun The second coat of three-coat plastering.
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Dock
·noun The place in court where a criminal or accused person stands.
II. Dock ·noun A case of leathe...
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to dock
To lie with a woman. The cull docked the dell all the darkmans; the fellow laid with the wench all n...
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dock
a crupper to a saddle. Devon.
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dock
An artificial receptacle for shipping, in which they can discharge or take in cargo, and refit.
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Floating charge
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Floating lien.
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Floating lien
·add. ·- A charge, lien, ·etc., that successively attaches to such assets as a person may have from ...
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floating academy
See campbell's academy.
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floating hell
The hulks.
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floating anchor
A simple machine consisting of a fourfold canvas, stretched by two cross-bars of iron, rivetted in t...
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floating battery
A vessel expressly fitted for action in harbours or sheltered waters, having heavier offensive and d...
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floating bethel
An old ship fitted up in a commercial port for the purpose of public Worship.
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floating bridge
A passage formed across a river or creek by means of bridges of boats, as over the Douro, Rhine, &c....
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floating coffin
(See frapping a ship.) A term for the old 10-gun brigs.
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floating dam
A caisson used instead of gates for a dry-dock.
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floating light
A vessel moored off rocks or sand-banks, hoisting lights at night.
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floating pier
As the stage at Liverpool.
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floating stage
For caulkers, painters, &c.
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Dock-cress
·noun <<Nipplewort>>.
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Dry dock
·- ·see under <<Dock>>.
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Spatter-dock
·noun The common yellow water lily (Nuphar advena).
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Water dock
·- A tall, coarse dock growing in wet places. The American water dock is Rumex orbiculatus, the Euro...
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Billingsgate Dock
See Billingsgate.
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Bridewell Dock
At the south end of the Fleet, where it emptied itself into the Thames (Leake, 1666).
In 1670 appli...
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Dowgate Dock
South out of Upper Thames Street at No. 83 at Dowgate Hill to the Thames. In Dowgate Ward (P.O. Dire...
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Galley Dock
South of Galley Quay, Thames Street (O.S. 1894-6). In Tower Ward.
First mention: O.S. 1848-51.
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Hermitage Dock
See Hermitage Entrance.
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Mille Dock
Part of the possessions of the Abbey of Graces in East Smithfield, near Nightingale Lane (L. and P. ...
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Puddle Dock
South out of Upper Thames Street at No. 1 at the southern end of St. Andrew's Hill (P.O. Directory)....
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Queenhithe Dock
See Queenhithe Wharf.
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Sabb's Dock
Opposite to No.75 Lower Thames Street, on the west side of Bear Quay near the Custom House (Leake, 1...
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Tower Dock
On Tower Hill, south from No.50 Great Tower Street to 46 Lower Thames Street (P.O. Directory).
Earl...
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Whitefriars Dock
On the Thames, between St. Bride's Wharf east and west and Company's Wharf west, at the south end of...
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job's dock
He is laid up in Job's dock; i.e. in a salivation. The apartments for the foul or venereal patients ...
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dock-dues
The charges made upon shipping for the use of docks.
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dock up
, or duck up
To clue up a corner of a sail that hinders the helmsman from seeing.
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dry dock
An artificial receptacle for examining and repairing vessels. (See graving-dock.)
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graving-dock
An artificial receptacle used for the inspecting, repairing, and cleaning a vessel's bottom. It is s...
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hydraulic dock
See caisson.
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puddle-dock
An ancient pool of the Thames, the dirtiness of which afforded Jack some pointed sarcasms.
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screw-dock
See gridiron.
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wet-dock
A term used for float (which see), and also dock.
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Castle Baynard Dock
See Baynard's Castle Wharf.
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(St.) Katherine Dock Entrance
East of St. Katherine's Wharf (O.S. ed. 1894).
Constructed with the St Katherine's Docks, 1827-8, a...
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Puddle Dock Hill
See St. Andrew's Hill.
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Puddle Dock Stairs
At the southern end of Common Lane and Dung Wharf (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799).
No later mention.
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dock herself, to
When a ship is on the ooze, and swaddles a bed, she is said to dock herself.
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sill of a dock
The timber at the base against which the gates shut; and the depth of water which will float a vesse...
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London and St. Katherine's Dock Co.'s Warehouses
See Port of London Authority's Warehouses.
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