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Fly
·vt To hunt with a hawk.
II. Fly ·add. ·noun Waste cotton.
III. Fly ·vi A <<Parasite>>.
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Fly
Heb. zebub, (Eccl. 10:1; Isa. 7:18). This fly was so grievous a pest that the Phoenicians invoked ag...
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fly
1) Knowing. Acquainted with another's meaning or proceeding. The rattling cove is fly; the coachman ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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fly
, or compass-card
, placed on the magnetic-needle and supported by a pin, whereon it turns freely....
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Boat
·vi To go or row in a boat.
II. Boat ·vt To place in a boat; as, to boat oars.
III. Boat ·vt To tr...
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boat
A small open vessel, conducted on the water by rowing or sailing.
The construction, machinery, and...
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Adder fly
·- A dragon fly.
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Alder fly
·add. ·- An artificial fly with brown mottled wings, body of peacock harl, and black legs.
II. Alde...
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Berna fly
·- A Brazilian dipterous insect of the genus Trypeta, which lays its eggs in the nostrils or in woun...
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Breeze fly
·noun A fly of various species, of the family Tabanidae, noted for buzzing about animals, and tormen...
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Bull fly
·noun ·Alt. of <<Bullfly>>.
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Burrel fly
·- The botfly or gadfly of cattle (Hypoderma bovis). ·see <<Gadfly>>.
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Canker fly
·- A fly that preys on fruit.
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Chalcid fly
·- One of a numerous family of hymenopterous insects (Chalcididae. Many are gallflies, others are pa...
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Columbatz fly
·- ·see Buffalo fly, under <<Buffalo>>.
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Drone fly
·- A dipterous insect (Eristalis tenax), resembling the drone bee. ·see <<Eristalis>>.
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Fly amanita
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Fly fungus.
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Fly fungus
·add. ·- A poisonous mushroom (Amanita muscaria, syn. Agaricus muscarius), having usually a bright r...
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Fly-bitten
·adj Marked by, or as if by, the bite of flies.
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Fly-case
·noun The covering of an insect, ·esp. the elytra of beetles.
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Fly-catching
·adj Having the habit of catching insects on the wing.
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Fly-fish
·vi To angle, using flies for bait.
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Syrphus fly
·- Any one of numerous species of dipterous flies of the genus Syrphus and allied genera. They are u...
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Vinegar fly
·add. ·- Any of several fruit flies, ·esp. Drosophila ampelopophila, which breed in imperfectly seal...
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Warega fly
·- A Brazilian fly whose larvae live in the skin of man and animals, producing painful sores.
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White fly
·add. ·- Any one of numerous small injurious hemipterous insects of the genus Aleyrodes, allied to s...
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black fly
The greatest drawback on the farmer is the black fly, i.e. the parson who takes tithe of the harvest...
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fly slicers
Life-guard men, from their sitting on horseback, under an arch, where they are frequently observed t...
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fly-flapped
Whipt in the stocks, or at the cart's tail.
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fly-catcher
n.
bird-name used elsewhere.The Australian species are – – Black-faced Flycatcher – – Monarcha mela...
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fly-eater
n.
the new vernacular name for the Australianbirds of the genus Gerygone (q.v.), and see Warbler.Th...
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fly-orchis
n.
name applied in Tasmania to theorchid, Prasophyllum patens, R. Br.
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kangaroo-fly
n.
a small Australian fly, Cabarus. See quotations.
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to fly around
To stir about; to be active. A very common expression.
Come, gals, fly round, and let's get Mrs. Cl...
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fly ring
laughing, fleering, or sneering. N.
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fly-away
Fictitious resemblance of land; "Dutchman's cape," &c. (See cape fly-away.)
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fly-block
The block spliced into the topsail-tye; it is large and flat, and sometimes double.
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fly-up
A sudden deviation upwards from a sheer line; the term is nearly synonymous with flight.
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fly-wheel
The regulator of a machine.
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Fly, Flies
The two following Hebrew terms denote flies of some kind:
• Zebub, which occurs only in (Ecclesiast...
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Boat bug
·- An aquatic hemipterous insect of the genus Notonecta;
— so called from swimming on its back, whi...
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Boat shell
·- A marine univalve shell of the genus Cymba.
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Boat-shaped
·adj ·see <<Cymbiform>>.
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Boat-tail
·noun A large grackle or blackbird (Quiscalus major), found in the Southern United States.
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Flying boat
·add. ·- A compact form of hydro-aeroplane having one central body, or hull.
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Hatch-boat
·noun A vessel whose deck consists almost wholly of movable hatches;
— used mostly in the fisheries...
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Jolly-boat
·noun A boat of medium size belonging to a ship.
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Light-boat
·noun Light-ship.
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Mackinaw boat
·add. ·- A flat-bottomed boat with a pointed prow and square stern, using oars or sails or both, use...
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Masoola boat
·- A kind of boat used on the coast of Madras, India. The planks are sewed together with strands of ...
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Massoola boat
·- ·see Masoola boat.
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Masula boat
·- ·same·as Masoola boat.
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Una boat
·- The English name for a catboat;
— so called because Una was the name of the first boat of this k...
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Ferry boat
(2 Sam. 19:18), some kind of boat for crossing the river which the men of Judah placed at the servic...
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bum boat
A boat attending ships to retail greens, drams, &c. commonly rowed by a woman; a kind of floating ch...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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chebacco boat
Probably the same as the xebec of the Mediterranean. A description of fishing vessel employed in the...
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advice-boat
A small fast-sailing vessel in advance of a fleet, employed to carry intelligence with all possible ...
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billy boat
See billy boy
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boat-buoys
Means added to increase the buoyancy of life-boats, &c.
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boat-chocks
Clamps of wood upon which a boat rests when stowed on a vessel's deck.
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boat-cloak
A mantle for the officer going on duty; when left in the boat it is in the coxswain's charge.
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boat-davit
A curved piece of timber with a sheave at its outer end, which projects over the boat's stern, while...
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boat-fast
See painter.
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boat-geer
A general name for the rigging and furniture of a boat.
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boat-hire
Expenses for the use of shore-boats.
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boat-hook
An iron hook with a straight prong at its hinder part; it is fixed upon a pole, by the help of which...
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boat-keeper
One of the boat's crew who remains in charge of her during the absence of the others. In small vesse...
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boat-nails
Those supplied for the carpenter's use are of various lengths, generally rose-headed, square at the ...
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boat-rope
A separate rope veered to the boat to be towed at the ship's stern.
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boat-skids
Portable pieces of plank used to prevent chafing when a boat is hoisted or lowered. (See skids.)
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bolt-boat
An old term for a boat which makes good weather in a rough sea.
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bum-boat
A boat employed to carry provisions, vegetables, and small merchandise for sale to ships, either in ...
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canal-boat
A barge generally towed by horses, but furnished with a large square-sail for occasional use.
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chebacco boat
A description of fishing-vessel employed in the Newfoundland fisheries. It is probably named from Ch...
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cock-boat
A very small boat used on rivers or near the shore. Formerly the cock was the general name of a yawl...
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crab-boat
Resembles a large jolly-boat.
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dawk-boat
A boat for the conveyance of letters in India; dawk being the Hindostanee for mail.
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dredger-boat
One that uses the net so called, for turbots, soles, sandlings, &c.
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fishing-boat
A stout fishing-vessel with two lug-sails.
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foot-boat
A west-country term for a boat used solely to convey foot passengers.
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guard-boat
A boat appointed to row the rounds amongst the ships of war in any harbour, &c., to observe that the...
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guinea-boat
A fast-rowing galley, of former times, expressly built for smuggling gold across the Channel, in use...
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gunning-boat
, or gunning-shout.
A light and narrow boat in which the fen-men pursue the flocks of wild-fowl.
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haaf-boat
One fitted for deep-water fishing.
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hag-boat
See heck-boat.
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hatch-boat
A sort of small vessel known as a pilot-boat, having a deck composed almost entirely of hatches.
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heck-boat
The old term for pinks. Latterly a clincher-built boat with covered fore-sheets, and one mast with a...
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hog-boat
See heck-boat.
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house-boat
One with a cabin; a coche d'eau.
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ice-boat
A peculiar track-schuyt for the Dutch canals in winter.
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jolly-boat
A smaller boat than the cutter, but likewise clincher-built. It is generally a hack boat for small w...
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life-boat
One of such peculiar construction that it cannot sink or be swamped. It is equipped for attending wh...
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lobster-boat
A bluff, clincher-built vessel, fitted with a well, to preserve the lobsters alive.
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long boat
Is carvel-built, full, flat, and high, and is usually the largest boat belonging to a ship, furnishe...
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lug-boat
The fine Deal boats which brave the severest weather; they are rigged as luggers, and dip the yards ...
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mackerel-boat
A stout clinch-worked vessel, with a large fore-sail, sprit-sail, and mizen.
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monkey-boat
A half-decked boat above-bridge on the Thames.
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negro-boat
See almadia.
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passage-boat
A small vessel employed in carrying persons or luggage from one port to another. Also, a ferry-boat....
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peter-boat
A fishing-boat of the Thames and Medway, so named after St. Peter, as the patron of fishermen, whose...
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pitch-boat
A vessel fitted for boiling pitch in, which should be veered astern of the one being caulked.
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quarter-boat
Any boat is thus designated which is hung to davits over the ship's quarter.
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rocket-boat
Flat-bottomed boats, fitted with rocket-frames to fire Congreve rockets from, in naval bombardment.
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sea-boat
A good sea-boat implies any vessel adapted to bear the sea firmly and lively without labouring heavi...
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stal-boat
A peculiar fishing-boat, mentioned in statute 27 Eliz. c. 21.
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surf-boat
A peculiar kind of flat-bottomed boat, varying according to local exigencies, for landing men, or go...
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team-boat
A ferry-boat worked with horses by paddle-wheel propulsion.
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tilt-boat
One expressly fitted like a tilt-waggon, to preserve powder or other fragile stores from the weather...
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tod-boat
A broad flat Dutch fishing-boat.
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track-boat
[from the Dutch treck-schuyt]. A vessel used on a canal or narrow stream.
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whale-boat
A boat varying from 26 to 56 feet in length, and from 4 to 10 feet beam, sharp at both ends, and adm...
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Mediterranean fruit fly
·add. ·- A two-winged fly (Ceratitis capitata) with black and white markings, native of the Mediterr...
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fly-by-night
You old fly-by-night; an ancient term of reproach to an old woman, signifying that she was a witch, ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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wagtail fly-catcher
See wagtail
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cape fly-away
A cloud-bank on the horizon, mistaken for land, which disappears as the ship advances. (See fog.)
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fly-by-night
A sort of square-sail, like a studding-sail, used in sloops when running before the wind; often a te...
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let fly, to
To let go a rope at once, suddenly.
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Torpedo-boat destroyer
·add. ·- A larger, swifter, and more powerful armed type of torpedo boat, originally intended princi...
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boat the anchor
Place the anchor in-board in the boat.
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boat the oars
Put them in their proper places fore and aft on the thwarts ready for use.
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japanese whale-boat
A long, open, and sharp rowing-boat of Japan.
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trim the boat!
The order to sit in the boat in such a manner as that she shall float upright. Also, to edge aft, so...
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yarmouth herring-boat
A clincher-built vessel with lug-sails, similar to the drift or mackerel boats.
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fly of a flag
The breadth from the staff to the extreme end that flutters loose in the wind. If an ensign, the par...
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ears of a boat
The knee-pieces at the fore-part on the outside at the height of the gunwale.
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moor the boat, to
To fasten her with two ropes, so that the one shall counteract the other, and keep her in a steady p...
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snake-boat of cochin
See pamban manche
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wind a boat, to
To change her position by bringing her stern round to the place where the head was. (See wending.)
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to make the fur fly
To claw; scratch; wound severely. Used figuratively.
Mr. Hannegan was greatly excited, which proved...
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fly the sheets, to let
To let them go suddenly.
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bundling things into a boat
Loading it in a slovenly way.
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fore-sheets of a boat
The inner part of the bows, opposite to stern-sheets, fitted with gratings on which the bowman stand...
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stroke-side of a boat
That in which the after starboard rowlock is placed, or where the after oar is rowed if single-banke...
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well-room of a boat
The place in the bottom where the water lies, between the ceiling and the platform of the stern-shee...
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row in the same boat, to
To be of similar principles.
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