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Bay
·noun A tract covered with bay trees.
II. Bay ·vi Deep-toned, prolonged barking.
III. Bay ·noun A ...
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Bay
Denotes the estuary of the Dead Sea at the mouth of the Jordan (Josh. 15:5; 18:19), also the souther...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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bay
I.
The fore-part of a ship between decks, before the bitts (see sick-bay). Foremost messing-places...
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fore
fŏre, inf., irregular, from the obsolete fuo, and equivalent to futurum esse; and fŏrem, fores, fore...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
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fore
fore, forem see sum.
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An Elementary Latin Dictionary
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Fore
·adv Formerly; previously; afore.
II. Fore ·adv In or towards the bows of a ship.
III. Fore ·vi Jo...
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fore
The distinguishing character of all that part of a ship's frame and machinery which lies near the st...
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Bay ice
·- ·see under <<Ice>>.
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Bay leaf
·- ·see under 3d Bay.
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Bay rum
·- A fragrant liquid, used for cosmetic and medicinal purposes.
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Bay salt
·- Salt which has been obtained from sea water, by evaporation in shallow pits or basins, by the hea...
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Bay State
·add. ·- Massachusetts, which had been called the Colony of Massachusetts Bay;
— a nickname.
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Bay tree
·- A species of laurel. (Laurus nobilis).
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Bay window
·- A window forming a bay or recess in a room, and projecting outward from the wall, either in a rec...
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Bay yarn
·- Woolen yarn.
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Bay-antler
·noun The second tine of a stag's horn. ·see under <<Antler>>.
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Botany Bay
·- A harbor on the east coast of Australia, and an English convict settlement there;
— so called fr...
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Case-bay
·noun The space between two principals or girders.
II. Case-bay ·noun One of the joists framed betw...
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Tail-bay
·noun The part of a canal lock below the lower gates.
II. Tail-bay ·noun One of the joists which re...
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Bay tree
Named only in Ps. 37:35, Authorized Version. The Hebrew word so rendered is ereh, which simply means...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Bay Hall
At the end of Bassingshall streete (S. 286, in margin).
Used as a market house (Strype, ed. 1720, I...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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bay fever
A term of ridicule applied to convicts, who sham illness, to avoid being sent to Botany Bay.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Botany Bay
n.
lying to the south of theentrance to Port Jackson, New South Wales, the destination ofthe first ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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moreton-bay
n.
the name formerly given to thedistrict of New South Wales which is now the colony ofQueensland. ...
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bay state
The State of Massachusetts. The original name of the Colony was Massachusetts Bay. Hence, among the ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bay-gulf
A branch of the sea, of which the entrance is the widest part, as contradistinguished from the strai...
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bay-ice
Ice newly formed on the surface of the sea, and having the colour of the water; it is then in the fi...
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sick-bay
A portion of the fore-part of the main-deck, reserved for the accommodation of the sick and wounded;...
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Bay Tree
A species of laurel. Laurus nobilis . An evergreen, with leaves like our mountain laurel. (Psalms 37...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Fore part
·noun ·Alt. of <<Forepart>>.
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Fore teeth
·pl of Fore tooth.
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Fore tooth
·- One of the teeth in the forepart of the mouth; an <<Incisor>>.
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Fore-night
·noun The evening between twilight and bedtime.
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Fore-topgallant
·adj Designating the mast, sail, yard, ·etc., above the topmast; as, the fore-topgallant sail. ·see ...
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Fore-topmast
·noun The mast erected at the head of the foremast, and at the head of which stands the fore-topgall...
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Fore-topsail
·noun ·see <<Sail>>.
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Fore Court
1) At Bridewell, Fleet Ditch (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
2) At Doctors'...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Fore Street
East out of Redcross Street at No. 34 to No. 9 Finsbury Pavement (P.O. Directory). In Coleman Street...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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fore-handed
To be fore-handed is to be in good circumstances; to be comfortably off. The expression is much used...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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fore-end
the beginning of a week, month, or year. North.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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fore-think
to be sorry for ; to repent. North.
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fore-body
An imaginary figure of that part of the ship afore the midships or dead-flat, as seen from ahead.
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fore-bowline
The bowline of the fore-sail.
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fore-braces
Ropes applied to the fore yard-arms to change the position of the fore-sail occasionally.
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fore-cockpit
See cockpit.
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fore-course
The fore-sail (which see).
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fore-deck
That part from the fore-mast to the bows.
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fore-finger
, or index-finger.
The pointing finger, which was called shoot-finger by the Anglo-Saxons, from it...
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fore-foot
The foremost piece of the keel, or a timber which terminates the keel at the forward extremity, and ...
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fore-goer
The same as fore-ganger.
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fore-gripe
See gripe.
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fore-guy
A rope to the swinging-boom of the lower studding-sail.
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fore-hammer
The sledge-hammer which strikes the iron on the anvil first, if it be heavy work, but the hand-hamme...
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fore-hold
The part of the hold before the fore hatchway.
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fore-hoods
The foremost of the outside and inside planks of a vessel.
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fore-hooks
The same as breast-hooks (which see).
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fore-lightroom
See light-room.
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fore-magazine
See magazine.
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fore-mast
The forward lower-mast in all vessels. (See mast.)
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fore-ness
An old term for a promontory.
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fore-peak
The contracted part of a vessel's hold, close to the bow; close forward under the lower deck.
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fore-rake
That part of the hull which rakes beyond the fore-end of the keel.
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fore-sail
The principal sail set on the fore-mast. (See sail.)
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fore-ship
An archaic form of forecastle of a ship; it means the fore-part of a vessel.
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fore-shrouds
See shrouds.
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fore-staff
An instrument formerly used at sea for taking the altitudes of heavenly bodies. The fore-staff, call...
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fore-stage
The old name for forecastle.
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fore-tack
Weather tack of the fore-sail hauled to the fore-boomkin when on a wind.
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fore-tackle
A tackle on the fore-mast, similar to the main-tackle (which see). It is used for similar purposes, ...
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fore-thwart
The seat of the bowman in a boat.
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fore-yard
(See yard.)
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botany-bay greens
n.
a vegetable common to allthe colonies, Atriplex cinereum, Poir, N.O.Salsolaceae.
1810. G. Barri...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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botany-bay wood
See botany-bay oak
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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botany-bay oak
or Botany-Bay Wood
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a trade name in England for the timber of Casuarina. See Beef-wood.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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cloudy-bay cod
n.
a New Zealand name for the Ling (q.v.). See also cod.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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moreton-bay ash
n.
See ash.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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moreton-bay chestnut
n.
See bean-tree.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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moreton-bay fig
n.
See fig-tree.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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moreton-bay laurel
n.
See laurel.
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moreton-bay pine
n.
See pine.
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oyster-bay pine
n.
See pine.
1857. `Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of VanDiemen's Land,' vol. i. p. 1...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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botany-bay tea
See sweet-tea
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Fore Old Jewry
By Aldgate (W. Stow, 1722, and Rev. of London, 1728).
See Jewry Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Fore Street Avenue
North out of Fore Street at No. 72 (P.O. Directory), with a branch West to Moor Lane and east to Moo...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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fore-and-aft
From head to stern throughout the ship's whole length, or from end to end; it also implies in a line...
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fore-and-after
A cocked hat worn with the peak in front instead of athwart. Also, a very usual term for a schooner ...
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fore cat-harpings
See cat-harpings.
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fore-man afloat
The dockyard officer in charge of the shipwrights working on board a ship not in dock.
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fore-mast man
From "before the mast." A private seaman as distinguished from an officer of a ship.
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fore-reach, to
To shoot ahead, or go past another vessel, especially when going in stays: to sail faster, reach bey...
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fore-sheet horse
An iron bar fastened at its ends athwart the deck before the mast of a sloop, for the foresail-sheet...
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fore-sheet traveller
An iron ring which traverses along on the fore-sheet horse of a fore-and-aft rigged vessel.
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Hudson Bay Company's Hall
At the upper end of Culver Court (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 164).
Afterwards the Hall stood on the s...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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fetch of a bay or gulf
The whole stretch from head to head, or point to point.
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fore-and-aft sails
Jibs, staysails, and gaff-sails; in fact, all sails which are not set to yards. They extend from the...
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fore-part of a ship
The bay, or all before the fore-hatches.
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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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shoe of the fore-foot
See fore-foot, gripe, horse.
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stay-tackles, fore and main
Special movable purchases for hoisting in and out boats, anchors, &c. They plumb the fore and main h...
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Fore Side of St. Thomas Apostle
In Queen Street, Cheapside.
See Great St. Thomas Apostle.
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fore-ganger of the chain bower cables
Is a length of 15 fathoms of stouter chain, in consequence of greater wear and tear near the anchor,...
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haul aboard the fore and main tacks
This is to haul them forward, and down to the chess-trees on the weather-side.
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room. she lets out her fore room and lies backwards: saying of a woman suspected of prostitution.
Stealing poultry.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose