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Nose
·noun The power of smelling; hence, scent.
II. Nose ·vi To pry officiously into what does not conce...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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nose
1) As plain as the nose on your face; evidently to be seen. He is led by the nose; he is governed. T...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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nose
Often used to denote the stem of a ship. Also, a neck of land: naes, or ness.
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Galley
·noun One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war.
II. Galley ·noun A proof sheet taken from typ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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galley
Building the galley; a game formerly used at sea, in order to put a trick upon a landsman, or fresh-...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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galley
A low, flat-built vessel with one deck, and propelled by sails and oars, particularly in the Mediter...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Bottle-nose
·noun The <<Puffin>>.
II. Bottle-nose ·noun A cetacean of the Dolphin family, of several species, a...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bull's-nose
·noun An external angle when obtuse or rounded.
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Cone-nose
·add. ·noun A large hemipterous insect of the family Reduviidae, often found in houses, ·esp. in the...
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Copper-nose
·noun A red nose.
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Pug nose
·- A short, thick nose; a snubnose.
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Tut-nose
·noun A snub nose.
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Nose-jewels
Only mentioned in Isa. 3:21, although refered to in Gen. 24:47, Prov. 11:22, Hos. 2:13. They were am...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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malmsey nose
A red pimpled snout, rich in carbuncles and rubies.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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nose bag
A bag fastened to the horse's head, in which the soldiers of the cavalry put the oats given to their...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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pope's nose
The rump of a turkey.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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snub nose
A short nose turned up at the end.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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shovel-nose
n.
a New South Wales species ofRay-fish, Rhinobatus bougainvillei, Cuv.; called alsothe Blind Shark...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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blue-nose
The slang name for a native of Nova Scotia.
"Pray, sir," said one of my fellow passengers, "can you...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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nose-gigg
a toe-piece on a shoe. Exm.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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blue-nose
A general term for a native of Nova Scotia.
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bottle-nose
, or bottle-nosed whale
A name applied to several of the smaller cetaceans of the northern seas, m...
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Nose-Jewel
(Genesis 24:22; Exodus 35:22) "earing;" (Isaiah 3:21; Ezekiel 16:12) "jewel on the forehead," a ring...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Galley-bird
·noun The European green woodpecker; also, the spotted woodpecker.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Galley-worm
·noun A chilognath myriapod of the genus Iulus, and allied genera, having numerous short legs along ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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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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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Galley Quay
South out of Lower Thames Street, east of the Custom House and Wool Quays (P.O. Directory). In Tower...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Galley Row
A quadrant in Tower Street, between Hart lane and Church lane, because Galley men dwelled there (S. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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galley foist
A city barge, used formerly on the lord mayor's day, when he was sworn in at Westminster.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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galley-arches
Spacious and well-built structures in many of the Mediterranean ports for the reception and security...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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galley-fust
The lord-mayor's barge, and other vessels for holidays. (See fust.)
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galley-foist or fust
The lord-mayor's barge, and other vessels for holidays. (See fust.)
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galley-growlers
Idle grumblers and skulkers, from whom discontent and mutiny generally derive their origin. Hence, "...
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galley-packet
An unfounded rumour. (See galley-growlers.)
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galley-pepper
The soot or ashes which accidentally drop into victuals in cooking.
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galley-slang
The neological barbarisms foisted into sea-language.
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galley-slave
A person condemned to work at the oar on board a galley, and chained to the deck.
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galley-stoker
A lazy skulker.
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galley-trough
See gerletroch.
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half-galley
See galley.
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quarter-galley
A Barbary cruiser.
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coguing the nose
Making comfortable over hot negus or grog.
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rounds of the galley
The opposite of what is termed Coventry; for it is figurative of a man incurring the expressed scorn...
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