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Gowk
·noun A simpleton; a gawk or gawky. II. Gowk ·noun The European cuckoo; — called also gawky. III....

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gowk
1) a fool, also a cuckoo. N. 2) the core of an apple, &c. Cumberland. ...

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gowk
The cuckoo; but also used for a stupid, good-natured fellow. ...

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Storm
·vi To raise a tempest. II. Storm ·noun A heavy shower or fall, any adverse outburst of tumultuous ...

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storm
A violent wind; a tempest. Thus, 'a storm of wind' is correct language as the proper sense of the wo...

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Storm-beat
·adj Beaten, injured, or impaired by storms. ...

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snow-storm
a continued snow so long as it lies on the ground. North. ...

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magnetic storm
An extraordinary magnetic action indicated by delicate magnetometers in a magnetic observatory, not ...

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storm, to
To take by vigorous assault, in spite of the resistance of the defenders. ...

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storm-breeders
Heavy cumulo-stratus clouds. ...

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storm-drum
A canvas cylinder 3 feet in length, expanded at each end by a strong wooden hoop 3 feet in diameter....

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storm-finch
The petrel, or Mother Cary's chicken. ...

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storm-jib
In cutters, the fifth or sixth size: the inner jib of square-rigged ships. ...

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storm-kite
A contrivance for sending a hawser from a stranded vessel to the shore. ...

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storm-sail
A sail made of stout No. 1 canvas, of reduced dimensions, for use in a gale. ...

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storm-signal
The hoisting of a danger-flag. Also, Fitzroy's drum and cone, which show the direction of the expect...

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storm-trysail
A fore-and-aft sail, hoisted by a gaff, but having no boom at its foot, and only used in foul weathe...

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storm-warning
See forecast. ...

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storm-wave
A wave which tumbles home without being accompanied by wind. Sometimes the result of a gale elsewher...

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any port in a storm
signifies contentment with whatever may betide. ...

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