graving slip

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• Graving

  ·noun That which is graved or carved. II. Graving ·noun The act of cleaning a ship's bottom. III. ...

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• Graving

  1) Heb. hatsabh. Job 19:24, rendered "graven," but generally means hewn stone or wood, in quarry or ...

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• graving

  The act of cleaning a ship's bottom by burning off the impurities, and paying it over with tar or ot...

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• Slip

  ·noun A fish, the sole. II. Slip ·noun A child's pinafore. III. Slip ·noun A particular quantity o...

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• slip

  1) The opening between wharves or in a dock.--Webster. This word is peculiar to New York, where we ...

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• slip

  An inclined plane by the water side, on which a ship may be built. There are also slips up which v...

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• graving beach or slip

  A portion of the dockyard where ships were landed for a tide. ...

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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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• Side slip

  ·add. ·- ·see <<Skid>>, below. ...

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• Side-slip

  ·add. ·vi ·see <<Skid>>, below. ...

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• Slip-on

  ·noun A kind of overcoat worn upon the shoulders in the manner of a cloak. ...

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• slip-panel

  Same as slip-rail (q.v.).See also panel. 1893. `The Australasian,' Aug.12, p. 302, col. 1: «Take h...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• slip-rail

  n. part of a fence so fitted that itcan be removed so as to serve as a gate. Used also for thegatew...

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• land-slip

  The fall of a quantity of land from a cliff or declivity; the land sliding away so as often to carry...

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• slip-bend

  When a man makes a false step, and slips down a hatchway, or overboard. ...

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• slip-knot

  , or slippery-hitch. One which will not bear any strain, but will either become untied, or will tr...

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• slip-rope

  A rope passed through anything in such a manner that it will render or may be slipped instantaneousl...

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• slip-shackle

  A shackle with a lever-bolt, for letting go suddenly; yet, when ringed, is sufficient to secure the ...

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• floating graving-dock

  A modified camel (which see). ...

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