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Keel
·noun Fig.: The whole ship. II. Keel ·noun A brewer's cooling vat; a keelfat. III. Keel ·vi To tur...

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keel
a coal-barge. Northumb. The men belonging to it KEEL-MEN. ...

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keel
The lowest and principal timber of a ship, running fore and aft its whole length, and supporting the...

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Leg
·vt To <<Bow>>. II. Leg ·vt To <<Run>>. III. Leg ·vt To use as a leg, with it as object. IV. Leg ...

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leg
To make a leg; to bow. To give leg-bail and land security; to run away. To fight at the leg; to take...

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leg
n. mining term. a peculiar form ofquartz-reef, forming a nearly vertical prolongation of thesaddle....

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leg
The run made on a single tack. Long and short legs (see tack and half-tack). ...

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Fin keel
·add. ·- A projection downward from the keel of a yacht, resembling in shape the fin of a fish, thou...

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keel bullies
Men employed to load and unload the coal vessels. ...

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to keel over
A nautical term; to capsize or upset, and metaphorically applied to a sudden prostration. As it see...

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even keel
When a ship is so trimmed as to sit evenly upon the water, drawing the same depth forward as aft. So...

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false keel
A kind of supplemental or additional keel secured under the main one, to protect it should the ship ...

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humber-keel
A particular clincher-built craft used on the Humber. ...

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keel-blocks
Short log ends of timbers on which the keel of a vessel rests while building or repairing, affording...

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keel-deeters
The wives and daughters of keelmen, who sweep and clean the keels, having the sweepings of small coa...

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keel-hauling
A severe punishment formerly inflicted for various offences, especially in the Dutch navy. The culpr...

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keel hook
Means any anchor; as, "she has come to a keelock." ...

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keel-pieces
The parts of the keel which are of large timber. ...

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keel-rake
Synonymous with keel-haul. See keel-hauling. ...

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keel-rope
A coarse rope formerly used for cleaning the limber-holes. ...

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keel-staples
Generally made of copper, from six to twelve inches long, with a jagged hook to each end. They are d...

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main-keel
The principal keel, as distinguished from the false-keel and the keelson. ...

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safety-keel
A construction of keel for further security, by Oliver Lang. ...

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sliding-keel
A contrivance to prevent vessels from being driven to leeward by a side-wind; it is composed of plan...

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Leg bridge
·add. ·- A type of bridge for small spans in which the floor girders are rigidly secured at their ex...

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Puff-leg
·noun Any one of numerous species of beautiful humming birds of the genus Eriocnemis having large tu...

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Water leg
·- ·see <<Leg>>, 7. ...

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Leg Tavern
On the north side of Fleet Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746). Site rebuilt, now occ...

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hind leg
To kick out a hind leg; to make a rustic bow. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
jury leg
A wooden leg: allusion to a jury mast, which is a temporary substitute for a mast carried away by a ...

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black-leg
The common term here and in England for a gambler. ...

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game leg
A lame leg. A term not peculiar to America. ...

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leg bail
To give leg bail, is to run away.--Grose. Sae weel's he'd fley the student's a', Whan they were sk...

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game-leg
a lame leg. N. ...

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game-leg
A lame limb, but not so bad as to unfit for duty. ...

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leg along
Ropes laid on end, ready for manning. ...

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leg-bail
Dishonest desertion from duty. The phrase is not confined to its nautical bearing. ...

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keel the pot
skim the pot. North. See Love's Labour's Lost. ...

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heaving keel out
The utmost effect to be produced by careening, viz. to raise the keel out of the water in order to r...

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hove keel out
Hove so completely over the beam-ends that the keel is above the water. ...

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Leg-of-mutton
·add. ·adj Having the general shape or outline of a leg of mutton; as, a leg-of-mutton, or shoulder-...

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Bandy Leg Alley
By Fleet Ditch. In Farringdon Ward Without (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799). Not named in the maps. ...

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Golden Leg Court
South out of Cheapside at No. 66, between Bow Lane and Queen Street, in Cheap Ward (Elmes, 1831). F...

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Three Leg Alley
1) West out of Bishopsgate Street, in Bishopsgate Ward Without, near Bethlem Churchyard (Strype, ed....

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Two Leg Alley
In Old Bethlehem (W. Stow, 1722-Boyle, 1799). Not named in the maps. ...

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show a leg!
An exclamation from the boatswain's mate, or master-at-arms, for people to show that they are awake ...

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scarphs of the keel
The joints, when a keel is made of several pieces. (See scarph.) ...

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tread of a keel
The length of her keel. ...

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Leg and Ball Alley
South out of London Wall, in parish of All Hallows, London Wall, in Broad Street Ward. Broad Street...

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Three Leg Court, Yard
East out of Whitecross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Elmes, 1831). Site now o...

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straight as a loon's leg
is a common simile in New England. They were puzzled with the accounts; but I saw through it in a m...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.