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Lay
·vt A plan; a scheme.
II. Lay ·noun An obligation; a vow.
III. Lay ·Impf of Lie, to recline.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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lay
Enterprize, pursuit, or attempt: to be sick of the lay. It also means a hazard or chance: he stands ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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lay
1) Terms or conditions of a bargain; price. Ex. 'I bought the articles at a good lay;' 'He bought hi...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Lord's day
Only once, in Rev. 1:10, was in the early Christian ages used to denote the first day of the week, w...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Lord's Prayer
The name given to the only form of prayer Christ taught his disciples (Matt. 6:9-13). The closing do...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Lord's Supper
(1 Cor. 11:20), called also "the Lord's table" (10:21), "communion," "cup of blessing" (10:16), and ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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lords commissioners
See commissioners, lords, of the admiralty.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Lords Prayer
the prayer which Jesus taught his disciples. (Matthew 6:9-13; Luke 11:2-4) "In this prayer our Lord ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Lords Supper
The words which thus describe the great central act of the worship of the Christian Church occur but...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Lay reader
·add. ·- A layman authorized to read parts of the public service of the church.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Lay shaft
·add. ·noun ·Alt. of <<Layshaft>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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chiving lay
Cutting the braces of coaches behind, on which the coachman quitting the box, an accomplice robs the...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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clouting lay
Picking pockets of handkerchiefs.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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drag lay
Waiting in the streets to rob carts or waggons.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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dub lay
Robbing houses by picking the locks.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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fam lay
Going into a goldsmith's shop, under pretence of buying a wedding ring, and palming one or two, by d...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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kid lay
Rogues who make it their business to defraud young apprentices, or errand-boys, of goods committed t...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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mill lay
To force open the doors of houses in order to rob them.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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peter lay
The department of stealing portmanteaus, trunks, &c.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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prad lay
Cutting bags from behind horses. CANT.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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roost lay
Stealing poultry.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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smug lay
Persons who pretend to be smugglers of lace and valuable articles; these men borrow money of publica...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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toby lay
The highway. High toby man; a highway-man. Low toby man; a footpad.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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o'er- lay
a surcingle. Lane.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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lay, to
To come or go; as, lay aloft, lay forward, lay aft, lay out. This is not the neuter verb lie mispron...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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lay-days
The time allowed for shipping or discharging a cargo; and if not done within the term, fair weather ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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lay in
The opposite of lay out. The order for men to come in from the yards after reefing or furling. It al...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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lay-to
To bring the weather-bow to the sea, with one sail set, and the helm lashed a-lee. (See lie-to, to.)...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Lords and Ladies
·- The European wake-robin (Arum maculatum), — those with purplish spadix the lords, and those with ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Lords Day, The
(Kuriake Hemera), (Revelation 1:10) (only), the weekly festival of our Lord's resurrection, and iden...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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lay, by the
When a man is paid in proportion to the success of the voyage, instead of by the month. This is comm...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Judas, The Lords Brother
Among the brethren of our Lord mentioned by the people of Nazareth. (Matthew 13:55; Mark 6:3) Whethe...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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avoir du pois lay
Stealing brass weights off the counters of shops. CANT.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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lay-overs for meddlers
A reply to a troublesome question on the part of a child, in answer to 'What's that?.' A turn-over i...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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lay a gun, to
So to direct it as that its shot may be expected to strike a given object; for which purpose its axi...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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lay her course, to
To be able to sail in the direction wished for, however barely the wind permits it.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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lay in the oars
Unship them from the rowlocks, and place them fore and aft in the boat.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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lay of a rope
The direction in which its strands are twisted; hawser is right-handed; cablet left-handed.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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lay or lie on your oars!
The order to desist rowing, without laying the oars in.
♦ Lay out on your oars! is the order to gi...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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lay the land, to
Barely to lose sight of it.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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commissioners, lords, of the admiralty
In general the crown appoints five or seven commissioners for executing the office of lord high-admi...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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lay in sea-stock, to
To make provision for the voyage.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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lay up a ship, to
To dismantle her.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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the crack, or all the crack. the fashionable theme, the go. the crack lay, of late is used, in the cant language, to signify the art and mystery of house-breaking.
Crust, sea biscuit, or ammunition loaf; also the backside. Farting crackers; breeches.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose