laying or lying along

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• Laying

  ·noun The act of one who, or that which, lays. II. Laying ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Lay>>. III. Laying ...

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• Along

  ·adv In company; together. II. Along ·- (Now heard only in the ·prep phrase along of.). III. Along...

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• along

  [Saxon]. Lengthwise. ♦ Alongside, by the side of a ship; side by side. ♦ Lying along, when the...

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• Pipe laying

  ·- The laying of conducting pipes underground, as for water, gas, ·etc. II. Pipe laying ·- The act ...

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• pipe-laying

  This term, in political parlance, means any arrangement by which a party makes sure of a certain add...

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• laying off

  See laying down ...

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• laying down

  , or laying off. The act of delineating the various lines of a ship to the full size on the mould-...

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• laying-top

  A conical piece of wood, having three or four scores or notches on its surface, used in rope-making ...

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• Come-along

  ·add. ·noun A gripping device, as for stretching wire, ·etc., consisting of two jaws so attached to ...

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• boom along

  To move rapidly. A sea term. A ship is said to boom along when under full sail. You're right in the...

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• bowling-along

  Going with a free wind. ...

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• down along

  Sailing coastways down Channel. ...

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• leg along

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

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• light along!

  Lend assistance in hauling cables, hawsers, or large ropes along, and lifting some parts in a requir...

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• lying along

  See laying along. ...

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• up along

  Sailing from the mouth of the channel upwards. ...

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• laying a rope

  Arranging the yarns for the strands, and then the strands for making a rope, or cable. ...

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• lie along, to

  (See along.) A ship is said to lie along when she leans over with a side wind. ♦ To lie along the ...

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• moor along, to

  To anchor in a river with a hawser on shore to steady her. ...

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• Laying On Of Hands

  This "formed at an early period a part of the ceremony observed on the appointment and consecration ...

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• laying or lying out on a yard

  To go out towards the yard-arms. ...

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• stretch along a brace, to

  To lay it along the decks in readiness for the men to lay hold of; called manning it. ...

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