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lee-side
All that part of a ship or boat which lies between the mast and the side farthest from the wind, the...
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Quarter-deck
·noun That part of the upper deck abaft the mainmast, including the poop deck when there is one.
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quarter-deck
That part of the upper deck which is abaft the main-mast. (See decks, and jack's quarter-deck.)
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jack's quarter-deck
The deck elevation forward in some vessels, often called a top-gallant forecastle.
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quarter-deck nettings
See netting.
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quarter-deck officers
A term implying the executive in general; officers whose places in action are there, in command.
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steps of the side
Pieces of quartering nailed to the sides amidships, from the wale upwards; for the people ascending ...
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walk the quarter-deck, to
A phrase signifying to take the rank of an officer.
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Lee
·vi To <<Lie>>; to speak falsely.
II. Lee ·noun That part of the hemisphere, as one stands on shipb...
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lee
calm, under the wind, shelter. S.
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lee
From the Scandinavian word lœ or laa, the sea; it is the side opposite to that from which the wind i...
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Side
SIDE(Σίδη: Eth. Σιδήτης), a town with a good harbour on the coast of Pamphylia, 50 stadia to the wes...
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
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Side
·vi To lean on one side.
II. Side ·noun Long; large; extensive.
III. Side ·vt To furnish with a si...
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side
long ; my coat is very side ; i. e. very long. Also proud, steep. From the Saxon, SIDE, BID, or the ...
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side
All that part of a ship which extends from stem to stern in length, and from the upper edge of the g...
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Side
a city on the coast of Pamphylia, 10 or 12 miles to the east of the river Eurymedon. It is mentioned...
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Deck
·v A heap or store.
II. Deck ·v The roof of a passenger car.
III. Deck ·v A pack or set of playing...
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Quarter
·vt Friendship; amity; concord.
II. Quarter ·vi To <<Lodge>>; to have a temporary residence.
III. ...
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quarter
This term literally implies one quarter of the ship, but in common parlance applies to 45° abaft the...
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by the lee
The situation of a vessel going free, when she has fallen off so much as to bring the wind round her...
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under the lee
Sheltered from the wind by some intervening object, as a ship under the lee of the land.
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on the quarter
Being in that position with regard to a ship, as to be included in the angles which diverge from rig...
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mate of the lower-deck
An officer of considerable importance in former times in ships of the line; he was responsible for t...
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mate of the main-deck
The officer appointed to superintend all the duties to be executed upon the main-deck during the day...
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first quarter of the moon
See quarter, first.
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lee-hatch, take care of the!
A word of caution to the helmsman, not to let the ship fall to leeward of her course.
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brought by the lee
See bring by the lee, to.
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angle of lee-way
The difference between the apparent compass-course and the true one arising from lateral pressure an...
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Lee, Nathaniel
(1653?-1692)
Dramatist, s. of a clergyman at Hatfield, was ed. at Westminster School and Camb. Afte...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Lee, Harriet
See Lee, Sophia
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Lee, Sophia
(1750-1824), Lee, Harriet (1757-1851)
Novelists and dramatists, dau. of John L., an actor, were the...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Lee, Sidney
D.Litt., LL.D.
(b. 1859)
Ed. of The Dictionary of National Biography (with Sir L. Stephen), Stratf...
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a-lee
The contrary of a-weather: the position of the helm when its tiller is borne over to the lee-side of...
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lee-anchor
The leeward one, if under weigh; or that to leeward to which a ship, when moored, is riding.
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lee-beam
On the lee-side of the ship, at right angles with the keel.
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lee-boards
Wooden wings or strong frames of plank affixed to the sides of flat-bottomed vessels, such as Dutch ...
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lee-fang
A rope rove through the cringle of a sail, for hauling in, so as to lace on a bonnet.
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lee-fange
The iron bar upon which the sheets of fore-and-aft sails traverse, in small vessels. (See horse.)
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lee-gauge
Implies being farther from the point whence the wind blows, than another vessel in company.
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lee-hitch
The helmsman getting to leeward of the course.
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lee-lurches
The sudden and violent rolls which a ship often takes to leeward when a large wave strikes her on th...
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lee-shore
A ship is said to be on a lee-shore, when she is near it, with the wind blowing right on to it.
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lee-tide
A tide running in the same direction as the wind, and forcing a ship to leeward of the line upon whi...
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lee-way
What a vessel loses by drifting to leeward in her course. When she is sailing close-hauled in a smoo...
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lee-wheel
The assistant to the helmsman.
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Crown side
·- ·see Crown office.
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Side line
·add. ·- A line pert. or attached to the side of a thing.
II. Side line ·add. ·- A secondary road; ...
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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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Side-taking
·noun A taking sides, as with a party, sect, or faction.
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Side-wheel
·adj Having a paddle wheel on each side;
— said of steam vessels; as, a side-wheel steamer.
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Ditch Side
The Town Ditch, in Farringdon Ward Within ; the east side was included in Blackfriars precinct (Stry...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Water Side
East out of All Hallows Lane, in Dowgate Ward, to Red Bull Yard and Angel Passage (L.C.C. Streets, 1...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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side pocket
He has as much need of a wife as a dog of a side pocket; said of a weak old debilitated man. He want...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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side-coat
a great coat. York.
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side-like
such-like. North.
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side-ropes
See entering-ropes
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exterior side
The side of an imaginary polygon, upon which the plan of a fortification is constructed.
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side-men
See side-boys
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side-boys
, or side-men.
Those appointed to attend the gangways when boats come alongside, and offer the man...
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side-keelsons
A name for sister-keelsons. First used in mortar-vessels to support the bomb-beds; later they have c...
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side-ladder
, or accommodation-ladder.
A complete staircase structure used in harbour by most large ships.
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side-lever
A lever on each side of the cylinder of a marine steam-engine, resembling the beam of the ordinary l...
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side-pieces
Parts of a made mast.
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side-rods
Rods hanging from each of the cross-heads, one on each side of the cylinder of a steam-engine, and c...
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side-scale
A simple graduation, adopted by Sir Philip Broke in the Shannon, for the quick elevation or depressi...
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side-steps
Pieces of wood bolted to the side of a ship for the convenience of ascending; in smaller vessels the...
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top-side
All that part of a ship's side which is above the main-wales: that is, those strakes between the she...
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weather-side
That side of a ship on which the wind blows; it is the promenade for superior officers. (See also it...
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Half-deck
·noun ·see Half deck, under <<Deck>>.
II. Half-deck ·noun A shell of the genus Crepidula; a boat sh...
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Turret deck
·add. ·- A narrow superstructure running from stem to stern on the upper deck of a steam cargo vesse...
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Water deck
·- A covering of painting canvas for the equipments of a dragoon's horse.
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berth-deck
The 'tween decks.
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deck, to
A word formerly in use for to trim, as "we deckt up our sails."
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deck-beams
See beams.
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deck-cargo
, otherwise deck-load (which see).
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deck-cleats
Pieces of wood temporarily nailed to the deck to secure objects in bad weather, as guns, deck-load, ...
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deck-hook
The compass timber bolted horizontally athwart a ship's bow, connecting the stem, timbers, and deck-...
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deck-house
An oblong-house on the deck of some merchantmen, especially east-country vessels, and latterly in pa...
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deck-load
Timber, casks, or other cargo not liable to damage from wet, stowed on the deck of merchant vessels....
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deck-nails
A kind of spike with a snug head, commonly made in a diamond form; they are single or double deck-na...
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deck-pipe
An iron pipe through which the chain cable is paid into the chain-locker.
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deck-pumps
In a steamer, are at the side of the vessel, worked with a lever by manual power, to supply addition...
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deck-seam
The interstices between the planks.
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deck-sheet
That sheet of a studding-sail which leads directly to the deck, by which it is steadied until set; i...
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deck-stopper
(See stopper of the cable.) A strong stopper used for securing the cable forward of the capstan or w...
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deck-tackle
A purchase led along the decks.
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flush-deck
A continued floor laid from the stem to the stern, upon one range, without any break.
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forecastle-deck
The fore-part of the upper deck at a vessel's bows.
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fore-deck
That part from the fore-mast to the bows.
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grating-deck
A light movable deck, similar to the hatch-deck, but with open gratings.
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half-deck
A space between the foremost bulk-head of the steerage and the fore-part of the quarter-deck. In the...
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hatch-deck
Gun brigs had hatches instead of lower decks.
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hurricane-deck
A light deck over the saloon of some steamers.
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mess-deck
The place where a ship's crew mess.
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spar-deck
This term is loosely applied, though properly it signifies a temporary deck laid in any part of a ve...
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under deck
The floor of a cabin, or 'tween decks.
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upper deck
The highest of those decks which are continued throughout the whole length of a ship without falls o...
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Wars of the Lord, The Book of the
(Num. 21:14, 15), some unknown book so called (comp. Gen. 14:14-16; Ex. 17:8-16; Num. 14:40-45; 21:1...
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Quarter round
·- An <<Ovolo>>.
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Quarter-saw
·add. ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. To saw (a log) into quarters; specif., to saw into quarters and then into boar...
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Three-quarter
·adj Measuring thirty inches by twenty-five;
— said of portraitures.
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staring quarter
An ox cheek.
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last quarter
See quarter, last.
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quarter, first
When the moon appears exactly as a half-moon, 90° from the sun towards the east, she is in the first...
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quarter, last
When the moon appears exactly as a half-moon, and her angular distance from the sun 90°, but towards...
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quarter-badge
Artificial galleries; a carved ornament near the stern of those vessels which have no quarter-galler...
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quarter-bill
A list containing the different stations to which the officers and crew are quartered in time of act...
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quarter-blocks
Blocks fitted under the quarters of a yard, on each side the slings, for the topsail-sheets, topsail...
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quarter-boat
Any boat is thus designated which is hung to davits over the ship's quarter.
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quarter-cask
One-half of a hogshead, or 28 imperial gallons.
...
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quarter-cloths
Long pieces of painted canvas, extended on the outside of the quarter-netting, from the upper part o...
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quarter-davits
Pieces of iron or timber with sheaves or blocks at their outer ends, projecting from a vessel's quar...
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quarter-deckers
Those officers more remarkable for etiquette than for a knowledge of seamanship.
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quarter-deckish
Punctilious, severe.
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quarter-fast
See fast.
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quarter-flood
See flood.
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quarter-gallery
A sort of balcony with windows on the quarters of large ships. (See gallery.)
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quarter-galley
A Barbary cruiser.
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quarter-guard
A small guard posted in front of each battalion in camp.
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quarter-gunner
See gunner.
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quarter-ladder
From the quarter-deck to the poop.
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quarter-man
A dockyard officer employed to superintend a certain number of workmen.
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quarter-master
A petty officer, appointed to assist the master and mates in their several duties, as stowing the ho...
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quarter-nettings
The places allotted on the quarters for the stowage of hammocks, which, in action, serve to arrest m...
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quarter-pieces
Projections at the after-part of the quarter, forming the boundaries of the galleries.
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quarter-point
A subdivision of the compass-card, equal to 2° 48′ 45″ of the circle.
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quarter-ports
Those made in the after side-timbers, and especially in round-stern vessels. They are inconvenient f...
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quarter-rails
Narrow moulded planks, reaching from the stern to the gangway, and serving as a fence to the quarter...
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quarter-sights
The engraved index on the base-rings of cannon in quarter degrees from point-blank to two or three d...
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quarter-slings
Are supports attached to a yard or other spar at one or both sides of (but not in) its centre.
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quarter-stanchions
Strong iron stanchions in a square-sterned vessel, connecting the main-rail with the taffrail; used ...
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quarter-tackle
A strong tackle fixed occasionally upon the quarter of the main-yard, to hoist heavy bodies in or ou...
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quarter-timbers
The framing timbers in a vessel's quarter.
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quarter-watch
A division of one-fourth of the crew into watches, which in light winds and well-conducted ships is ...
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quarter-wind
Blowing upon a vessel's quarter, abaft the main-shrouds.
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quarter-shot
See water-shot
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Fear of the Lord the
Is in the Old Testament used as a designation of true piety (Prov. 1:7; Job 28:28; Ps. 19:9). It is ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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bear, the constellations of the
Ursa Major and Minor, most important to seamen, as instantly indicating by the pointers and pole-sta...
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Dispersion, The Jews Of The
or simply THE DISPERSION, was the general title applied to those Jews who remained settled in foreig...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Willows, The Brook Of The
a wady mentioned by Isaiah, (Isaiah 15:7) in his dirge over Moab. It is situated on the southern bou...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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bring by the lee, to
To incline so rapidly to leeward of the course when the ship sails large, or nearly before the wind,...
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to pinch on the parson's side
To defraud the parson of his tithe.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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stroke-side of a boat
That in which the after starboard rowlock is placed, or where the after oar is rowed if single-banke...
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The
·vi ·see <<Thee>>.
II. The (·art·def) A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their me...
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·OF
(abbreviation) Old French
...
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Of
·prep During; in the course of.
II. Of ·prep Denoting passage from one state to another; from.
III...
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of
An action of the organs of sense may be either involuntary or voluntary. Accordingly we say to hear,...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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st of the of the wind and current
See direction of the wind and current
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losing the number of the mess
Dead, drowned, or killed. (See number.)
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Concert of the powers
·add. ·- An agreement or understanding between the chief European powers, the United States, and Jap...
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Out-of-the-way
·adj ·see under Out, ·adv
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Acts of the Apostles
The title now given to the fifth and last of the historical books of the New Testament. The author s...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Adam, the city of
Is referred to in Josh. 3:16. It stood "beside Zarethan," on the west bank of Jordan (1 Kings 4:12)....
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Canaan, the language of
Mentioned in Isa. 19:18, denotes the language spoken by the Jews resident in Palestine. The language...
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Chief of the three
A title given to Adino the Eznite, one of David's greatest heroes (2 Sam. 23:8); also called Jashobe...
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Congregation, mount of the
(Isa. 14:13), has been supposed to refer to the place where God promised to meet with his people (Ex...
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Covering of the eyes
Occurs only in Gen. 20:16. In the Revised Version the rendering is "it (i.e., Abimelech's present of...
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Dedication, Feast of the
(John 10:22, 42), i.e., the feast of the renewing. It was instituted B.C. 164 to commemorate the pur...
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East, Children of the
The Arabs as a whole, known as the Nabateans or Kedarenes, nomad tribes (Judg. 6:3, 33; 7:12; 8:10)....
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Ephraim, The tribe of
Took precedence over that of Manasseh by virtue of Jacob's blessing (Gen. 41:52; 48:1). The descenda...
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Fishing, the art of
Was prosecuted with great industry in the waters of Palestine. It was from the fishing-nets that Jes...
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Fountain of the Virgin
The perennial source from which the Pool of Siloam (q.v.) is supplied, the waters flowing in a copio...
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Harosheth of the Gentiles
(Judg. 4:2) or nations, a city near Hazor in Galilee of the Gentiles, or Upper Galilee, in the north...
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Hebrew of the Hebrews
One whose parents are both Hebrews (Phil. 3:5; 2 Cor. 11:22); a genuine Hebrew.
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Intercession of the Spirit
(Rom. 8:26, 27; John 14:26). "Christ is a royal Priest (Zech. 6:13). From the same throne, as King, ...
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Isaiah, The Book of
Consists of prophecies delivered (Isa. 1) in the reign of Uzziah (1-5), (2) of Jotham (6), (3) Ahaz ...
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Joshua, The Book of
Contains a history of the Israelites from the death of Moses to that of Joshua. It consists of three...
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Kings, The Books of
The two books of Kings formed originally but one book in the Hebrew Scriptures. The present division...
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Maccabees, Books of the
There were originally five books of the Maccabees. The first contains a history of the war of indepe...
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Moreh, the Hill of
Probably identical with "little Hermon," the modern Jebel ed-Duhy, or perhaps one of the lower spurs...
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Mount of the Amalekites
A place near Pirathon (q.v.), in the tribe of Ephraim (Judg. 12:15).
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Mount of the Amorites
The range of hills which rises abruptly in the wilderness of et-Tih ("the wandering"), mentioned Deu...
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Mount of the congregation
Only in Isa. 14:13, a mythic mountain of the Babylonians, regarded by them as the seat of the gods. ...
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Mount of the valley
(Josh. 13:19), a district in the east of Jordan, in the territory of Reuben. The "valley" here was p...
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Numbering of the people
Besides the numbering of the tribes mentioned in the history of the wanderings in the wilderness, we...
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Oreb, The rock of
The place where Gideon slew Oreb after the defeat of the Midianites (Judg. 7:25; Isa. 10:26). It was...
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Perseverance of the saints
Their certain continuance in a state of grace. Once justified and regenerated, the believer can neit...
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Ramath of the south
(Heb. Ramath-negeb). The Heb. negeb is the general designation for south or south-west of Judah. Thi...
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Resurrection of the dead
Will be simultaneous both of the just and the unjust (Dan. 12:2; John 5:28, 29; Rom. 2:6-16; 2 Thess...
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Ruth The Book of
Was originally a part of the Book of Judges, but it now forms one of the twenty-four separate books ...
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Salt, The city of
One of the cities of Judah (Josh. 15:62), probably in the Valley of Salt, at the southern end of the...
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Schools of the Prophets
(1 Sam. 19:18-24; 2 Kings 2:3, 5, 7, 12, 15) were instituted for the purpose of training young men f...
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Shallecheth, The gate of
I.e., "the gate of casting out," hence supposed to be the refuse gate; one of the gates of the house...
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Shiloah, The waters of
=Siloah, (Neh. 3:15) and Siloam (q.v.)
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Shinar, The Land of
LXX. and Vulgate "Senaar;" in the inscriptions, "Shumir;" probably identical with Babylonia or South...
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Shual, The land of
Land of the fox, a district in the tribe of Benjamin (1 Sam. 13:17); possibly the same as Shalim (9:...
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Siloah, The pool of
Heb. shelah; i.e., "the dart", Neh. 3:15; with the art. shiloah, "sending," Isa. 8:6 (comp. 7:3)=Sil...
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Simeon, The tribe of
Was "divided and scattered" according to the prediction in Gen. 49:5-7. They gradually dwindled in n...
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Sinim, The land of
(Isa. 49:12), supposed by some to mean China, but more probably Phoenicia (Gen. 10:17) is intended.
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Tob, The land of
A district on the east of Jodan, about 13 miles south-east of the Sea of Galilee, to which Jephthah ...
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Tower of the furnaces
(Neh. 3:11; 12:38), a tower at the north-western angle of the second wall of Jerusalem. It was proba...
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Uz, The land of
Where Job lived (1:1; Jer. 25:20; Lam. 4:21), probably somewhere to the east or south-east of Palest...
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Witness of the Spirit
(Rom. 8:16), the consciousness of the gracious operation of the Spirit on the mind, "a certitude of ...
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Arms of the City
Argent, plain cross gules, in the dexter chief canton a sword erect in pale of the second.
Crest : ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ferm of the City (King's)
Mentioned in will of John de Pulteneye, 1349 (Ct. H.W. I. 610).
The fee farm rent paid to the Crown...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Gates of the City
According to Stow these were originally four in number, Aldgate, Aldersgate, Ludgate, and Bridgegate...
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Guildhall of the Teutons
See Steelyard.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.