The handle of an oar. Also, the track of a fish.
·noun ·see <<Loon>>, the bird. II. Loom ·vi To rise and to be eminent; to be elevated or ennobled, ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
a tool or instrument in general. Chesh. Any utensil, as a tub. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
·noun A gentle gale of wind. ...
South out of Old Bethlem to Petty France (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799). The northern portion of the ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
An indistinct enlarged appearance of any distant object in light fogs, as the coast, ships, &c.; "th...
The Sailor's Word-Book
An easy gale of wind, in which a ship can carry her whole top-sails a-trip. ...