lying along

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• Lying

  ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Lie, to tell a falsehood. II. Lying ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Lie>>. III. Lying ·p.p...

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• lying

  The situation of a whale when favourable for sticking the "lie" usually occurs after feeding. ...

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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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• Lying-in

  ·noun The act of bearing a child. II. Lying-in ·noun The state attending, and consequent to, childb...

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• down-lying

  just going to be brought to bed. N. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• lying-to

  See lie-to, to. ...

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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...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• bowling-along

  Going with a free wind. ...

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• down along

  Sailing coastways down Channel. ...

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• laying or lying along

  Pressed down sideways by a stiff gale. ...

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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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• up along

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

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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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• London Lying-in Hospital

  In Shaftesbury House, Aldersgate Street. Instituted 1750. Removed 1771 to City Road. ...

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• lying on his oars

  Taking a rest; at ease. ...

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• 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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