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main-piece
The strong horizontal beam of the windlass, supported at the ends by iron spindles in the windlass-b...
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horns of the rudder
See rudder-horn.
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key of the rudder
(See wood-locks of the rudder.)
In machinery, applies to wedges, forelocks, &c.
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sole of the rudder
A piece of timber attached to its lower part to render it nearly level with the false keel.
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straps of the rudder
See pintles.
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Rudder
·noun A riddle or sieve.
II. Rudder ·noun Fig.: That which resembles a rudder as a guide or governo...
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rudder
The appendage attached by pintles and braces to the stern-post of a vessel, by which its course thro...
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Piece
·noun A castle; a fortified building.
II. Piece ·noun One of the superior men, distinguished from a...
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piece
A wench. A damned good or bad piece; a girl who is more or less active and skilful in the amorous co...
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piece
A little while. 'Stay a piece.' Provincial in the north of England.--Johnson. The common expression ...
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piece
applied to time : Stay a piece ; i. e. a little while. York.
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Main
·adj Vast; huge.
II. Main ·noun A main-hamper.
III. Main ·adj Important; necessary.
IV. Main ·nou...
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main
very; main good, very good. Also the chief; madam's the main, i. e. madam is the chief or ruler. C.
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main
A continent or mainland. Also, figuratively, the ocean.
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hanging the rudder
So as to allow the pintles to fall into their corresponding braces, constantly in boats, and frequen...
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piece of eight
The early name for the coin of the value of 8 reals, the well-known Spanish dollar.
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Piece Of Gold
The rendering "pieces of gold," as in (2 Kings 5:5) is very doubtful; and "shekels of gold") as desi...
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Piece Of Silver
I. In the Old Testament the word "pieces" is used in the Authorized Version for a word understood in...
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wood-locks of the rudder
Pieces of timber sheathed with copper, in coppered ships, placed in the throating or scores of the s...
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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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fill the main-yard
An order well understood to mean, fill the main-topsail, after it has been aback, or the ship hove-t...
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splice the main brace
In nautical parlance, to serve out an extra allowance of grog in bad weather or after severe exertio...
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Rudder bands
Ancient ships had two great broad-bladed oars for rudders. These, when not in use, were lifted out o...
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jury-rudder
A contrivance, of which there are several kinds, for supplying a vessel with the means of steering w...
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rudder braces
The iron or composition hinges on which a rudder turns.
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rudder bands or braces
The iron or composition hinges on which a rudder turns.
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rudder-case
The same as rudder-trunk (which see).
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rudder-chains
Strong copper chains connected with the aft side of the rudder by a span clamp and shackles. They ar...
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rudder-chalder
The same as gudgeon (which see) and chalder.
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rudder-chocks
See chock.
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rudder-coat
A canvas coat affixed to the rudder, encasing the opening in the counter, to prevent the sea from ru...
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rudder-gudgeon
Those secured to a ship are termed braces; gudgeon is more applicable to boats or small vessels.
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rudder-head
The upper end of the rudder-stock. Also, the flat surface of the trunk, which in cabins and ward-roo...
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rudder-horn
A kind of iron crutch bolted to the back of the rudder, for attaching the rudder chains to in case o...
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rudder-house
Synonymous with wheel-house.
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rudder-irons
The pintles, gudgeons, and braces of the rudder are frequently so called, though they were usually o...
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rudder-pendants
(See rudder-chains.) Hempen pendants fastened to the rudder-chains, for steering in cases of acciden...
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rudder-pintles
The hooks attached to the rudder, which enter the braces, and hang it.
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rudder-rake
The aftermost part of the rudder.
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rudder-stock
The main piece of a rudder.
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rudder-tackles
Attached to the rudder-pendants.
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rudder-trunk
A casing of wood fitted or boxed firmly into a cavity in the vessel's counter, called the helm port,...
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Chimney-piece
·noun A decorative construction around the opening of a fireplace.
...
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cod piece
The fore flap of a man's breeches. Do they bite, master? where, in the cod piece or collar?--a jocul...
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cart-piece
An early battering cannon mounted on a peculiar cart.
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chamber-piece
See chamber
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cross-piece
The transverse timber of the bitts. Also, a rail of timber extending over the windlass of some merch...
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dagger-piece
, or dagger-wood.
A timber or plank that faces on to the poppets of the bilge-ways, and crosses th...
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dragon piece
A strut or abutment.
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face-piece
A piece of elm tabled on to the knee of the head, in the fore-part, to assist the conversion of the ...
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gunner's piece
In destroying and bursting guns, means a fragment of the breech, which generally flies upward.
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hailshot-piece
A sort of gun supplied of old to our ships, with dice of iron as the missile.
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head-piece
A term for the helmet.
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lengthening-piece
The same as short top-timber (which see).
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port-piece
An ancient piece of ordnance used in our early fleets.
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jaw-piece
See rolling-chock
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shoe-piece
A board placed under the heel of a spar, or other weighty mass, to save the deck. In some cases inte...
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sweep-piece
A block at the bottom of the port-sill for receiving the chock of the gun-carriage, and to aid in tr...
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time-piece
, chronometer
An instrument adapted for measuring mean time. The result of many years of study and e...
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vent-piece
The movable fitment which closes the breech and contains the vent in Armstrong breech-loading guns.
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wall-piece
A very heavy powerful musket, for use in fortified places.
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Main yard
·- The yard on which the mainsail is extended, supported by the mainmast.
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Main-gauche
·noun The dagger held in the left hand, while the rapier is held in the right;
— used to parry thru...
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Main-hamper
·noun A hamper to be carried in the hand; a hand basket used in carrying grapes to the press.
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Main-sail
(Gr. artemon), answering to the modern "mizzen-sail," as some suppose. Others understand the "jib," ...
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main-body
The body of troops that marches between the advance-guard and the rear-guard of an army.
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main-boom
The spar which stretches the foot of the boom-mainsail in a fore-and-aft rigged vessel.
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main-brace
A purchase attached to the main-yard for trimming it to the wind.
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main-breadth
The broadest part of a ship at any particular timber or frame, distinguished by upper and lower heig...
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main-capstan
The after one, as distinguished from the jeer-capstan.
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main-course
The main-sail.
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main-guard
The principal guard of a garrison town, usually posted in the place-of-arms, or the market-place.
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main-hold
That part of a ship's hold which lies near the main-hatch.
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main-ice
A body of impenetrable ice apparently detached from the land, but immovable; between which and the l...
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main-jeers
Jeers for swaying up the main-yard.
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main-keel
The principal keel, as distinguished from the false-keel and the keelson.
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main-post
The stern-post, as distinguished from the false-post and inner-post.
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main-sail
This, in a square-rigged vessel, is distinguished by the so-termed square main-sail; in a fore-and-a...
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main-shaft
The principal shaft in machinery.
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main-spring
The source of continuous motion in a time-keeper. Also, that part of a musket-lock which is sunk int...
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main-staysail
A storm-sail set between the fore and main masts.
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main-tackle
A large and strong tackle, hooked occasionally upon the main pendant, and used for various purposes,...
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main-transom
A term often applied to the wing-transom (which see).
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main-wales
The lower wales, which are generally placed on the lower breadth, and so that the main-deck knee-bol...
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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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chamber of a piece of ordnance
The end of the bore modified to receive the charge of powder. In mortars, howitzers, and shell-guns,...
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muzzle of a piece of ordnance
The forward extremity of the cylinder, and the metal which surrounds it, extending back to the neck,...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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 : ...
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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...
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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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Hall of the Danes
See Danes (Hall of).
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Liberties of the Tower
See Tower Liberty.
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(St.) Mary of the Piu
See St. Mary Magdalen of the Guildhall.
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Pui, Fraternity of the
A brotherhood of French and English traders in London united for certain charitable purposes and the...
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Sac, Friars, of the
See Penitentia (Fratres de).
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Warden of the City
Appointed by the King from time to time in place of the Mayor, when the City had incurred his disple...
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admiral of the blue
who carries his flag on the main-mast. A landlord or publican wearing a blue apron, as was formerly ...
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brother of the blade
A soldier BUSKIN. A player. BUNG. A brewer QUILL. An author. STRING. A fiddler. WHIP. A coachman.
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cock of the company
A weak man, who from the desire of being the head of the company associates with low people, and pay...
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cup of the creature
A cup of good liquor.
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foreman of the jury
One who engrosses all the talk to himself, or speaks for the rest of the company.
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gift of the gab
A facility of speech.
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king of the gypsies
The captain, chief, or ringleader of the gang of misrule: in the cant language called also the uprig...
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knight of the blade
A bully.
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knight of the post
A false evidence, one that is ready to swear any thing for hire.
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knight of the rainbow
A footman: from the variety of colours in the liveries and trimming of gentlemen of that cloth.
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knight of the road
A highwayman.
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knight of the sheers
A taylor.
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knight of the thimble
A taylor or stay-maker.
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knight of the whip
A coachman.
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knight of the trencher
A great eater.
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limb of the law
An inferior or pettyfogging attorney.
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man of the town
A rake, a debauchee.
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man of the turf
A horse racer, or jockey.
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man of the world
A knowing man.
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master of the mint
A gardener.
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master of the rolls
A baker.
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master of the wardrobe
One who pawns his clothes to purchase liquor.
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mother of the maids
A bawd.
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postilion of the gospel
A parson who hurries over the service.
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surveyor of the highways
One reeling drunk.
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surveyor of the pavement
One standing in the pillory.
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tears of the tankard
The drippings of liquor on a man's waistcoat.
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tib of the buttery
A goose. CANT. Saint Tibb's evening; the evening of the last day, or day of judgment: he will pay yo...
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urinal of the planets
Ireland: so called from the frequent rains in that island.
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woman of the town
A prostitute.
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king of the herrings
n.
another name for the elephant-fish (q.v.).
1890. A. H. S. Lucas, `Handbook of the AustralasianA...
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rather of the ratherest
meat underdone. Norf.
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weeks of the mouth
The sides of it. Lane.
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adjustment of the compass
Swinging a ship to every point of bearing, to note the variation or error of the needle upon each rh...
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angle of the centre
In fortification, the angle formed at the centre of the polygon by lines drawn from thence to the po...
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angle of the shoulder
See epaule.
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angle of the vertical
The difference between the geographical and geocentric latitudes of a place upon the earth's surface...
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compensator of the compass
See magnetic compensator.
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compression of the poles
The amount of flattening at the polar regions of a planet, by which the polar diameter is less than ...
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comptroller of the customs
The officer who controls and has a check on the collectors of customs. (See controller.)
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comptroller of the navy
Formerly the chief commissioner of the navy board, at which he presided.
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curve of the coast
When the shore alternately recedes and projects gradually, so as to trend towards a curve shape.
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cut of the jib
A phrase for the aspect of a vessel, or person.
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depression, of the horizon
(See dip.)
In artillery, the angle below the horizon at which the axis of a gun is laid in order t...
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equation of the centre
The difference between the true and mean anomalies of a planet.
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