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• Spring

  ·vi A race; lineage. II. Spring ·vi A youth; a springal. III. Spring ·vi Elastic power or force. ...

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• Spring

  (Heb. ain, "the bright open source, the eye of the landscape"). To be carefully distinguished from "...

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• spring

  A crack running obliquely through any part of a mast or yard, which renders it unsafe to carry the u...

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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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• Spring steel

  ·add. ·- A variety of steel, elastic, strong, and tough, rolled for springs, ·etc. ...

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• spring-beam

  In a steamer, a fore-and-aft beam for connecting the two paddle-beams, and supporting the outer end ...

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• spring-forelock

  One jagged or split at the point, thereby forming springs to prevent its drawing. ...

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• spring-searcher

  A steel-pronged tool to search for defects in the bore of a gun. ...

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• spring-stays

  Are rather smaller than the stays, and are placed above them, being intended as substitutes should t...

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• spring-tide

  The periodical excess of the elevation and depression of the tide, which occurs when both the sun an...

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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-piece

  The strong horizontal beam of the windlass, supported at the ends by iron spindles in the windlass-b...

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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-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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• spring-ankle warehouse

  Newgate, or any other gaol: IRISH. ...

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• coup de main

  A sudden and vigorous attack. ...

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• main royal-mast

  That above the main topgallant-mast. ...

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• main-sail haul!

  The order given to haul the after-yards round when the ship is nearly head to wind in tacking. ...

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• main-tack block

  A block forming part of the purchase used for hauling the main-tack down to. ...

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• main-tackle pendant

  A stout piece of rope with a hook in one end, and a thimble in the other, sometimes used for hauling...

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• main-top bowline

  The bowline of the main-topsail. It is used to haul the weather-leech forward when on a wind, which ...

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• main-topsail haul!

  The order used instead of main-sail haul, when the main-sail is not set. ...

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• main-yard men

  Those in the doctor's list. ...

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• square main-sail

  See main-sail. ...

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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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• main-piece of the rudder

  The rudder-stock, or piece which is connected by the rudder-bands to the stern-post. ...

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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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• stay-tackles, fore and main

  Special movable purchases for hoisting in and out boats, anchors, &c. They plumb the fore and main h...

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• as deaf as the main-mast

  Said of one who does not readily catch an order given. Thus at sea the main-mast is synonymous with ...

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• moor with a spring on the cable, to

  See spring. ...

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• haul aboard the fore and main tacks

  This is to haul them forward, and down to the chess-trees on the weather-side. ...

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