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Glue
·noun To join with glue or a viscous substance; to cause to stick or hold fast, as if with glue; to ...

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glue
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Marine
·adj A picture representing some marine subject. II. Marine ·adj Formed by the action of the curren...

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marine
Belonging to the sea. It is a general name for the royal or mercantile navy of any state; also the w...

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glue-pot
n. part of a road so bad that thecoach or buggy sticks in it. 1892. `Daily News,' London (exact da...

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jeffery's glue
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jeffrey's glue
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Fluvio-marine
·adj Formed by the joint action of a river and the sea, as deposits at the mouths of rivers. ...

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Marine Square
See Wellclose Square. ...

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marine officer
An empty bottle: marine officers being held useless by the seamen. SEA WIT. ...

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engine, marine
(See marine engines.) Engine was of old a military machine for warfare. ...

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horse-marine
An awkward lubberly person. One out of place. ...

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marine barometer
A barometer, the tube of which is contracted in one part to prevent the sudden oscillations of the m...

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marine boards
Establishments at our different ports for carrying into effect the provisions of the Merchant Shippi...

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marine buildings
Those constructed for making or preserving ships, as docks, arsenals, store-houses, &c. ...

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marine engines
Those steam engines which are used to propel ships, whether on the ocean or in rivers, in contradist...

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marine insurance
A contract by which an individual or a company agree to indemnify the losses or damages happening to...

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marine lagoon
A lake or inlet formed by the encroachments of the sea, and the deposits of fluviatile action. ...

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marine officer
An officer of the Royal Marines. Jocularly and witlessly applied to an empty bottle, as being "usele...

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marine railway
A term which has been applied to a slip for hauling vessels on to repair. ...

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marine stores
A general term for the iron-work, cordage, sails, provisions, and other outfit, with which a vessel ...

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mercantile marine
See marine. ...

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artillery, royal marine
Formerly a select branch of the R. Marines, specially instructed in gunnery and the care of artiller...

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aspirant de marine
Midshipman in the French navy. ...

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local marine-board
See marine boards. ...

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marine clothing-room
A compartment of the after-platform, to receive the clothes and stores of the royal marines. ...

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mercantile marine fund
A public fund accumulated by fees payable to the Board of Trade on account of the merchant shipping....

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oscillating marine-engine
A steam-engine where the top of the piston-rod is coupled with the crank, and the piston-rod moves b...

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royal marine artillery
Originally selected from the royal marines, now specially enlisted. (See artillery, royal marine.) ...

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cranks of a marine engine
; eccentric, as in a turning-lathe. The bend or knee pinned on the shafts, by which they are moved r...

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frame of the marine steam-engine
, is the strong supporter of the paddle-shafts and intermediate shaft; it rests on columns, and is f...

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