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List
·noun Inclination; desire. II. List ·vt To listen or hearken to. III. List ·noun The first thin co...

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list
will : " I shall do my list ;" and, verbially, " Let him if he list." Derb. ...

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list
A roll of names, as the army and navy lists; but usually at sea it means the doctor's list. Also, th...

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Open
·vi To bark on scent or view of the game. II. Open ·adj Produced by an open string; as, an open ton...

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open
The situation of a place which is exposed to the wind and sea. Also, applied in meteorology, to mild...

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White list
·add. ·- The official list of all transactions, published daily on white paper, divided into sales f...

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advance-list
The register by which two months' wages to the crew are paid, on first commission, and a quarter's t...

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allotment-list
A document containing the requisite details, attested by the four signing officers, to be transmitte...

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alphabetical list
This is a list which accompanies the ship's books; it contains the names and number of every person ...

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black-list
A record of misdemeanours impolitically kept by some officers for their private use the very essence...

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bounty-list
A register of all persons who have received the bounty to which they are entitled after having passe...

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conduct-list
A roll to accompany the tickets of all persons sent to a hospital for medical treatment; it details ...

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convoy-list
A return of the merchantmen placed under the protection of men-of-war, for safe conduct to their des...

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doctor's list
The roll of those excused from duty by reason of illness. ...

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list, to
To incline to one side; as "the ship has a list to port," i.e. leans over to that side. ...

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Lloyd's list
A gazette, published formerly twice a week, but latterly daily, under the superintendence of a commi...

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prize-list
A return of all the persons on board, whether belonging to the ship, or supernumeraries, at the time...

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retired list
A roll whereon deserving officers are placed whose health, age, or want of interest justifies their ...

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Open door
·add. ·- Open or free admission to all; hospitable welcome; free opportunity. II. Open door ·add. ·...

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Open sea
·add. ·- A sea open to all nations. ·see Mare clausum. ...

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Open verdict
·add. ·- A verdict on a preliminary investigation, finding the fact of a crime but not stating the c...

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Open-air
·adj Taking place in the open air; outdoor; as, an open-air game or meeting. ...

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Open-eyed
·adj With eyes widely open; watchful; vigilant. ...

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Open-handed
·adj Generous; liberal; munificent. ...

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Open-headed
·adj <<Bareheaded>>. ...

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Open-hearted
·adj Candid; frank; generous. ...

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Open-mouthed
·adj Having the mouth open; gaping; hence, greedy; clamorous. ...

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Open place
Gen. 38:14, 21, mar. Enaim; the same probably as Enam (Josh. 15:34), a city in the lowland or Shephe...

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open arse
A medlar. See medlar. ...

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to re-open
To open again.--Webster. This word is much used. The theatre re-opens for the season. The schools re...

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open hawse
When a vessel rides by two anchors, without any cross in her cables. ...

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open ice
Fragments of ice sufficiently separate to admit of a ship forcing or boring through them under sail....

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open order
Any distance ordered to be preserved among ships, exceeding a cable's length. ...

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open pack
A body of drift ice, the pieces of which, though very near each other, do not generally touch. It is...

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open policy
Where the amount of the interest of the insured is not fixed by the policy, but is left to be ascert...

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open roadstead
A place of hazard, as affording no protection either from sea or wind. ...

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list and receipt
The official document sent with officers or men of any description, discharged from one ship to anot...

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Open-hearth steel
·add. ·- ·see under <<Open>>. ...

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removal from the list
Dismission, or dropping an officer out of the service. ...

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open lower deckers, to
To fire the lower tier of guns. Also said of a person using violent language. ...

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finish. the finish; a small coffee-house in coven garden, market, opposite russel-street, open very early in the morning, and therefore resorted to by debauchees shut out of every other house: it is also called carpenter's coffee- house.
Introducing a story by head and shoulders. A man wanting to tell a particular story, said to the com...

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