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Order
·vi To give orders; to issue commands. II. Order ·noun A command; a mandate; a precept; a direction...

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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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Stop order
·add. ·- An order that aims to limit losses by fixing a figure at which purchases shall be sold or s...

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crack-order
High regularity. ...

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marching order
A soldier fully equipped with arms, ammunition, and a portion of his kit, carries from 30 to 35 lbs....

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order arms!
The word of command, with muskets or carbines, to bring the butt to the ground, the piece vertical a...

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order-book
A book kept for the purpose of copying such occasional successive orders as the admiral, or senior o...

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stiffening order
A custom-house warrant for making a provision in the shipping of goods, before the whole inward carg...

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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 list
One of a ship's books, which contains the whole of the names of the actual officers and crew, in ord...

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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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apple-pie order
An expression used in familiar conversation, denoting perfect order. It is used alike in England and...

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take order for
to provide for or against any thing. North. ...

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apple-pie order
A strange but not uncommon term for a ship in excellent condition and well looked to. Neat and order...

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night order-book
A document of some moment, as it contains the captain's behests about change of course, &c., and oug...

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order of battle
The arranging of ships or troops so as to engage the enemy to the best advantage. ...

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order of sailing
See sailing, order of. ...

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sailing, order of
The general disposition of a fleet of ships when proceeding on a voyage or an expedition. It is gene...

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

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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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forming the order of sailing
See sailing, order of. ...

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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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