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Rake
·vi To walk about; to gad or ramble idly.
II. Rake ·vi To pass with violence or rapidity; to scrape...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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rake
to rake a fire, to heap small coals on the fire, that it may burn all the night, practised in the No...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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rake
The projection of the upper parts of a ship, at both ends, beyond the extremities of the keel. Also,...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Over
·adv From inside to outside, above or across the brim.
II. Over ·adv At an end; beyond the limit of...
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over
for under. In these expressions, 'He wrote over the signature of Junius;' 'He published some papers ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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over
1) upper, as The over side. The contrast is Nether. North.
2) to recover from an illness : I am afr...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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Muck rake
·add. ·- A rake for scraping up muck or dung. ·see <<Muckrake>>, ·vi, below.
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Rake-vein
·noun ·see <<Rake>>, a mineral vein.
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Top rake
·add. ·- The angle that the front edge of the point of a tool is set back from the normal to the sur...
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duddering rake
A thundering rake, a buck of the first head, one extremely lewd.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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rake, rakehell
or RAKESHAME
A lewd, debauched fellow.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cart-rake
a cart-track. Essex.
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after-rake
That part of the hull which overhangs the after-end of keel.
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fore-rake
That part of the hull which rakes beyond the fore-end of the keel.
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keel-rake
Synonymous with keel-haul. See keel-hauling.
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rudder-rake
The aftermost part of the rudder.
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Over-arm
·adj Done (as bowling or pitching) with the arm raised above the shoulder. ·see <<Overhard>>.
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Over-busy
·adj Too busy; officious.
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Over-garment
·noun An outer garment.
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Over-story
·noun The clearstory, or upper story, of a building.
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Stop-over
·add. ·noun Act or privilege of stopping over.
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Up-over
·add. ·adj Designating a method of shaft excavation by drifting to a point below, and then raising i...
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Walk-over
·noun In racing, the going over a course by a horse which has no competitor for the prize; hence, co...
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to do over
Carries the same meaning, but is not so briefly expressed: the former having received the polish of ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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done over
Robbed: also, convicted or hanged. Cant.--
See do.
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mullock over
v.
Shearing slang.See quotation.
1893. `The Age,' Sept. 23, p. 14, col. 4:
«I affirm as a practic...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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to blow over
Said properly of a storm; and hence generally, to pass away without effect. This metaphor is very co...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to fork over
To hand over; to pay over, as money. A common expression in colloquial language.
He groaned in spir...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to keel over
A nautical term; to capsize or upset, and metaphorically applied to a sudden prostration.
As it see...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to tip over
To turn over; to capsize.--Worcester.
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to whap over
To turn over. (New England.)
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all over
Bearing a resemblance to some particular object. The word is common in familiar language.
The South...
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over-careful
Careful to excess.--Webster.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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over-anunt
Opposite. Glouc.
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over-bodied
when a new upper part (or body) is put to an old gown. Lane.
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over-get
to overtake ; he is but a little before, you will soon over-get him. N.
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forging over
The act of forcing a ship violently over a shoal, by the effort of a great quantity of sail, steam, ...
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lap over or upon
The mast carlings are said to lap upon the beams by reason of their great depth, and head-ledges at ...
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lie over
A ship heeling to it with the wind abeam.
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over-anent
Opposite to.
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over-bear
One ship overbears another if she can carry more sail in a fresh wind.
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over-boyed
Said of a ship when the captain and majority of the quarter-deck officers are very young.
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over-gunned
Where the weight of metal is disproportioned to the ship, and the quarters insufficient for the guns...
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over-insurance
See re-insurance, and double insurance.
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over-loft
An old term for the upper deck of a ship.
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over-looker
Generally an old master appointed by owners of ships to look after everything connected with the fit...
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over-masted
The state of a ship whose masts are too high or too heavy for her weight to counter-balance.
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over-rigged
A ship with more and heavier gear than necessary, so as to be top-hampered.
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over-risen
When a ship is too high out of the water for her length and breadth, so as to make a trouble of lee-...
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over-running
(See under-run.) Applied to ice, when the young ice overlaps, and is driven over.
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over-setting
The state of a ship turning upside down, either by carrying too much sail or by grounding, so that s...
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over-swack
An old word, signifying the reflux of the waves by the force of the wind.
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pull-over
An east-country term for a carriage-way.
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to rake and scrape
To collect.
Where under the sun, says I to myself, did he rake and scrape together such super-super...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Half seas over
·- Half drunk.
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half seas over
Almost drunk.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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half seas over
Intoxicated; drunk. A sailor's expression.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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half seas over
Nearly intoxicated. This term was used by Swift.
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hand-over-hand
Hauling rapidly upon any rope, by the men passing their hands alternately one before the other, or o...
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over-press, to
To carry too much sail on a ship.
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over-sea vessels
Ships from foreign parts, as distinguished from coasters.
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leaping over the sword
An ancient ceremonial said to constitute a military marriage. A sword being laid down on the ground,...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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over head and ears
Completely overwhelmed. 'He sank over head and ears in the river;' 'He was over head and ears in deb...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to knock a man over
to knock him down. North.
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blow over, (it will)
Said of a gale which is expected to pass away quickly.
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fugitives over the sea
By old statutes, now obsolete, to depart this realm without the king's license incurred forfeiture o...
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over and under turns
Terms applied to the passing of an earing, besides its inner and outer turns.
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turn over men, to
To discharge them out of one ship into another.
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All Hallows on the Hay, over Heywharf
See All Hallows the Great.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.