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Pitch
·noun Height; stature.
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Pitch
(Gen. 6:14), asphalt or bitumen in its soft state, called "slime" (Gen. 11:3; 14:10; Ex. 2:3), found...
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pitch
Tar and coarse resin boiled to a fluid yet tenacious consistence.
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Pitch
The three Hebrew words so translated all represent the same object, viz., mineral pitch or asphalt i...
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chime in, to
To join a mess meal or treat. To chime in to a chorus or song.
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fall in, to
The order to form, or take assigned places in ranks. (See assembly.)
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flatten in, to
The action of hauling in the aftmost clue of a sail to give it greater power of turning the vessel; ...
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haul in, to
To sail close to the wind, in order to approach nearer to an object.
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let in, to
To fix or fit a diminished part of one plank or piece of timber into a score formed in another to re...
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round-in, to
To haul in on a fall; the act of pulling upon any slack rope which passes through one or more blocks...
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shut in, to
Said of landmarks or points of land, when one is brought to transit and overlap the other, or interc...
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turn in, to
To go to bed.
♦ To turn out. To get up.
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Auction pitch
·add. ·- A game of cards in which the players bid for the privilege of determining or "pitching" the...
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Pitch-black
·adj Black as pitch or tar.
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Pitch-dark
·adj Dark as a pitch; pitch-black.
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Pitch-faced
·adj Having the arris defined by a line beyond which the rock is cut away, so as to give nearly true...
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Pitch-ore
·noun <<Pitchblende>>.
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Tough-pitch
·noun Copper so reduced;
— called also tough-cake.
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pitch-kettled
Stuck fast, confounded.
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bastard-pitch
A mixture of colophony, black pitch, and tar. They are boiled down together, and put into barrels of...
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pitch-boat
A vessel fitted for boiling pitch in, which should be veered astern of the one being caulked.
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pitch-house
A place set apart for the boiling of pitch for the seams and bottoms of vessels.
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pitch-kettle
That in which the pitch is heated, or in which it is carried from the pitch-pot.
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pitch-ladle
Is used for paying decks and horizontal work.
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pitch-mop
The implement with which the hot pitch is laid on to ships' sides and perpendicular work.
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pitch-pine
♦ Pinus resinosa, commonly called Norway or red pine. (See pine.)
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in
in (old forms endŏ and indŭ, freq. in ante-class. poets; cf. Enn. ap. Gell. 12, 4; id. ap. Macr. S...
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in
in I old indu, prep.with acc.or abl.
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in-
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-in
·- A suffix. ·see the Note under -ine.
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In
·noun A reentrant angle; a nook or corner.
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— the opposite of ou...
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In-
·- An inseparable prefix, or particle, meaning not, non-, un- as, inactive, incapable, inapt. In- re...
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in
for into. Mr. Colman, in remarking upon the prevalence of this inaccuracy in New York, says: "We get...
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in
The state of any sails in a ship when they are furled or stowed, in opposition to out, which implies...
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In-and-in
·noun An old game played with four dice. In signified a doublet, or two dice alike; in-and-in, eithe...
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fall in with, to
To meet, when speaking of a ship; to discover, when speaking of the land.
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stand in shore, to
To sail directly for the land.
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To
·prep Addition; union; accumulation.
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To-
·prep An obsolete intensive prefix used in the formation of compound verbs; as in to-beat, to-break,...
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to
for at or in, is an exceedingly common vulgarism in the Northern States. We often hear such vile exp...
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chewing of pitch
See chewing of oakum
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bring-to, to
To bend, as to bring-to a sail to the yard. Also, to check the course of a ship by trimming the sail...
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broach-to, to
To fly up into the wind. It generally happens when a ship is carrying a press of canvas with the win...
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heave-to, to
To put a vessel in the position of lying-to, by adjusting her sails so as to counteract each other, ...
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lie-to, to
To cause a vessel to keep her head steady as regards a gale, so that a heavy sea may not tumble into...
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round-to, to
To bring to, or haul to the wind by means of the helm. To go round, is to tack or wear.
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lay in sea-stock, to
To make provision for the voyage.
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oar, to shove in an
To intermeddle, or give an opinion unasked.
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shake in the wind, to
To bring a vessel's head so near the wind, when close-hauled, as to shiver the sails.
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span in the rigging, to
To draw the upper parts of the shrouds together by tackles, in order to seize on the cat-harping leg...
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lie-to, in a gale
, is, by a judicious balance of canvas, to keep a ship's bow to the sea, and, with as much as she ca...
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try, to, or lie-to, in a gale
, is, by a judicious balance of canvas, to keep a ship's bow to the sea, and, with as much as she ca...
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turn in a heart, to
To seize the end of a shroud or stay, &c., securely round it.
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in eopte
in eopte eo ipso, Paul. ex Fest. p. 110 Müll.
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Biting in
·- The process of corroding or eating into metallic plates, by means of an acid. ·see <<Etch>>.
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In antis
·- Between antae;
— said of a portico in classical style, where columns are set between two antae, ...
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In commendam
·- ·see <<Commendam>>, and Partnership in Commendam, under <<Partnership>>.
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In esse
·- In being; actually existing;
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In loco
·- In the place; in the proper or natural place.
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In posse
·- In possibility; possible, although not yet in existence or come to pass;
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In rem
·add. ·- Lit., in or against a (or the) thing;.
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In situ
·- In its natural position or place;
— said of a rock or fossil, when found in the situation in whi...
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In transitu
·- In transit; during passage; as, goods in transitu.
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In vacuo
·- In a vacuum; in empty space; as, experiments in vacuo.
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In-going
·noun The act of going in; entrance.
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Lying-in
·noun The act of bearing a child.
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Printing in
·add. ·- A process by which cloud effects or other features not in the original negative are introdu...
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Roughing-in
·noun The first coat of plaster laid on brick; also, the process of applying it.
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Shoo-in
·add. ·- a candidate who is certain to win easily.
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Take-in
·noun Imposition; fraud.
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foysted in
Words or passages surreptitiously interpolated or inserted into a book or writing.
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taken in
Imposed on, cheated.
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in twig
Handsome; stilish. The cove is togged in twig; the fellow is dressed in the fashion.
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well-in
adj.
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to cave in
Said of the earth which falls down when digging into a bank. Figuratively, to break down; to give up...
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to happen in
To happen to call in; to come in accidentally.
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to rope in
To take or sweep in collectively; an expression much used in colloquial language at the West. It ori...
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to stand in
To cost. 'This horse stands me in two hundred dollars.'
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to suck in
To take in; to cheat; to deceive. A figurative expression, probably drawn from a sponge, which sucks...
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to turn in
To go to bed. Originally a seaman's phrase, but now common on land.
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to put the licks in
is to run very fast. A Northern phrase. Also in speaking of a ship sailing, we bear the phrase, 'She...
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forted in
Intrenched in a fort.
A few inhabitants forted in on the Potomac.--Marshall's Washington.
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roping in
Cheating. A very common expression in the South-western States.
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bringing in
The detention of a vessel on the high seas, and bringing her into port for adjudication.
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chancery, in
When a ship gets into irons. (See irons.)
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cutting in
Making the special directions for taking the blubber off a whale, which is flinched by taking off ci...
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filling in
The replacing a ship's vacant planks opened for ventilation, when preparing her, from ordinary, for ...
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heaving in
Shortening in the cable. Also, the binding a block and hook by a seizing.
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housing-in
After a ship in building is past the breadth of her bearing, and that she is brought in too narrow t...
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in-board
Within the ship; the opposite of out-board.
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in-boats!
The order to hoist the boats in-board.
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in-bow!
The order to the bowman to throw in his oar, and prepare his boat-hook, previous to getting alongsid...
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in-hauler
The rope used for hauling in the clue of a boom-sail, or jib-traveller: it is the reverse of out-hau...
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lay in
The opposite of lay out. The order for men to come in from the yards after reefing or furling. It al...
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lie in!
The order to come in from the yards when reefing, furling, or other duty is performed.
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locking-in
the alternate clues and bodies of the hammocks when hung up.
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set in
Said when the sea-breeze or weather appears to be steady.
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taking in
The act of brailing up and furling sails at sea; generally used in opposition to setting. (See furl,...
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tumble in
See tumbling home.
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devil to pay and no pitch hot
The seam which margins the water-ways was called the "devil," why only caulkers can tell, who perhap...
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put to sea, to
To quit a port or roadstead, and proceed to the destination.
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turn to windward, to
To gain on the wind by alternate tacking. It is when a ship endeavours to make progress against the ...
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row in the same boat, to
To be of similar principles.
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touch up in the bunt, to
To mend the sail on the yard; figuratively, to goad or remind forcibly.
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turn in a dead-eye or heart, to
To seize the end of a shroud or stay, &c., securely round it.
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Lean-to
·adj Having only one slope or pitch;
— said of a roof.
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Set-to
·noun A contest in boxing, in an argument, or the like.
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To-beat
·vt To beat thoroughly or severely.
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To-break
·vt To break completely; to break in pieces.
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To-brest
·vt To burst or break in pieces.
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To-day
·noun The present day.
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To-do
·noun Bustle; stir; commotion; ado.
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To-fall
·noun A lean-to. ·see Lean-to.
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To-name
·noun A name added, for the sake of distinction, to one's surname, or used instead of it.
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To-rend
·vt To rend in pieces.
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To-rent
·Impf & ·p.p. of To-rend.
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to bam
To impose on any one by a falsity; also to jeer or make fun of any one.
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to bamboozle
To make a fool of any one, to humbug or impose on him.
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to baste
To beat. I'll give him his bastings, I'll beat him heartily.
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to bishop
the balls, a term used among printers, to water them.
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to bitch
To yield, or give up an attempt through fear. To stand bitch; to make tea, or do the honours of the ...
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to bite
To over-reach, or impose; also to steal.--Cant. --Biting was once esteemed a kind of wit, similar to...
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to bug
A cant word among journeymen hatters, signifying the exchanging some of the dearest materials of whi...
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to grab
To seize a man. The pigs grabbed the kiddey for a crack: the officers, seized the youth for a burgla...
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to top
To cheat, or trick: also to insult: he thought to have topped upon me. Top; the signal among taylors...
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to tower
To overlook, to rise aloft as in a high tower.
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to twig
To observe. Twig the cull, he is peery; observe the fellow, he is watching us. Also to disengage, sn...
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hump, to
v.
to shoulder, carry on the back;especially, to hump the swag, or bluey, or drum. See Swag, Bluey,...
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jump, to
v.
to take possession of a claim(mining) on land, on the ground that a former possessor hasabandone...
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to buckle-to
To set about any task with energy and a determination to effect the object. It probably comes from h...
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to cotton to
'To cotton to one,' is to take a liking to him; to fancy him; literally to stick to him, as cotton w...
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abase, to
An old word signifying to lower a flag or sail. Abaisser is in use in the French marine, and both ma...
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abate, to
An old Anglo-Norman word from abattre, to beat down or destroy; as, to abate a castle or fort, is to...
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abet, to
To excite or encourage a common word, greatly in use at boat-racings, and other competitive acts.
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abrase, to
To dubb or smooth planks.
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accoil, to
To coil together, by folding round. (See coil.)
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accompany, to
To sail together; to sail in convoy.
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accost, to
To pass within hail of a ship; to sail coastwise; to approach, to draw near, or come side by side.
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adjourn, to
To put off till another day. Adjournments can be made in courts-martial from day to day, Sundays exc...
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adjust, to
To arrange an instrument for use and observation; as, to adjust a sextant, or the escapement of a ch...
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advance, to
An old word, meaning to raise to honour.
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aid, to
To succour; to supply with provisions or stores.
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allow, to
To concede a destined portion of stores, &c.
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annul, to
To nullify a signal.
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answer, to
To reply, to succeed; as, the frigate has answered the signal. This boat will not answer.
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commute, to
To lighten the sentence of a court-martial, on a recommendation of the court to the commander-in-chi...
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compass, to
To curve; also to obtain one's object.
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complain, to
The creaking of masts, or timbers, when over-pressed, without any apparent external defect. One man ...
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compliment, to
To render naval or military honour where due.
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conquer, to
To overcome decidedly.
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consign, to
To send a consignment of goods to an agent or factor for sale or disposal.
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copper, to
To cover the ship's bottom with prepared copper.
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corn, to
A remainder of the Anglo-Saxon ge-cyrned, salted. To preserve meat for a time by salting it slightly...
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couple, to
To bend two hawsers together; coupling links of a cable; coupling shackles.
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cripple, to
To disable an enemy's ship by wounding his masts, yards, and steerage gear, thereby placing him hors...
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cund, to
To give notice which way a shoal of fish is gone.
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cure, to
To salt meat or fish.
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debark, to
To land; to go on shore.
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decamp, to
To raise the camp; the breaking up from a place where an army has been encamped.
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deck, to
A word formerly in use for to trim, as "we deckt up our sails."
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derrick, to
A cant term for setting out on a small not over-creditable enterprise. The act is said to be named f...
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diddle, to
To deceive.
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ding, to
To dash down or throw with violence.
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dip, to
To lower. An object is said to be dipping when by refraction it is visible just above the horizon. A...
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discourse, to
An old sea term to traverse to and fro off the proper course.
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dish, to
To supplant, ruin, or frustrate.
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dismount, to
To break the carriages of guns, and thereby render them unfit for service. Also, in gun exercise, to...
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disorganize, to
To degrade a man-of-war to a privateer by irregularity.
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dive, to
To descend or plunge voluntarily head-foremost under the water. To go off deck in the watch. A ship ...
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doff, to
To put aside.
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double, to
To cover a ship with an extra planking, usually of 4 inches, either internally or externally, when t...
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douse, to
To lower or slacken down suddenly; expressed of a sail in a squall of wind, an extended hawser, &c. ...
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dout, to
To put out a light; to extinguish; do out. Shakspeare makes the dauphin of France say in "King Henry...
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dress, to
To place a fleet in organized order; also, to arrange men properly in ranks; to present a true conti...
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drive, to
[from the Anglo-Saxon dryfan].
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dubb, to
To smooth and cut off with an adze the superfluous wood.
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duck, to
To dive, or immerse another under water; or to avoid a shot.
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egg, to
To instigate, incite, provoke, to urge on: from the Anglo-Saxon eggion.
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eke, to
[Anglo-Saxon eácan, to prolong.] To make anything go far by reduction and moderation, as in shorteni...
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embark, to
To go on board, or to put on board a vessel.
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endanger, to
To expose to peril.
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enrol, to
To enter the name on the roll of a corps.
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ensconce, to
To intrench; to protect by a slight fortification.
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flying-to
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founder, to
to fill with water and go down.
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frap, to
To bind tightly together. To pass lines round a sail to keep it from blowing loose. To secure the fa...
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free, to
♦ To free a prisoner. To restore him to liberty.
♦ To free a pump. To disengage or clear it.
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gip, to
To take the entrails out of fishes.
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gird, to
To bind; used formerly for striking a blow.
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glent, to
To turn aside or quit the original direction, as a shot does from accidentally impinging on a hard s...
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glower, to
to stare or look intently.
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grabble, to
To endeavour to hook a sunk article. To catch fish by hand in a brook.
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grapple, to
To hook with a grapnel; to lay hold of. First used by Duilius to prevent the escape of the Carthagin...
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grave, to
To clean a vessel's bottom, and pay it over.
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grill, to
To broil on the bars of the galley-range, as implied by its French derivation.
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griped-to
The situation of a boat when secured by gripes.
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ground, to
To take the bottom or shore; to be run aground through ignorance, violence, or accident.
♦ To stri...
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guddle, to
To catch fish with the hands by groping along a stream's bank.
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gudge, to
To poke or prod for fish under stones and banks of a river.
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