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• Proof-proof

  ·adj Proof against proofs; obstinate in the wrong. ...

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• Proof

  ·noun Firmness of mind; stability not to be shaken. II. Proof ·adj Used in proving or testing; as, ...

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• proof

  The trial of the quality of arms, ammunition, &c., before their reception for service. Guns are prov...

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• Timber

  ·vi To make a nest. II. Timber ·vi To light on a tree. III. Timber ·noun The crest on a coat of ar...

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• timber

  [Anglo-Saxon]. All large pieces of wood used in ship-building, as floor-timbers, cross-pieces, futto...

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• Bead proof

  ·- A degree of strength in alcoholic liquor as shown by beads or small bubbles remaining on its surf...

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• Bullet-proof

  ·adj Capable of resisting the force of a bullet. ...

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• High-proof

  ·adj So as to stand any test. II. High-proof ·adj Highly rectified; very strongly alcoholic; as, hi...

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• Plot-proof

  ·adj Secure against harm by plots. ...

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• Press proof

  ·add. ·- The last proof for correction before sending to press. II. Press proof ·add. ·- A proof ta...

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• Proof-arm

  ·vt To arm with proof armor; to arm securely; as, to proof-arm herself. ...

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• Shame-proof

  ·noun <<Shameless>>. ...

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• Shot-proof

  ·adj Impenetrable by shot. ...

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• scandal proof

  One who has eaten shame and drank after it, or would blush at being ashamed. ...

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• further proof

  In prize matters, a privilege, where the court is not satisfied with that originally produced, by wh...

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• musket-proof

  Any bulk-head, parapet, or substance which effectually resists the force of a musket-ball. ...

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• pistol-proof

  A term for the point of courage for which a man was elected captain by pirates. ...

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• Timber Wharf

  1) See Dorset Wharf. 2) South out of Thames Street to the Thames, west of Timber Yard (Rocque, 1746...

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• Timber Yard

  1) See Little Somerset Street. 2) At the south end of William Street, between Wood and Co.'s Wharf ...

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• belly timber

  Food of all sorts. ...

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• timber toe

  A man with a wooden leg. ...

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• timber-tug

  Kent. The carriage of a waggon for conveying timber, with a long perch, which may be adapted to any ...

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• knee-timber

  That sort of crooked timber which forms at its back or elbow an angle of from 24° to 45°; but the mo...

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• middle-timber

  That timber in the stern which is placed amidships. ...

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• seasoned timber

  Such as has been cut down, squared, and stocked for one season at least. ...

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• ship-timber

  Contraband in time of war. ...

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• tasting timber

  Chipping it with an adze, and boring it with an augur, to ascertain its quality. ...

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• timber-converter

  A dockyard official who has the charge of converting timber for its different purposes in ship-build...

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• timber-heads

  The heads of the timbers that rise above the decks, and are used for belaying hawsers, large ropes, ...

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• timber-hitch

  , is made by taking the end of a rope round a spar, and after leading it under and over the standing...

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• timber-taster

  One appointed to examine and pronounce upon the fitness of timber. ...

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• High Timber Street

  South out of Upper Thames Street at No. 42, and extending east and west between Broken Wharf and Bro...

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• grain of timber

  In a transverse section of a tree, two different grains are seen: those running in a circular manner...

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• grain-cut timber

  That which is cut athwart the grain when the grain of the wood does not partake of the shape require...

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• rough-tree timber

  Upright pieces of timber placed at intervals along the side of a vessel, to support the rough-tree. ...

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• side counter-timber

  The stern timber which partakes of the shape of the top-side, and heels upon the end of the wing-tra...

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• timber and room

  , is the distance between two adjoining timbers, which always contain the breadth of two timbers, an...

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• top-timber breadth

  The distance between the upper part of the same timber and the middle line. ...

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• top-timber hollow

  A name sometimes given to the back sweep which forms the upper part of the top-timber. ...

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• Timber Yard, Dorset Street

  See New River Office and Yard. ...

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• Dark Lane, High Timber Street

  See Dark House Lane. ...

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• Timber Yard, Upper Thames Street

  See George Yard. ...

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