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Name
·noun Those of a certain name; a race; a family. II. Name ·noun A person, an <<Individual>>. III. ...

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name
The name of a merchant ship, as well as the port to which she belongs, must be painted in a conspicu...

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purser's pump
A bassoon: from its likeness to a syphon, called a purser's pump. ...

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purser's dip
The smallest dip-candle. ...

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purser's grins
Sneers. ...

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purser's pound
The weight formerly used in the navy, by which the purser retained an eighth for waste, and the men ...

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purser's shirt
"Like a purser's shirt on a handspike;" a comparison for clothes fitting loosely. ...

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purser's steward
The official who superintended and noted down the exact quantity and species of provisions issued to...

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purser's stocking
A slop article, which stretched to any amount put into it. (See show a leg!.) ...

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By-name
·noun A <<Nickname>>. ...

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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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Trade name
·add. ·- An invented or arbitrary adopted name given by a manufacturer or merchant to an article to ...

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Two-name
·add. ·adj Having or bearing two names; as, two-name paper, that is, negotiable paper on which at le...

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given name
The Christian name, or name that is given to a person, to distinguish it from the surname, which is ...

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bad-name
This should be avoided by a ship, for once acquired for inefficiency or privateer habits, it require...

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name-board
The arch-board, or part whereon the ship's name and port are painted. ...

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name-book
The Anglo-Saxon nom-bóc, a mustering list. ...

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half-laughs and purser's grins
Hypocritical and satirical sneers. ...

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