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Galley
·noun One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war.
II. Galley ·noun A proof sheet taken from typ...
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galley
Building the galley; a game formerly used at sea, in order to put a trick upon a landsman, or fresh-...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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galley
A low, flat-built vessel with one deck, and propelled by sails and oars, particularly in the Mediter...
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Quarter
·vt Friendship; amity; concord.
II. Quarter ·vi To <<Lodge>>; to have a temporary residence.
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quarter
This term literally implies one quarter of the ship, but in common parlance applies to 45° abaft the...
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Galley-bird
·noun The European green woodpecker; also, the spotted woodpecker.
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Galley-worm
·noun A chilognath myriapod of the genus Iulus, and allied genera, having numerous short legs along ...
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Galley Dock
South of Galley Quay, Thames Street (O.S. 1894-6). In Tower Ward.
First mention: O.S. 1848-51.
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Galley Quay
South out of Lower Thames Street, east of the Custom House and Wool Quays (P.O. Directory). In Tower...
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Galley Row
A quadrant in Tower Street, between Hart lane and Church lane, because Galley men dwelled there (S. ...
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galley foist
A city barge, used formerly on the lord mayor's day, when he was sworn in at Westminster.
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galley-arches
Spacious and well-built structures in many of the Mediterranean ports for the reception and security...
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galley-fust
The lord-mayor's barge, and other vessels for holidays. (See fust.)
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galley-foist or fust
The lord-mayor's barge, and other vessels for holidays. (See fust.)
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galley-growlers
Idle grumblers and skulkers, from whom discontent and mutiny generally derive their origin. Hence, "...
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galley-nose
The figure-head.
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galley-packet
An unfounded rumour. (See galley-growlers.)
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galley-pepper
The soot or ashes which accidentally drop into victuals in cooking.
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galley-slang
The neological barbarisms foisted into sea-language.
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galley-slave
A person condemned to work at the oar on board a galley, and chained to the deck.
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galley-stoker
A lazy skulker.
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galley-trough
See gerletroch.
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half-galley
See galley.
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Quarter round
·- An <<Ovolo>>.
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Quarter-deck
·noun That part of the upper deck abaft the mainmast, including the poop deck when there is one.
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Quarter-saw
·add. ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. To saw (a log) into quarters; specif., to saw into quarters and then into boar...
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Three-quarter
·adj Measuring thirty inches by twenty-five;
— said of portraitures.
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staring quarter
An ox cheek.
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last quarter
See quarter, last.
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quarter, first
When the moon appears exactly as a half-moon, 90° from the sun towards the east, she is in the first...
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quarter, last
When the moon appears exactly as a half-moon, and her angular distance from the sun 90°, but towards...
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quarter-badge
Artificial galleries; a carved ornament near the stern of those vessels which have no quarter-galler...
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quarter-bill
A list containing the different stations to which the officers and crew are quartered in time of act...
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quarter-blocks
Blocks fitted under the quarters of a yard, on each side the slings, for the topsail-sheets, topsail...
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quarter-boat
Any boat is thus designated which is hung to davits over the ship's quarter.
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quarter-cask
One-half of a hogshead, or 28 imperial gallons.
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quarter-cloths
Long pieces of painted canvas, extended on the outside of the quarter-netting, from the upper part o...
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quarter-davits
Pieces of iron or timber with sheaves or blocks at their outer ends, projecting from a vessel's quar...
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quarter-deck
That part of the upper deck which is abaft the main-mast. (See decks, and jack's quarter-deck.)
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quarter-deckers
Those officers more remarkable for etiquette than for a knowledge of seamanship.
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quarter-deckish
Punctilious, severe.
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quarter-fast
See fast.
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quarter-flood
See flood.
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quarter-gallery
A sort of balcony with windows on the quarters of large ships. (See gallery.)
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quarter-guard
A small guard posted in front of each battalion in camp.
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quarter-gunner
See gunner.
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quarter-ladder
From the quarter-deck to the poop.
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quarter-man
A dockyard officer employed to superintend a certain number of workmen.
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quarter-master
A petty officer, appointed to assist the master and mates in their several duties, as stowing the ho...
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quarter-nettings
The places allotted on the quarters for the stowage of hammocks, which, in action, serve to arrest m...
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quarter-pieces
Projections at the after-part of the quarter, forming the boundaries of the galleries.
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quarter-point
A subdivision of the compass-card, equal to 2° 48′ 45″ of the circle.
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quarter-ports
Those made in the after side-timbers, and especially in round-stern vessels. They are inconvenient f...
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quarter-rails
Narrow moulded planks, reaching from the stern to the gangway, and serving as a fence to the quarter...
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quarter-sights
The engraved index on the base-rings of cannon in quarter degrees from point-blank to two or three d...
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quarter-slings
Are supports attached to a yard or other spar at one or both sides of (but not in) its centre.
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quarter-stanchions
Strong iron stanchions in a square-sterned vessel, connecting the main-rail with the taffrail; used ...
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quarter-tackle
A strong tackle fixed occasionally upon the quarter of the main-yard, to hoist heavy bodies in or ou...
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quarter-timbers
The framing timbers in a vessel's quarter.
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quarter-watch
A division of one-fourth of the crew into watches, which in light winds and well-conducted ships is ...
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quarter-wind
Blowing upon a vessel's quarter, abaft the main-shrouds.
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quarter-shot
See water-shot
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jack's quarter-deck
The deck elevation forward in some vessels, often called a top-gallant forecastle.
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on the quarter
Being in that position with regard to a ship, as to be included in the angles which diverge from rig...
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quarter-deck nettings
See netting.
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quarter-deck officers
A term implying the executive in general; officers whose places in action are there, in command.
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quarter-master general
Is the head of that department of the army which has charge of the quartering, encamping, embarking,...
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rounds of the galley
The opposite of what is termed Coventry; for it is figurative of a man incurring the expressed scorn...
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moor quarter-shot, to
To moor quartering, between the two ways of across and along.
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top-gallant quarter-boards
, or top-gallant bulwarks.
See quarter-boards.
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first quarter of the moon
See quarter, first.
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walk the quarter-deck, to
A phrase signifying to take the rank of an officer.
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lee-side of the quarter-deck
Colloquially called the midshipman's parade.
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