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• Swell

  ·noun Gradual increase. II. Swell ·noun A showy, dashing person; a dandy. III. Swell ·vi To be ela...

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• swell

  A gentleman. A well-dressed map. The flashman bounced the swell of all his blunt; the girl's bully f...

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• swell

  A rolling wave which seldom breaks unless it meets resistance, generally denoting a continuous heavi...

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• Rolling

  ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Roll>>. II. Rolling ·adj Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or ro...

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• rolling

  Undulating; varied by small hills and valleys, as land; so used in the Western States.--Worcester. ...

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• rolling

  That oscillatory motion by which the waves rock a ship from side to side. The larger part of this di...

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• cross-swell

  This is similar to a cross-sea, except that it undulates without breaking violently. ...

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• ground-swell

  A sudden swell preceding a gale, which rises along shore, often in fine weather, and when the sea be...

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• Rolling-pin

  ·noun A cylindrical piece of wood or other material, with which paste or dough may be rolled out and...

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• log-rolling

  In the lumber regions of Maine it is customary for men of different logging camps to appoint days fo...

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• rolling prairie

  The following excellent definition of this term is from the pen of Judge Hall: "The vast plains or ...

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• rolling-chock

  , or jaw-piece. Similar to that of a gaff, fastened to the middle of an upper yard, to steady it. ...

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• rolling-cleat

  Synonymous with rolling-chock. ...

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• rolling-hitch

  Pass the end of a rope round a spar or rope; take it round a second time, riding the standing part; ...

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• rolling-tackles

  Used to prevent the yards from swaying to and fro under heavy rolling motion. ...

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• rolling down to st. helena

  Running with a flowing sheet by the trade-wind. ...

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