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Run
·- of Run.
II. Run ·p.p. of Run.
III. Run ·adj To creep, as serpents.
IV. Run ·adj Smuggled; as, ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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run
n.
1) Tract of land over which sheep orcattle may graze. It is curious that what in England is call...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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run
1) A small stream or rivulet; a word common in the Southern and Western States, though sometimes hea...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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run
The distance sailed by a ship. Also, used among sailors to imply the agreement to work a single pass...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Money
·vt To supply with money.
II. Money ·noun In general, wealth; property; as, he has much money in la...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Money
Of uncoined money the first notice we have is in the history of Abraham (Gen. 13:2; 20:16; 24:35). N...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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money
A girl's private parts, commonly applied to little children: as, Take care, Miss, or you will shew y...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Money
Uncointed money.-It is well known that ancient nations that were without a coinage weighed the preci...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Run-around
·add. ·noun A whitlow running around the finger nail, but not affecting the bone.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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run goods
A maidenhead, being a commodity never entered.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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run-about
n. and adj.
Run-abouts are cattle left to graze at will,and the runabout – yard is the enclosure fo...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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run-hunting
exploring for a new run. See Run.
1890. Rolf Boldrewood, `Squatter's Dream,' c. xix. p. 238:
«What...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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sheep-run
n.
See run.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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hard run
To be hard pressed; and especially to be in want of money. The same as hard pushed.
We knew the Tam...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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let run
, or let go by the run.
Cast off at once.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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run, clean
When the after part of a ship's form exhibits a long clean curvature approaching to a wedge.
♦ Ful...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Blood money
·- Money paid to the next of kin of a person who has been killed by another.
II. Blood money ·- Mon...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Maundy money
·add. ·- Silver coins or money of the nominal value of 1d., 2d., 3d., and 4d., struck annually for t...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Money-maker
·noun One who coins or prints money; also, a counterfeiter of money.
II. Money-maker ·noun One who ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Money-making
·adj Affording profitable returns; lucrative; as, a money-making business.
II. Money-making ·adj Su...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Money-changer
(Matt. 21:12; Mark 11:15; John 2:15). Every Israelite from twenty years and upwards had to pay (Ex. ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Money Court
In St. Michael's Lane (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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blood money
The reward given by the legislature on the conviction of highwaymen, burglars, &c.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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civility money
A reward claimed by bailiffs for executing their office with civility.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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fiddlers money
All sixpences: sixpence being the usual sum paid by each couple, for music at country wakes and hops...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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hush money
Money given to hush up or conceal a robbery, theft, or any other offence, or to take off the evidenc...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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money droppers
Cheats who drop money, which they pretend to find just before some country lad; and by way of giving...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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pin money
An allowance settled on a married woman for her pocket expences.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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smart money
Money allowed to soldiers or sailors for the loss of a limb, or other hurt received in the service.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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socket money
A whore's fee, or hire: also money paid for a treat, by a married man caught in an intrigue.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bogus money
Counterfeit silver coin. A few years since, a large quantity of this coin was in circulation at the ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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hard money
A common term for silver and gold, in contradistinction from paper money.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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advance money
In men-of-war and most merchant ships the advance of two months' wages is given to the crew, previou...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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conduct-money
A sum advanced to defray the travelling expenses of volunteers, and of soldiers and sailors to their...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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money boats
See death
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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desertion-money
The sum of three pounds paid to him who apprehends a deserter, which is charged against the offender...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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entrance money
Payment on entering a mess.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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gratuitous money
A term officially used for bounty granted to volunteers in Lord Exmouth's expedition against Algiers...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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hat-money
A word sometimes used for primage, or the trifling payment received by the master of a ship for care...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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imprest-money
That paid on the enlistment of soldiers.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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money-bound
A phrase expressive of such passengers as are detained on board till a remittance arrives for paying...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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necessary money
An extra allowance formerly allowed to pursers for the coals, wood, turnery-ware, candles, and other...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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passage-money
The allowance made for carrying official personages in a royal ship. Also, the charge made for the c...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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prize-money
The profits arising from the sale of prizes. It was divided equally by chart. 5 Hen. IV.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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ship-money
An imposition charged throughout this realm in the time of Charles I., but which was declared illega...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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smart-money
A pension given to a wounded man, according to the extent of the injury and his rank. Thus a lieuten...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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straggling-money
If a man be absent from his duty without leave, but not absent long enough to be logged as run, and ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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table-money
An allowance to admirals and senior officers, in addition to their pay, to meet the expenses of thei...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Tribute Money
[Taxes; Tribute]
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William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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to run a buck
To poll a bad vote at an election.--IRISH TERM.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to cut and run
To be off; to be gone.--Holloway's Prov. Dictionary.
Originally a nautical term. To cut the cable o...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to run one's face
To make use of one's credit. 'To run one's face for a thing,' is to get it on tick.
Any one who can...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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run of stones
A pair of mill-stones is called a run of stones when in operation or placed in a mill. The Rochester...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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crim. con. money
Damages directed by a jury to be paid by a convicted adulterer to the injured husband, for criminal ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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red dog money
A term applied, in the State of New York, to certain bank notes which have on their back a large red...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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money and gold
silver and gold. York.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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rings, to run round
: to beat out and out. Apicturesque bit of Australian slang. One runner runs straightto the goal, th...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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cut and run, to
To cut the cable for an escape. Also, to move off quickly; to quit occupation; to be gone.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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risk a run, to
To take chance without convoy.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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run of the ice
In Arctic parlance, implies that the ice is suddenly impelled by a rushing motion, arising from curr...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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run away with it!
The order to men on a tackle fall, when light goods are being hoisted in, or in hoisting top-sails, ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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gun and head money
Given to the captors of an enemy's ship of war destroyed, or deserted, in fight. It was formerly ass...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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head and gun-money
An encouragement in the prize acts by which £5 a head is given to the captors for every person on bo...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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let go by the run
, or let go by the run.
Cast off at once.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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run, to lower by the
To let go altogether, instead of lowering with a turn on a cleat or bitt-head.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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run away with her anchor
Said of a ship when she drags or "shoulders" her anchor; drifting away owing to the anchor not holdi...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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run down a coast, to
To sail along it, keeping parallel to or skirting its dangers.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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run down a vessel, to
To pass over, into, or foul her by running against her end-on, so as to jeopardize her.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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run out a warp, to
To carry a hawser out from the ship by a boat, and fasten it to some distant place to remove the shi...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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under-run a warp, to
To haul a boat along underneath it, in order to clear it, if any part happens to be foul. To under-r...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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under-run a hawser or warp, to
To haul a boat along underneath it, in order to clear it, if any part happens to be foul. To under-r...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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run athwart a ship's course, to
To cross her path.
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The Sailor's Word-Book