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Saucer
·noun Something resembling a saucer in shape.
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saucer
, or spindle of the capstan.
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Headed
·adj Formed into a head; as, a headed cabbage.
II. Headed ·Impf & ·p.p. of <<Head>>.
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Tea-saucer
·noun A small saucer in which a teacup is set.
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barb-bolts
Those which have their points jagged or barbed to make them hold securely, where those commonly in u...
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beggar-bolts
A contemptuous term for the missiles which were thrown by the galley-slaves at an approaching enemy....
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channel-bolts
The long bolts which pass through all the planks, and connect the channel to the side.
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clenched bolts
Those fastened by means of a ring, or an iron plate, with a rivetting hammer at the end where they p...
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copper-bolts
See copper-fastened.
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devil-bolts
Those with false clenches, often introduced into contract-built ships.
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drift-bolts
Commonly made of steel, are used as long punches for driving out other bolts.
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eye-bolts
Those which have an eye or opening in one end, for hooking tackles to, or fastening ropes.
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fender bolts
See fendII
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forelock-bolts
Those with an eye, into which an iron forelock is driven to retain them in place. When secured in th...
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hook-bolts
Those used to secure lower-deck ports.
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prise-bolts
Knobs of iron on the cheeks of a gun-carriage to keep the handspike from slipping when prising up th...
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pump-bolts
Saucer-headed bolts to attach the brake to the pump-standard and pump-spear.
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rag-bolts
Those which are jagged or barbed, to prevent working in their holes, and to make them hold more secu...
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set-bolts
Used in drifting out bolts from their position. Also employed for forcing the planks and other works...
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throat-bolts
Eye-bolts fixed in the lower part of tops, and the jaw-ends of gaffs, for hooking the throat-halliar...
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Addle-headed
·adj ·Alt. of Addle-pated.
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Beetle-headed
·adj Dull; stupid.
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Bluff-headed
·adj Built with the stem nearly straight up and down.
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Buckler-headed
·adj Having a head like a buckler.
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Buffle-headed
·adj Having a large head, like a buffalo; dull; stupid; blundering.
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Clear-headed
·adj Having a clear understanding; quick of perception; intelligent.
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Cool-headed
·adj Having a temper not easily excited; free from passion.
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Dog-headed
·adj Having a head shaped like that of a dog;
— said of certain baboons.
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Double-headed
·adj Having two heads; bicipital.
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Dunder-headed
·adj Thick-headed; stupid.
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Feather-headed
·adj Giddy; frivolous; foolish.
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Flat-headed
·adj Having a head with a flattened top; as, a flat-headed nail.
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Giddy-headed
·adj Thoughtless; unsteady.
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Gross-headed
·adj Thick-skulled; stupid.
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Hard-headed
·adj Having sound judgment; sagacious; shrewd.
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Heavy-headed
·adj Dull; stupid.
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Hot-headed
·adj Fiery; violent; rash; hasty; impetuous; vehement.
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Idle-headed
·adj Foolish; stupid.
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Janus-headed
·adj Double-headed.
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Light-headed
·adj Disordered in the head; dizzy; delirious.
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Mad-headed
·adj Wild; crack-brained.
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Muddy-headed
·adj Dull; stupid.
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Mushroom-headed
·adj Having a cylindrical body with a convex head of larger diameter; having a head like that of a m...
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Nail-headed
·adj Having a head like that of a nail; formed so as to resemble the head of a nail.
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Nott-headed
·adj Having the hair cut close.
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Open-headed
·adj <<Bareheaded>>.
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Pig-headed
·adj Having a head like a pig; hence, figuratively: stupidity obstinate; perverse; stubborn.
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Pudding-headed
·adj <<Stupid>>.
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Puzzle-headed
·adj Having the head full of confused notions.
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Rattle-headed
·adj Noisy; giddy; unsteady.
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Rug-headed
·adj Having shaggy hair; shock-headed.
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Sheep-headed
·adj Silly; simple-minded; stupid.
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Shock-headed
·adj Having a thick and bushy head of hair.
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Soft-headed
·adj Weak in intellect.
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Thick-headed
·adj Having a thick skull; stupid.
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Thorn-headed
·adj Having a head armed with thorns or spines.
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Triple-headed
·adj Having three heads; three-headed; as, the triple-headed dog Cerberus.
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Wagon-headed
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beetle-headed
Dull, stupid.
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bottle-headed
Void of wit.
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buffle-headed
Confused, stupid.
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chuckle-headed
Stupid, thick-headed.
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hulver-headed
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mutton-headed
Stupid.
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pig-headed
Obstinate.
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totty-headed
Giddy, hare-brained.
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watery-headed
Apt to shed tears.
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dansey-headed
giddy, thoughtless. Norf. and Suff.
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dausey-headed
giddy, thoughtless. Norf. and Suff.
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stag-headed
see randle-piked.
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bluff-headed
When a ship has but a small rake forward on, being built with her stem too straight up.
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chowder-headed
Stupid, or batter-brained.
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chuckle-headed
Clownishly stupid; lubberly.
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dead-headed
Timber trees which have ceased growing.
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crowdy-headed jock
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pudding-headed fellow
A stupid fellow, one whose brains are all in confusion.
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woolly-headed grass
n.
an indigenousAustralian grass, Andropogon bombycinus, R. Br.
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double-headed maul
One with double faces; top-mauls in contradistinction to pin-mauls.
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double-headed shot
Differing from bar-shot by being similar to dumb-bells, only the shot are hemispherical.
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hammer-headed shark
The Zygæna malleus, a strange, ugly shark. The eyes are situated at the extremities of the hammer-sh...
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