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Screw
·noun A small packet of tobacco.
II. Screw ·noun An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint; a ...
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screw
A skeleton key used by housebreakers to open a lock. To stand on the screw signifies that a door is ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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screw
1) One who squeezes all he can out of those with whom he has any dealings; an extortioner; miser. Co...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Dock
·noun The place in court where a criminal or accused person stands.
II. Dock ·noun A case of leathe...
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to dock
To lie with a woman. The cull docked the dell all the darkmans; the fellow laid with the wench all n...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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dock
a crupper to a saddle. Devon.
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dock
An artificial receptacle for shipping, in which they can discharge or take in cargo, and refit.
A ...
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Bed screw
·- A form of jack screw for lifting large bodies, and assisting in launching.
II. Bed screw ·- A lo...
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Binding screw
·add. ·- A set screw used to bind parts together, ·esp. one for making a connection in an electrical...
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Breech screw
·- A strong iron or steel plug screwed into the breech of a musket or other firearm, to close the bo...
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Hindleys screw
·- A screw cut on a solid whose sides are arcs of the periphery of a wheel into the teeth of which t...
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Screw-cutting
·adj Adapted for forming a screw by cutting; as, a screw-cutting lathe.
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Screw-driver
·noun A tool for turning screws so as to drive them into their place. It has a thin end which enters...
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Temper screw
·add. ·- A set screw used for adjusting.
II. Temper screw ·add. ·- A screw link, to which is attach...
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Tractor screw
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Tractor propeller.
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Water screw
·- A screw propeller.
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screw jaws
A wry-mouthed man or woman.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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archimedes' screw
An ingenious spiral pump for draining docks or raising water to any proposed height, the invention o...
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auxiliary screw
A vessel in which the screw is used as an auxiliary force. Such a vessel is usually fully masted for...
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barrel-screw
A powerful machine, consisting of two large poppets, or male screws, moved by levers in their heads,...
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hand-screw
A handy kind of single jack-screw.
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jack-screw
A small machine used to cant or lift weighty substances, and in stowing cotton or other elastic good...
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screw-propeller
A valuable substitute for the cumbersome paddle-wheels as a motive-power for steam-vessels: the Arch...
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screw-well
A hollow trunk over the screw of a steamer, for allowing the propeller to be disconnected and lifted...
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tangent-screw
A screw acting tangentially to a circle, by means of which a slow motion may be given to the vernier...
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twin-screw
A steamer fitted with two propellers and independent engines, to enable her to turn rapidly on her o...
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up screw!
The order in steamers to lift the screw on making sail.
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Dock-cress
·noun <<Nipplewort>>.
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Dry dock
·- ·see under <<Dock>>.
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Spatter-dock
·noun The common yellow water lily (Nuphar advena).
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Water dock
·- A tall, coarse dock growing in wet places. The American water dock is Rumex orbiculatus, the Euro...
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Billingsgate Dock
See Billingsgate.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bridewell Dock
At the south end of the Fleet, where it emptied itself into the Thames (Leake, 1666).
In 1670 appli...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Dowgate Dock
South out of Upper Thames Street at No. 83 at Dowgate Hill to the Thames. In Dowgate Ward (P.O. Dire...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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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Hermitage Dock
See Hermitage Entrance.
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Mille Dock
Part of the possessions of the Abbey of Graces in East Smithfield, near Nightingale Lane (L. and P. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Puddle Dock
South out of Upper Thames Street at No. 1 at the southern end of St. Andrew's Hill (P.O. Directory)....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Queenhithe Dock
See Queenhithe Wharf.
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Sabb's Dock
Opposite to No.75 Lower Thames Street, on the west side of Bear Quay near the Custom House (Leake, 1...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Tower Dock
On Tower Hill, south from No.50 Great Tower Street to 46 Lower Thames Street (P.O. Directory).
Earl...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Whitefriars Dock
On the Thames, between St. Bride's Wharf east and west and Company's Wharf west, at the south end of...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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job's dock
He is laid up in Job's dock; i.e. in a salivation. The apartments for the foul or venereal patients ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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dock-dues
The charges made upon shipping for the use of docks.
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dock up
, or duck up
To clue up a corner of a sail that hinders the helmsman from seeing.
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dry dock
An artificial receptacle for examining and repairing vessels. (See graving-dock.)
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floating dock
See caisson.
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graving-dock
An artificial receptacle used for the inspecting, repairing, and cleaning a vessel's bottom. It is s...
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hydraulic dock
See caisson.
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puddle-dock
An ancient pool of the Thames, the dirtiness of which afforded Jack some pointed sarcasms.
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wet-dock
A term used for float (which see), and also dock.
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Castle Baynard Dock
See Baynard's Castle Wharf.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Katherine Dock Entrance
East of St. Katherine's Wharf (O.S. ed. 1894).
Constructed with the St Katherine's Docks, 1827-8, a...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Puddle Dock Hill
See St. Andrew's Hill.
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Puddle Dock Stairs
At the southern end of Common Lane and Dung Wharf (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799).
No later mention.
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dock herself, to
When a ship is on the ooze, and swaddles a bed, she is said to dock herself.
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floating graving-dock
A modified camel (which see).
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sill of a dock
The timber at the base against which the gates shut; and the depth of water which will float a vesse...
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screw-gammoning for the bowsprit
A chain or plate fastened by a screw, to secure a vessel's bowsprit to the stem-head, allowing for t...
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London and St. Katherine's Dock Co.'s Warehouses
See Port of London Authority's Warehouses.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.