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ropes
Upon the high ropes; elated, in high spirits, cock-a-hoop.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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ropes
A general name given to all the cordage above one inch in circumference used in rigging a ship; but ...
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Side
SIDE(Σίδη: Eth. Σιδήτης), a town with a good harbour on the coast of Pamphylia, 50 stadia to the wes...
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
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Side
·vi To lean on one side.
II. Side ·noun Long; large; extensive.
III. Side ·vt To furnish with a si...
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side
long ; my coat is very side ; i. e. very long. Also proud, steep. From the Saxon, SIDE, BID, or the ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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side
All that part of a ship which extends from stem to stern in length, and from the upper edge of the g...
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Side
a city on the coast of Pamphylia, 10 or 12 miles to the east of the river Eurymedon. It is mentioned...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Rope's-end
·vt To punish with a rope's end.
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high ropes
To be on the high ropes; to be in a passion.
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top ropes
To sway away on all top ropes; to live riotously or extravagantly.
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high ropes
'Upon the high ropes;' i. e. elated; in high spirits.--Grose, Prov. Dict.
To be on the high ropes; ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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awning-ropes
The ridge and side ropes for securing the awning.
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bending ropes
, is to join them together with a bowline knot, and then make their own ends fast upon themselves; n...
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dead-ropes
Those which do not run in any block.
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drag-ropes
Those used in the artillery by the men in pulling the gun backwards and forwards in practice and in ...
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entering-ropes
, or side-ropes.
Three are sometimes used to aid in climbing the ship's side. They hang from the u...
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foot-ropes
Those stretching under the yards and jib-booms for the men to stand on; they are the same with horse...
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hook-ropes
A rope 6 or 8 fathoms long, with a hook and thimble spliced at one end, and whipped at the other: it...
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port-ropes
Those by which the ports are hauled up and suspended.
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ridge-ropes
, are of various kinds. Thus the centre-rope of an awning, and those along the rigging to which it i...
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ring-ropes
Ropes rove through the ring of the anchor, to haul the cable through it, in order to bend or make it...
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ropes, high
♦ On the high ropes. To be ceremonious, upstart, invested with brief authority.
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rope's end
The termination of a fall, and should be pointed or whipped. Formerly much used for illegal punishme...
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tiller-ropes
The ropes which form a communication between the end of the tiller and the barrel of the wheel; they...
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weather-ropes
An early term for those which were tarred.
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wheel-ropes
Ropes rove through a block on each side of the deck, and led round the barrel of the steering-wheel....
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Crown side
·- ·see Crown office.
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Side line
·add. ·- A line pert. or attached to the side of a thing.
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Side slip
·add. ·- ·see <<Skid>>, below.
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Side-slip
·add. ·vi ·see <<Skid>>, below.
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Side-taking
·noun A taking sides, as with a party, sect, or faction.
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Side-wheel
·adj Having a paddle wheel on each side;
— said of steam vessels; as, a side-wheel steamer.
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Ditch Side
The Town Ditch, in Farringdon Ward Within ; the east side was included in Blackfriars precinct (Stry...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Water Side
East out of All Hallows Lane, in Dowgate Ward, to Red Bull Yard and Angel Passage (L.C.C. Streets, 1...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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side pocket
He has as much need of a wife as a dog of a side pocket; said of a weak old debilitated man. He want...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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side-coat
a great coat. York.
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side-like
such-like. North.
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exterior side
The side of an imaginary polygon, upon which the plan of a fortification is constructed.
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lee-side
All that part of a ship or boat which lies between the mast and the side farthest from the wind, the...
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side-men
See side-boys
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side-boys
, or side-men.
Those appointed to attend the gangways when boats come alongside, and offer the man...
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side-keelsons
A name for sister-keelsons. First used in mortar-vessels to support the bomb-beds; later they have c...
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side-ladder
, or accommodation-ladder.
A complete staircase structure used in harbour by most large ships.
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side-lever
A lever on each side of the cylinder of a marine steam-engine, resembling the beam of the ordinary l...
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side-pieces
Parts of a made mast.
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side-rods
Rods hanging from each of the cross-heads, one on each side of the cylinder of a steam-engine, and c...
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side-scale
A simple graduation, adopted by Sir Philip Broke in the Shannon, for the quick elevation or depressi...
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side-steps
Pieces of wood bolted to the side of a ship for the convenience of ascending; in smaller vessels the...
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top-side
All that part of a ship's side which is above the main-wales: that is, those strakes between the she...
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weather-side
That side of a ship on which the wind blows; it is the promenade for superior officers. (See also it...
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Side-chain theory
·add. ·- A theory proposed by Ehrlich as a chemical explanation of immunity phenomena. In brief outl...
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Fleet Ditch Side
By Fleet Ditch (P.C. 1732).
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Foss Side Warehouses
On Tower Hill, east side, extending to Irongate (Lockie, 1816).
So called as being by the Tower Dit...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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side-saddle flower
(Lat. Sarracenia.) A plant, as well as its whole genus, of very singular structure. It grows in swam...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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side counter-timber
The stern timber which partakes of the shape of the top-side, and heels upon the end of the wing-tra...
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steps of the side
Pieces of quartering nailed to the sides amidships, from the wale upwards; for the people ascending ...
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marry, to, the ropes, braces, or falls
To hold both together, and by pressure haul in both equally. Also so to join the ends of two ropes, ...
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Church Side Alley, Fetter Lane
See Churchyard Alley.
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to pinch on the parson's side
To defraud the parson of his tithe.
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stroke-side of a boat
That in which the after starboard rowlock is placed, or where the after oar is rowed if single-banke...
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Fore Side of St. Thomas Apostle
In Queen Street, Cheapside.
See Great St. Thomas Apostle.
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flag-side of a split fish
The side without the bone.
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lee-side of the quarter-deck
Colloquially called the midshipman's parade.
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side out for a bend, to
The old well-known term to draw the bight of a hempen cable towards the opposite side, in order to m...
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