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Zodiac
·noun A girdle; a belt.
II. Zodiac ·noun A figure representing the signs, symbols, and constellatio...
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zodiac
A broad zone or belt of the heavens, the middle of which is the ecliptic, extending 9° on either sid...
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Street Signs
This method of indicating houses is one that was adopted by the Romans and has come down to us from ...
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ascending signs
Those in which the sun appears to ascend towards the north pole, or in which his motion in declinati...
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autumnal signs
Libra, Scorpio, and Sagittarius.
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cardinal signs
The zodiacal signs which the sun enters at the equinoxes and solstices.
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descending signs
Those in which the sun appears to descend from the north pole, or in which his motion in declination...
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Wars of the Lord, The Book of the
(Num. 21:14, 15), some unknown book so called (comp. Gen. 14:14-16; Ex. 17:8-16; Num. 14:40-45; 21:1...
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Fear of the Lord the
Is in the Old Testament used as a designation of true piety (Prov. 1:7; Job 28:28; Ps. 19:9). It is ...
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bear, the constellations of the
Ursa Major and Minor, most important to seamen, as instantly indicating by the pointers and pole-sta...
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Dispersion, The Jews Of The
or simply THE DISPERSION, was the general title applied to those Jews who remained settled in foreig...
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Willows, The Brook Of The
a wady mentioned by Isaiah, (Isaiah 15:7) in his dirge over Moab. It is situated on the southern bou...
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The
·vi ·see <<Thee>>.
II. The (·art·def) A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their me...
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·OF
(abbreviation) Old French
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Of
·prep During; in the course of.
II. Of ·prep Denoting passage from one state to another; from.
III...
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of
An action of the organs of sense may be either involuntary or voluntary. Accordingly we say to hear,...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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st of the of the wind and current
See direction of the wind and current
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losing the number of the mess
Dead, drowned, or killed. (See number.)
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Concert of the powers
·add. ·- An agreement or understanding between the chief European powers, the United States, and Jap...
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Out-of-the-way
·adj ·see under Out, ·adv
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Acts of the Apostles
The title now given to the fifth and last of the historical books of the New Testament. The author s...
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Adam, the city of
Is referred to in Josh. 3:16. It stood "beside Zarethan," on the west bank of Jordan (1 Kings 4:12)....
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Canaan, the language of
Mentioned in Isa. 19:18, denotes the language spoken by the Jews resident in Palestine. The language...
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Chief of the three
A title given to Adino the Eznite, one of David's greatest heroes (2 Sam. 23:8); also called Jashobe...
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Congregation, mount of the
(Isa. 14:13), has been supposed to refer to the place where God promised to meet with his people (Ex...
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Covering of the eyes
Occurs only in Gen. 20:16. In the Revised Version the rendering is "it (i.e., Abimelech's present of...
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Dedication, Feast of the
(John 10:22, 42), i.e., the feast of the renewing. It was instituted B.C. 164 to commemorate the pur...
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East, Children of the
The Arabs as a whole, known as the Nabateans or Kedarenes, nomad tribes (Judg. 6:3, 33; 7:12; 8:10)....
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Ephraim, The tribe of
Took precedence over that of Manasseh by virtue of Jacob's blessing (Gen. 41:52; 48:1). The descenda...
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Fishing, the art of
Was prosecuted with great industry in the waters of Palestine. It was from the fishing-nets that Jes...
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Fountain of the Virgin
The perennial source from which the Pool of Siloam (q.v.) is supplied, the waters flowing in a copio...
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Harosheth of the Gentiles
(Judg. 4:2) or nations, a city near Hazor in Galilee of the Gentiles, or Upper Galilee, in the north...
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Hebrew of the Hebrews
One whose parents are both Hebrews (Phil. 3:5; 2 Cor. 11:22); a genuine Hebrew.
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Intercession of the Spirit
(Rom. 8:26, 27; John 14:26). "Christ is a royal Priest (Zech. 6:13). From the same throne, as King, ...
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Isaiah, The Book of
Consists of prophecies delivered (Isa. 1) in the reign of Uzziah (1-5), (2) of Jotham (6), (3) Ahaz ...
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Joshua, The Book of
Contains a history of the Israelites from the death of Moses to that of Joshua. It consists of three...
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Kings, The Books of
The two books of Kings formed originally but one book in the Hebrew Scriptures. The present division...
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Maccabees, Books of the
There were originally five books of the Maccabees. The first contains a history of the war of indepe...
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Moreh, the Hill of
Probably identical with "little Hermon," the modern Jebel ed-Duhy, or perhaps one of the lower spurs...
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Mount of the Amalekites
A place near Pirathon (q.v.), in the tribe of Ephraim (Judg. 12:15).
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Mount of the Amorites
The range of hills which rises abruptly in the wilderness of et-Tih ("the wandering"), mentioned Deu...
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Mount of the congregation
Only in Isa. 14:13, a mythic mountain of the Babylonians, regarded by them as the seat of the gods. ...
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Mount of the valley
(Josh. 13:19), a district in the east of Jordan, in the territory of Reuben. The "valley" here was p...
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Numbering of the people
Besides the numbering of the tribes mentioned in the history of the wanderings in the wilderness, we...
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Oreb, The rock of
The place where Gideon slew Oreb after the defeat of the Midianites (Judg. 7:25; Isa. 10:26). It was...
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Perseverance of the saints
Their certain continuance in a state of grace. Once justified and regenerated, the believer can neit...
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Ramath of the south
(Heb. Ramath-negeb). The Heb. negeb is the general designation for south or south-west of Judah. Thi...
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Resurrection of the dead
Will be simultaneous both of the just and the unjust (Dan. 12:2; John 5:28, 29; Rom. 2:6-16; 2 Thess...
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Ruth The Book of
Was originally a part of the Book of Judges, but it now forms one of the twenty-four separate books ...
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Salt, The city of
One of the cities of Judah (Josh. 15:62), probably in the Valley of Salt, at the southern end of the...
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Schools of the Prophets
(1 Sam. 19:18-24; 2 Kings 2:3, 5, 7, 12, 15) were instituted for the purpose of training young men f...
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Shallecheth, The gate of
I.e., "the gate of casting out," hence supposed to be the refuse gate; one of the gates of the house...
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Shiloah, The waters of
=Siloah, (Neh. 3:15) and Siloam (q.v.)
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Shinar, The Land of
LXX. and Vulgate "Senaar;" in the inscriptions, "Shumir;" probably identical with Babylonia or South...
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Shual, The land of
Land of the fox, a district in the tribe of Benjamin (1 Sam. 13:17); possibly the same as Shalim (9:...
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Siloah, The pool of
Heb. shelah; i.e., "the dart", Neh. 3:15; with the art. shiloah, "sending," Isa. 8:6 (comp. 7:3)=Sil...
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Simeon, The tribe of
Was "divided and scattered" according to the prediction in Gen. 49:5-7. They gradually dwindled in n...
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Sinim, The land of
(Isa. 49:12), supposed by some to mean China, but more probably Phoenicia (Gen. 10:17) is intended.
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Tob, The land of
A district on the east of Jodan, about 13 miles south-east of the Sea of Galilee, to which Jephthah ...
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Tower of the furnaces
(Neh. 3:11; 12:38), a tower at the north-western angle of the second wall of Jerusalem. It was proba...
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Uz, The land of
Where Job lived (1:1; Jer. 25:20; Lam. 4:21), probably somewhere to the east or south-east of Palest...
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Witness of the Spirit
(Rom. 8:16), the consciousness of the gracious operation of the Spirit on the mind, "a certitude of ...
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Arms of the City
Argent, plain cross gules, in the dexter chief canton a sword erect in pale of the second.
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Ferm of the City (King's)
Mentioned in will of John de Pulteneye, 1349 (Ct. H.W. I. 610).
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Gates of the City
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Guildhall of the Teutons
See Steelyard.
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Hall of the Danes
See Danes (Hall of).
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Liberties of the Tower
See Tower Liberty.
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(St.) Mary of the Piu
See St. Mary Magdalen of the Guildhall.
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Pui, Fraternity of the
A brotherhood of French and English traders in London united for certain charitable purposes and the...
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Sac, Friars, of the
See Penitentia (Fratres de).
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Warden of the City
Appointed by the King from time to time in place of the Mayor, when the City had incurred his disple...
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admiral of the blue
who carries his flag on the main-mast. A landlord or publican wearing a blue apron, as was formerly ...
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brother of the blade
A soldier BUSKIN. A player. BUNG. A brewer QUILL. An author. STRING. A fiddler. WHIP. A coachman.
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cock of the company
A weak man, who from the desire of being the head of the company associates with low people, and pay...
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cup of the creature
A cup of good liquor.
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foreman of the jury
One who engrosses all the talk to himself, or speaks for the rest of the company.
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gift of the gab
A facility of speech.
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king of the gypsies
The captain, chief, or ringleader of the gang of misrule: in the cant language called also the uprig...
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knight of the blade
A bully.
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knight of the post
A false evidence, one that is ready to swear any thing for hire.
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knight of the rainbow
A footman: from the variety of colours in the liveries and trimming of gentlemen of that cloth.
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knight of the road
A highwayman.
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knight of the sheers
A taylor.
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knight of the thimble
A taylor or stay-maker.
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knight of the whip
A coachman.
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knight of the trencher
A great eater.
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limb of the law
An inferior or pettyfogging attorney.
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man of the town
A rake, a debauchee.
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man of the turf
A horse racer, or jockey.
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man of the world
A knowing man.
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master of the mint
A gardener.
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master of the rolls
A baker.
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master of the wardrobe
One who pawns his clothes to purchase liquor.
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mother of the maids
A bawd.
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postilion of the gospel
A parson who hurries over the service.
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surveyor of the highways
One reeling drunk.
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surveyor of the pavement
One standing in the pillory.
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tears of the tankard
The drippings of liquor on a man's waistcoat.
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tib of the buttery
A goose. CANT. Saint Tibb's evening; the evening of the last day, or day of judgment: he will pay yo...
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urinal of the planets
Ireland: so called from the frequent rains in that island.
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woman of the town
A prostitute.
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king of the herrings
n.
another name for the elephant-fish (q.v.).
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bird of the eye
the pupil or sight of the eye. Suff.
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grey of the morning
twilight, from day-break to clear light. S.
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rather of the ratherest
meat underdone. Norf.
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weeks of the mouth
The sides of it. Lane.
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adjustment of the compass
Swinging a ship to every point of bearing, to note the variation or error of the needle upon each rh...
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angle of the centre
In fortification, the angle formed at the centre of the polygon by lines drawn from thence to the po...
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angle of the shoulder
See epaule.
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angle of the vertical
The difference between the geographical and geocentric latitudes of a place upon the earth's surface...
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arch of the cove
An elliptical moulding sprung over the cove of a ship, at the lower part of the taffrail.
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auditors of the imprest
Officers who had the charge of the great accounts of the royal customs, naval and military expenses,...
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back of the post
An additional timber bolted to the after-part of the stern-post, and forming its after-face.
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barrel of the wheel
The cylinder round which the tiller-ropes are wound.
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battens of the hatches
Long narrow laths, or straightened hoops of casks, serving by the help of nailing to confine the edg...
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beam of the anchor
Synonymous with anchor-stock.
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berthing of the head
See head-boards.
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blink of the ice
A bright appearance or looming (the iceberg reflected in the atmosphere above it), often assuming an...
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boxes of the pumps
Each ordinary pump has an upper and lower box, the one a fixture in the lower part of its chamber, t...
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breach of the sea
Waves breaking over the hull of a vessel in bad weather, or when stranded.
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captain of the fleet
Is a temporary admiralty appointment; he is entitled to be considered as a flag-officer, and to a sh...
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captain of the head
Not a recognized rating, but an ordinary man appointed to attend to the swabs, and to keep the ship'...
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captain of the hold
The last of the captains in rank, as a first-class petty officer.
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captain of the port
The captain of the port is probably better explained by referring to that situation at Gibraltar. He...
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cast of the lead
The act of heaving the lead into the sea to ascertain what depth of water there is. (See also heave ...
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cheeks of the mast
The faces or projecting parts on each side of the masts, formed to sustain the trestle-trees upon wh...
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cheque, clerk of the
An officer in the royal dockyards, who goes on board to muster the ship's company, of whom he keeps ...
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coamings of the gratings
See coamings of the hatches
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coamings of the hatches or gratings
Certain raised work rather higher than the decks, about the edges of the hatch-openings of a ship, t...
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commissioners of the navy
Certain officers formerly appointed to superintend the affairs of the navy, under the direction of t...
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compensator of the compass
See magnetic compensator.
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compression of the poles
The amount of flattening at the polar regions of a planet, by which the polar diameter is less than ...
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comptroller of the customs
The officer who controls and has a check on the collectors of customs. (See controller.)
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comptroller of the navy
Formerly the chief commissioner of the navy board, at which he presided.
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curve of the coast
When the shore alternately recedes and projects gradually, so as to trend towards a curve shape.
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cut of the jib
A phrase for the aspect of a vessel, or person.
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depression, of the horizon
(See dip.)
In artillery, the angle below the horizon at which the axis of a gun is laid in order t...
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dip of the horizon
The angle contained between the sensible and apparent horizons, the angular point being the eye of t...
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throw of the shot
See dispart of the shot
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dispart, or throw of the shot
The difference between the semi-diameter of the base-ring at the breech of a gun, and that of the ri...
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dolphin of the mast
A kind of wreath or strap formed of plaited cordage, to be fastened occasionally round the lower yar...
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equation of the centre
The difference between the true and mean anomalies of a planet.
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eye of the wind
The direction to windward from whence it blows. (See wind's-eye.)
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figure of the earth
The form of our globe, which is that of an oblate spheroid with an ellipticity of about 1/299.
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flight of the transoms
As their ends gradually close downwards on approaching the keel, they describe a curve somewhat simi...
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flower of the winds
The mariner's compass on maps and charts.
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fluctuation of the tide
The rising and falling of the waters.
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gratings of the head
See head-gratings.
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heave of the sea
The power that the swell of the sea exerts upon a ship in driving her out of, or faster on in, her c...
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height of the hold
Used for the depth of the hold.
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hook of the decks
See breast-hooks.
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horns of the moon
The extremities of the lunar crescent, in which form she is said to be horned.
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horns of the rudder
See rudder-horn.
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horns of the tiller
The pins at the extremity.
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key of the rudder
(See wood-locks of the rudder.)
In machinery, applies to wedges, forelocks, &c.
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knee of the head
A large flat piece of timber, fixed edgeways, and fayed upon the fore-part of a ship's stem, support...
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legs of the martinets
Small lines through the bolt-ropes of the courses, above a foot in length, and spliced at either end...
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libration of the moon
See evection.
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mansions of the moon
See lunar mansions.
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master of the fleet
A master on board the commander-in-chief's ship, who has a general superintendence of the stores iss...
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neck of the cascable
The part between the swell of the breech of a gun and the button. Its narrowest part within the butt...
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obliquity of the ecliptic
The angle between the planes of the ecliptic and the equator, or the inclination of the earth's equa...
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officer of the day
A military officer whose immediate duty is to attend to the interior economy of the corps to which h...
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officer of the watch
The lieutenant or other officer who has charge of, and commands, the watch.
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pillar of the hold
A main stanchion with notches for descent.
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plane of the meridian
See meridian.
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plan of the transoms
The horizontal appearance of them, to which the moulds are made, and the bevellings taken.
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point of the compass
The 32d part of the circumference, or 11° 15′.
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precession of the equinoxes
A slow motion of the equinoctial points in the heavens, whereby the longitudes of the fixed stars ar...
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pride of the morning
A misty dew at sunrise; a light shower; the end of the land breeze followed by a dead calm in the tr...
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quarters of the yards
The space comprehended between the slings, or middle and half-way out on the yard-arms.
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rails of the head
Curved pieces of timber extending from the bows on each side to the continuation of the ship's stem,...
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rails of the stern
(See stern-rails.)
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rounds of the galley
The opposite of what is termed Coventry; for it is figurative of a man incurring the expressed scorn...
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rules of the sea
Certain practices and regulations as to steerage, which are recognized by seamen as well as by law, ...
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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...
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rut of the sea
The point of impact where it dashes against anything.
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rut of the shore
The sea breaking along the coast.
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scarphs of the keel
The joints, when a keel is made of several pieces. (See scarph.)
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scum of the sea
The refuse seen on the line of tidal change; the drift sent off by the ebbing tide. Or (in the neigh...
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shoe of the anchor
A flat block of hard wood, convex on the back, and having a hole sufficiently large to contain the b...
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sole of the rudder
A piece of timber attached to its lower part to render it nearly level with the false keel.
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southing of the moon
The time at which the moon passes the meridian of any particular place. Popularly the term is used t...
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spurs of the beams
Curved pieces of timber, serving as half-beams, to support the decks, where a whole one cannot be pl...
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spurs of the bitts
The same as standards (which see).
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stanchions of the nettings
Slender bars of iron or wood, the lower ends of which are fixed in iron sockets at proper distances....
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step of the capstan
A solid block of wood fixed between two of the ship's beams to receive the iron spindle and heel of ...
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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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stopper of the anchor
A strong rope attached to the cat-head, which, passing through the anchor-ring, is afterwards fasten...
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stopper of the cable
Commonly called a deck-stopper. A piece of rope having a large knot at one end, and hooked or lashed...
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straps of the rudder
See pintles.
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strength of the tide
Where it runs strongest, which in serpentine courses will be found in the hollow curves.
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stroke of the sea
The shock occasioned to a vessel by a heavy sea striking her.
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surveyors of the navy
Two officers who formerly sat at the navy board, being invested with the charge of building and repa...
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sweep of the tiller
A semicircular frame on which the tiller traverses in large ships; it is fixed under the beams near ...
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system of the universe
See copernican system.
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trim of the hold
The arrangement of the cargo, &c., by which a vessel carries sail well, and becomes under control as...
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turn of the tide
The change from ebb to flood, or the contrary.
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