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Soft
·superl Somewhat weak in intellect. II. Soft ·superl Weak in character; impressible. III. Soft ·su...

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soft
foolish. North. ...

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Plank
·vt To harden, as hat bodies, by felting. II. Plank ·vt To cover or lay with planks; as, to plank a...

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to plank
To lay; to put; generally applied to money; as, 'He planked down the cash.' I've had to plank down ...

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plank
Thick boards, 18 feet long at least, from 1-1/2 to 4 inches thick, and 9 or 10 inches broad; of less...

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pricking for a soft plank
Selecting a place on the deck for sleeping upon. ...

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Soft steel
·add. ·- Steel low in carbon; mild steel; ingot iron. ...

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Soft-finned
·adj Having the fin rays cartilaginous or flexible; without spines; — said of certain fishes. ...

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Soft-headed
·adj Weak in intellect. ...

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Soft-hearted
·adj Having softness or tenderness of heart; susceptible of pity or other kindly affection; gentle; ...

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Soft-shell
·adj ·Alt. of Soft-shelled. ...

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Soft-shelled
·adj Having a soft or fragile shell. ...

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Soft-spoken
·adj Speaking softly; having a mild or gentle voice; hence, mild; affable. ...

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soft sawder
Flattery; blarney. Then he did a leadin' article on slavery and non-intervention, and spoke a littl...

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soft soap
Flattery; blarney. A vulgar phrase, though much used. to soft soap To flatter; to blarney. I am t...

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soft-laes
A term on our northern coast for the small coves and bays formed by the waves on the more friable pa...

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soft tack
See soft tommy ...

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soft tommy
, or soft tack. Loaves of bread served out instead of biscuit. ...

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Plank-sheer
·noun The course of plank laid horizontally over the timberheads of a vessel's frame. ...

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bottom-plank
That which is placed between the garboard-strake and lower back-strake. ...

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diminishing plank
The same as diminishing stuff (which see). ...

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futtock-plank
The first plank of the ceiling next the kelson; the limber-strake. ...

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ice-plank
See spike-plank. ...

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plank-sheer
Pieces of plank covering the timber-heads round the ship; also, the gunwale or covering-board. The s...

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spike-plank
(Speak-plank?) In Polar voyages, a platform projecting across the vessel before the mizen-mast, to e...

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walking the plank
A mode of destroying devoted persons or officers in a mutiny or ship-board, by blindfolding them, an...

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to walk the plank
This is an expression borrowed from the horrible practice of pirates, who, when they determine to de...

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edging of plank
Sawing or hewing it narrower. ...

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plank it, to
To sleep on the bare decks, choosing, as the galley saying has it, the softest plank. ...

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walking a plank
An obsolete method of destroying people in mutiny and piracy, under a plea of avoiding the penalty o...

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