A toll formerly levied by the Danes on all merchant vessels passing the sound or strait between the North Sea and the Baltic.
·superl Firm; strong; safe. II. Sound ·adv <<Soundly>>. III. Sound ·noun A <<Cuttlefish>>. IV. So...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
[Anglo-Saxon, sund]. An arm of the sea over the whole extent of which soundings may be obtained, as ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
The charges made upon shipping for the use of docks. ...
See port-charges. ...
The dues for landing or shipping goods at a wharf; customs charges in particular. Thus for goods not...
·vt & ·vi To sound again or anew. ...
·noun A sounding-board. ...
May be freely assumed at nearly 1142 feet in a second of time, when not affected by the temperature ...