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Strong
·superl Violent; vehement; earnest; ardent. II. Strong ·superl Solid; nourishing; as, strong meat. ...

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strong
To go it strong, means to do a thing with energy or perseverance. The pilot on duty above; another ...

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Breeze
·vi To blow gently. II. Breeze ·noun ·Alt. of Breeze fly. III. Breeze ·noun A light, gentle wind; ...

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breeze
To raise a breeze; to kick up a dust or breed a disturbance. ...

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breeze
This word is widely understood as a pleasant zephyr; but among seamen it is usually applied as synon...

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Strong-minded
·adj Having a vigorous mind; ·esp., having or affecting masculine qualities of mind; — said of wome...

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Strong-water
·noun An <<Acid>>. II. Strong-water ·noun Distilled or ardent spirits; intoxicating liquor. ...

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Drink, strong
(Heb. shekar'), an intoxicating liquor (Judg. 13:4; Luke 1:15; Isa. 5:11; Micah 2:11) distilled from...

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strong man
To play the part of the strong man, i.e. to push the cart and horses too; to be whipt at the cart's ...

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strong-back
The same with Samson's post (which see). Also, an adaptation of a strong piece of wood over the wind...

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strong gale
That strength of wind under which close-reefed top-sails and storm-staysails are usually carried whe...

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Drink, Strong
The Hebrew term shecar, in its etymological sense, applies to any beverage that had intoxicating qua...

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Breeze fly
·noun A fly of various species, of the family Tabanidae, noted for buzzing about animals, and tormen...

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Spanking breeze
·- a strong breeze. ...

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breeze, sea or land
A shifting wind blowing from sea and land alternately at certain hours, and sensibly only near the c...

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fanning-breeze
One so gentle that the sail alternately swells and collapses. ...

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fresh breeze
A brisk wind, to which a ship, according to its stability, carries double or treble or close-reefed ...

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land-breeze
A current of air which, in the temperate zones, and still more within the tropics, regularly sets fr...

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moderate breeze
When all the flying kites may be pleasantly carried. ...

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sea-breeze
A wind from the sea towards the land. In tropical climates (and sometimes during summer in the tempe...

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stiff breeze
One in which a ship may carry a press of sail, when a little more would endanger the spars. ...

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to go it strong
To perform an act with vigor or without scruple. President Polk in his message goes it strong for t...

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breeze, to kick up a
To excite disturbance, and promote a quarrelsome row. ...

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