take

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The draught of fishes in a single drag of the net. Also, to take, in a military sense, to take or adopt any particular formation, as to take open order, or to take ground to the right or the left.

To take an astronomical observation, so to ascertain the position of a celestial body as to learn from it the place of the ship.

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← tajaso × takel →

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