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hands reef top-sails!
The order to reef by all hands, instead of the watch, or watch and idlers. ...

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Top
·noun Top-boots. II. Top ·noun Eve; verge; point. III. Top ·noun The head, or upper part, of a pla...

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top
A sort of platform placed over the head of the lower mast, from which it projects like a scaffold. T...

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After-sails
·noun The sails on the mizzenmast, or on the stays between the mainmast and mizzenmast. ...

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after-sails
All those on the after-masts, as well as on the stays between the main and mizen masts. Their effect...

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bermuda sails
See 'mudian. ...

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fighting-sails
Those to which a ship is reduced when going into action; formerly implying the courses and top-sails...

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full sails
The sails well set, and filled by the wind. ...

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head-sails
A general name for all those sails which may be set on the fore-mast and bowsprit, jib, and flying j...

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light sails
All above the topgallant-sails; also the studding-sails and flying jib. Men-of-war carry topgallant-...

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low sails
The courses and close-reefed top-sails. ...

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small sails
Top-gallant-studding-sails and the kites. ...

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spare sails
An obvious term. They should be pointed before stowing them away in the sail-room. ...

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square-sails
Colloquially applied to the courses; but the term may be used for any four-cornered sail extended to...

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studding-sails
Fine-weather sails set outside the square-sails; the term "scudding-sails" was formerly used. ♦ To...

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stun-sails
A corruption of studding-sails (which see). ...

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topgallant-sails
The third sails above the decks: they are set above the topsail-yards, in the same manner as the top...

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High-top
·noun A ship's masthead. ...

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Top fermentation
·add. ·- An alcoholic fermentation during which the yeast cells are carried to the top of the fermen...

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Top out
·add. ·- To top off; to finish by putting on a cap of top (uppermost) course (called a top``ping-out...

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Top rake
·add. ·- The angle that the front edge of the point of a tool is set back from the normal to the sur...

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Top-armor
·noun A top railing supported by stanchions and equipped with netting. ...

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Top-block
·noun A large ironbound block strapped with a hook, and, when used, hung to an eyebolt in the cap, —...

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Top-boots
·noun ·pl High boots, having generally a band of some kind of light-colored leather around the upper...

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Top-chain
·noun A chain for slinging the lower yards, in time of action, to prevent their falling, if the rope...

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Top-cloth
·noun A piece of canvas used to cover the hammocks which are lashed to the top in action to protect ...

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Top-drain
·vt To drain the surface of, as land; as, to top-drain a field or farm. ...

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Top-draining
·noun The act or practice of drining the surface of land. ...

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Top-dress
·vt To apply a surface dressing of manureto,as land. ...

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Top-dressed
·Impf & ·p.p. of Top-dress. ...

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Top-dressing
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Top-dress. II. Top-dressing ·noun The act of applying a dressing of manure to th...

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Top-hamper
·noun The upper rigging, spars, ·etc., of a ship. ...

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Top-heavy
·adj Having the top or upper part too heavy for the lower part. ...

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Top-light
·noun A lantern or light on the top of a vessel. ...

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Top-proud
·adj Proud to the highest degree. ...

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Top-rope
·noun A rope used for hoisting and lowering a topmast, and for other purposes. ...

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Top-shaped
·adj Having the shape of a top; (Bot.) cone-shaped, with the apex downward; turbinate. ...

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Top-shell
·noun Any one of numerous species of marine top-shaped shells of the genus Trochus, or family Trochi...

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Top-tackle
·noun A tackle used in hoisting and lowering the topmast. ...

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Top-timbers
·noun The highest timbers on the side of a vessel, being those above the futtocks. ...

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Top-tool
·noun A tool applied to the top of the work, in distinction from a tool inserted in the anvil and on...

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Turban-top
·noun A kind of fungus with an irregularly wrinkled, somewhat globular pileus (Helvella, / Gyromitra...

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tip-top
The best: perhaps from fruit, that growing at the top of the tree being generally the best, as parta...

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top ropes
To sway away on all top ropes; to live riotously or extravagantly. ...

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to top
To cheat, or trick: also to insult: he thought to have topped upon me. Top; the signal among taylors...

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top diver
A lover of women. An old top diver; one who has loved old hat in his time. ...

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top heavy
Drunk. ...

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top lights
The eyes. Blast your top lights. See *curse. ...

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top sail
He paid his debts at Portsmouth with the topsail; i.e. he went to. sea and left them unpaid. SCT sol...

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tyburn top
or FORETOP A wig with the foretop combed over the eyes in a knowing style; such being much worn by ...

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white-top
n. another name for Flintwood (q.v.). ...

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tip-top
An expression often used in common conversation, denoting the utmost degree, excellence or perfectio...

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tve-top
a garland. N. ...

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bell-top
A name applied to the top of a quarter-gallery, when the upper stool is hollowed away, or made like ...

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chain, top
A chain to sling the lower yards in time of battle, to prevent them from falling down when the ropes...

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fore-top
See top. ...

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half-top
The mode of making ships' tops in two pieces, which are afterwards secured as a whole by what are te...

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laying-top
A conical piece of wood, having three or four scores or notches on its surface, used in rope-making ...

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round-top
A name which has obtained for modern tops, from the shape of the ancient ones. (See top.) ...

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top-armings
Hammocks stowed inside the rigging for the protection of riflemen. ...

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top-block
A large single block with an iron strop and hook, by which it is hooked into an eye-bolt under the l...

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top-castles
Castellated ledgings surrounding the mast-heads of our early ships, in which the pages to the office...

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top-chain
A chain to sling the yards in time of battle, in case of the ropes by which they are hung being shot...

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top-gallant
In the Cotton MSS. this word appears as "top-garland." ...

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top-hamper
Any unnecessary weight either on a ship's decks or about her tops and rigging. Also, applied to flyi...

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top-light
See top-lantern ...

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top-lantern
, or top-light. A large signal-lantern placed in the after-part of a top, in ships where an admira...

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top-lining
A lining on the after-part of sails, to prevent their chafing against the top-rim. Also, a platform ...

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top-mast
The second division of a mast above the deck. (See mast.) ...

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top-maul
A large hammer used to start the top-mast fid, and to beat down the top, when setting up topmast-rig...

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top-men
Selected smart seamen stationed in the several tops, to attend the taking in or setting of the upper...

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top-nettings
See top. ...

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top-rail
A rail supported on stanchions across the after-part of each of a ship's tops. ...

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top-riders
See upper futtocks-riders. ...

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top brim
The circular sweep of the fore part of a vessel's top, and covering in the ends of the cross-trees a...

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top rim or brim
The circular sweep of the fore part of a vessel's top, and covering in the ends of the cross-trees a...

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top-rope
The mast-rope employed to sway up a top-mast or topgallant-mast, in order to fix it in its place, or...

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top-sawyer
The leading man in any undertaking. One who excels; inasmuch as the man of most intellect guides the...

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top-side
All that part of a ship's side which is above the main-wales: that is, those strakes between the she...

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top-swivel
Once a favourite arm for ships' tops, but from the confined space and elevation rather an encumbranc...

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top-tackle
A large tackle, or properly pendant, hooked to the lower end of the top-mast top-rope, and to the de...

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top-timbers
The first general tier which reach the top are called long top-timbers, and those below short top-ti...

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troughton's top
See whirler ...

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mend sails, to
To loose and skin them afresh on the yards. ...

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sails, to loose
To unfurl them, and let them hang loose to dry; or the movement preparatory to "making sail." ♦ To...

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suit of sails
The whole of the sails required to be bent for a vessel. ...

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top-knot pigeon
n. an Australian bird, Lopholaimus antarcticus, Shaw. 1891. Francis Adams, `John Webb's End,' p. 3...

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long top-timbers
See long timbers ...

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lop and top
The top and branches of a felled tree. ...

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main-top bowline
The bowline of the main-topsail. It is used to haul the weather-leech forward when on a wind, which ...

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reefed top-mast
When a top-mast is sprung in or near the cap, the lower piece is cut off, and a new fid-hole cut, by...

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top burton-tackle
See burton. ...

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top-sail haul!
or main-topsail haul! When the main-sail is not set, this is the order given to haul the after-yar...

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top-tackle pendant
The pendant used with the above. The top-mast is swayed up by a top-rope or hawser. The pendant, whi...

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top-timber breadth
The distance between the upper part of the same timber and the middle line. ...

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top-timber hollow
A name sometimes given to the back sweep which forms the upper part of the top-timber. ...

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top your boom
See boom. ...

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top-rider futtocks
These timbers stand nearly the same as breadth-riders, and very much strengthen the top-side. ...

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white boot-top
A painted white line carried fore and aft on the hammock-netting base. It gives a longer appearance ...

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fore-and-aft sails
Jibs, staysails, and gaff-sails; in fact, all sails which are not set to yards. They extend from the...

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tan and tanned sails
Those steeped in oak-bark. ...

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sprit-sail top-sail
A sail extended above the sprit-sail by a yard, which hung under the jib-boom. ♦ Top-gallant sprit...

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top a boom, to
To raise up one end of it by hoisting on the lift, as the spanker-boom is lifted before setting the ...

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top a yard or boom, to
To raise up one end of it by hoisting on the lift, as the spanker-boom is lifted before setting the ...

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top-gallant quarter-boards
, or top-gallant bulwarks. See quarter-boards. ...

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top the glim, to
To snuff the candle. ...

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top the officer, to
To arrogate superiority. ...

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