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set, v. sed init. ...

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set
set old for sed. ...

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Set
·vi To fit music to words. II. Set ·Impf & ·p.p. of Set. III. Set ·noun A young oyster when first ...

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set
A dead set: a concerted scheme to defraud a person by gaming. ...

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set
Fixed in opinion; firm.--Webster. 'He is very set in his ways.' ...

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set
The direction in which a current flows, or of the wind. (See direction.) ♦ To set, is to observe t...

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Under
·prep Less specifically, denoting the relation of being subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or...

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Fire-set
·noun A set of fire irons, including, commonly, tongs, shovel, and poker. ...

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Saw-set
·noun An instrument used to set or turn the teeth of a saw a little sidewise, that they may make a k...

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Set chisel
·add. ·- A kind of chisel or punch, variously shaped, with a broad flat end, used for stripping off ...

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Set-fair
·noun In plastering, a particularly good troweled surface. ...

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Set-off
·noun ·see <<Offset>>, 7. II. Set-off ·noun ·same·as <<Offset>>, ·noun, 4. III. Set-off ·noun That...

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Set-stitched
·adj Stitched according to a formal pattern. ...

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Set-to
·noun A contest in boxing, in an argument, or the like. ...

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Sharp-set
·adj Eager in appetite or desire of gratification; affected by keen hunger; ravenous; as, an eagle o...

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Well-set
·adj Properly or firmly set. II. Well-set ·adj Well put together; having symmetry of parts. ...

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a dead set
A concerted scheme to defraud a person by gaming.--Grose, Slang Dict. This phrase seems to be taken ...

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to set by
To regard; to esteem.--Johnson. Norfolk and Craven Glossaries. These are very old expressions, and w...

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set-to
A scientific pugilistic combat; and figuratively, an argument, debate, contest in words. Both senses...

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sharp set
Hungry. A colloquial expression much itself in the United States as well as in England. And so I th...

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set-bolts
Used in drifting out bolts from their position. Also employed for forcing the planks and other works...

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set flying
Sails that do not remain aloft when taken in, but are hauled on deck or stowed in the tops, as skysa...

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set in
Said when the sea-breeze or weather appears to be steady. ...

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set on!
The order to set the engine going on board a steamer. ...

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set up
Soldiers, mariners, and small-arm men, well drilled, and instructed to be upright and soldierlike in...

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windward set
The reverse of leeward set. ...

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Under-age
·adj Not having arrived at adult age, or at years of discretion; hence, raw; green; immature; boyish...

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Under-arm
·adj Done (as bowling) with the arm not raised above the elbow, that is, not swung far out from the ...

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Under-garment
·noun A garment worn below another. ...

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under dubber
A turnkey. ...

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to cut under
To undersell in price.--New York. ...

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to knock under
A common expression to denote that one yields or submits.--Johnson. For ten times ten, and that's a...

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knuckle-under
Obey your superior's order; give way to circumstances. ...

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under-bevelling
The alteration made inside a square in hewing timber, as opposed to standing bevelling. ...

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under-bright
A meteorological term for the strong light which sometimes appears below clouds near the horizon. ...

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under canvas
Synonymous with under sail. ...

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under-current
A stream which sets beneath the surface-water of the sea whilst that is either in a quiescent state ...

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under deck
The floor of a cabin, or 'tween decks. ...

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under foot
Under the ship's bottom; said of an anchor which is dropped while she has head-way. An anchor is oft...

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under level
See bevelling. ...

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under-manned
When a ship has an insufficient complement, or is short-handed. ...

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under-masted
When the masts are either too small or too short, so that a ship cannot spread the sail necessary to...

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under metal
The condition of a gun when the muzzle is depressed, and the metal, i.e. the breech, raised; the pro...

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under sail
The state of a ship when she is in motion from the action of wind on her sails. ...

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under-skinker
Assistant to the purser's steward. ...

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under-tow
An under current especially noticed at the mouths of great rivers, or where tide and half-tides prev...

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under way
A ship beginning to move under her canvas after her anchor is started. Some have written this under ...

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to set much by
To regard; to esteem.--Johnson. Norfolk and Craven Glossaries. These are very old expressions, and w...

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to set store by
To value; esteem; regard. This sense of the word store is not noticed by the English or American lex...

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every stitch set
All possible canvas spread. ...

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heave and set
The ship's motion in rising and falling to the waves when at anchor. ...

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half-topsails, under
Said of a chase about 12 miles distant, the rest being below the horizon. ...

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hand-under-hand
Descending a rope by the converse of hand-over-hand ascent. ...

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lee-gunwale under
A colloquial phrase for being sorely over-pressed, by canvas or other cause. ...

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prisoner under restraint
Suspended from duty; deprived of command. ...

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staggering under it
A ship's labouring under as much canvas as she can bear. ...

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stand from under!
A notice given to those below to keep out of the way of anything being lowered down, or let fall fro...

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stand right under!
Jocularly, "Get out of the way." ...

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under bare poles
The condition of a ship under no canvas, or when the wind is too violent to allow of any sail being ...

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under-shore, to
To support or raise a thing by putting a spar or prop under it, as a ship is shored up in dock. ...

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under the lee
Sheltered from the wind by some intervening object, as a ship under the lee of the land. ...

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under the sea
A ship lying-to in a heavy gale, and making bad weather of it. ...

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under the wind
So situated to leeward of something as not to feel the wind. ...

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set the chase, to
To mark well the position of the vessel chased by bearing, so that by standing away from her on one ...

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set up rigging, to
To take in the slack of the shrouds, stays, and backstays, to bring the same strain as before, and t...

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(St.) Faith under St. Paul's
A parish Church under the Quire of St. Paul's, at the west end of Jesus Chapel (S. 331). A crypt of...

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haul under the chains
This is a phrase signifying a ship's working and straining on the masts and shrouds, so as to make t...

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let go under foot
See under foot. ...

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lie under arms, to
To remain in a state of preparation for immediate action. ...

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over and under turns
Terms applied to the passing of an earing, besides its inner and outer turns. ...

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to set her cap for him
To direct her attentions to him; to endeavor to win his affections. Dr. Johnson notices the phrase, ...

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under-run a warp, to
To haul a boat along underneath it, in order to clear it, if any part happens to be foul. To under-r...

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under-run a hawser or warp, to
To haul a boat along underneath it, in order to clear it, if any part happens to be foul. To under-r...

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set of the wind and current
See direction of the wind and current ...

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born under a threepenny halfpenny planet, never to be worth a groat
Said of any person remarkably unsuccessful in his attempts or profession. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose