upper masts

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• Upper

  ·noun The upper leather for a shoe; a vamp. II. Upper (·comp) Being further up, literally or figura...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• lower masts

  See mast. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• made masts

  The large masts made in several pieces. A ship's lower mast is a made spar; her top-mast is a whole ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• pole-masts

  Single spar masts, also applied where the top-gallant and royal masts are in one. (See mast.) ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• upper benjamin

  A great coat. CANT. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• upper story

  or garret Figuratively used to signify the head. His upper story or garrets are unfurnished; i.e. h...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• upper crust

  The aristocracy; the higher circles. I want you to see Peel, Stanley, Graham, Shiel, Russell, Macau...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• upper story

  The brain; as, 'He's not right in his upper story.'--Carr's Craven Dialect. This same expression is ...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• upper counter

  The counter between the wing transom and the rail. (See counter.) ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• upper deck

  The highest of those decks which are continued throughout the whole length of a ship without falls o...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• upper finishing

  See finishings. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• upper strake

  or wash of boats. A strake thicker than those of the bottom, wrought round the gunwales, and lined...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• upper or top-rider futtocks

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

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• upper transit

  The passage of a circumpolar star over the meridian above the pole; the opposite of the lower transi...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• upper-works

  That part of a ship which rises from the water's surface when she is properly trimmed for a voyage. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• stump topgallant-masts

  Those without a royal pole. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Upper East Smithfield

  East from Littie Tower Hill to Dock Street (P.O. Directory). Earliest mention: Lockie, 1810. Forme...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Upper Thames Street

  West from Fish Street Hill to Blackfriars (P.O. Directory). In -Bridge Ward Within, Dowgate, Vintry,...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• the upper ten thousand

  and contracted, THE UPPER TEN. The aristocracy; the upper circles of our large cities. A phrase inve...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• strip the masts, to

  To clear the masts of their rigging. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Angel Alley, Upper Thames Street

  See Angel Passage. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Brewhouse Lane, Upper Thames Street

  See Brewers Lane. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Bush Alley, Upper East Smithfield

  See Brush Court. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Castle Lane, Upper Thames Street

  See Castle Yard. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Horshoe Court, Upper Thames Street

  See Wilson's Yard. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Huggin Lane, Upper Thames Street

  South out of Queen Victoria Street to Upper Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In Queenhithe Ward. Fir...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Sun Court, Upper East Smithfield

  North out of Upper East Smithfield at No.20 (Lockie, 1810-Bacon's map, 1912). Other names: "Sun Yar...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Swan Street, Upper East Smithfield

  North-east from Butcher Row to East Smithfield at No.102, with a branch to Nightingale Lane (Lockie,...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Swann Alley, Upper East Smithfield

  See Swan Street, Upper East Smithfield. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Timber Yard, Upper Thames Street

  See George Yard. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• to keep a stiff upper lip

  is to continue firm, unmoved. My friend, said he, don't cry for spilt milk; keep a stiff upper lip;...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• Red Bull Alley, Upper Thames Street

  See Red Bull Yard. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Sheepshead, Sheepherd's Alley, Upper Thames Street

  See Shepherd's Alley. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.