A fid or stopple made of leather or oakum fitting in the vent of a piece to stop it against weather, &c.
·noun A worthless horse. II. Plug ·noun A high, tapering silk hat. III. Plug ·noun A flat oblong c...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A conical piece of wood to let in or keep out water, when fitted to a hole in the bottom of a boat. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·vt To scent, as a hound. II. Vent ·noun Sale; opportunity to sell; market. III. Vent ·noun A bait...
In artillery, the small aperture near the breech by which the fire of the priming is communicated to...
·add. ·- A switchboard in which connections are made by means of plugs. ...
·add. ·- In internal-combustion engines with electric ignition, a plug, screwed into the cylinder he...
A man's penis. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
A peculiar augur or screw gimlet used for clearing the vent of a gun when obstructed. ...
The movable fitment which closes the breech and contains the vent in Armstrong breech-loading guns. ...
·noun A light puff paste, with a raised border, filled, after baking, usually with a ragout of fowl,...
To stop it with the thumb. ...
To close it hermetically by pressing the thumb to it. ...
The raised tablet in the metal near the breech in which the vent is bored. ...