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ears of a boat
The knee-pieces at the fore-part on the outside at the height of the gunwale.
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Room
·adj Spacious; roomy.
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to room
To occupy a room; to lodge.--Worcester.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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room
A name given to some reserved apartment in a ship, as
♦ The bread-room. In the aftermost part of t...
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Room
The references to "room" in (Matthew 23:6; Mark 12:39; Luke 14:7,8; 20:46) signify the highest place...
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well-a-day!
alas! Various.
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We'll
·- Contraction for we will or we shall.
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Well
·vt To pour forth, as from a well.
II. Well ·vt Considerably; not a little; far.
III. Well ·adj Be...
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Well
(Heb. beer), to be distinguished from a fountain (Heb. ain). A "beer" was a deep shaft, bored far un...
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to well
To divide unfairly. To conceal part. A cant phrase used by thieves, where one of the party conceals ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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well
[from the Anglo-Saxon wyll]. A bulk-headed inclosure in the middle of a ship's hold, defending the p...
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Well
Wells in Palestine are usually excavated from the solid limestone rock, sometimes with steps to desc...
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well, or trunk of a fishing-vessel
A strong compartment in the middle of the hold, open to the deck, but lined with lead on every side,...
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Boat
·vi To go or row in a boat.
II. Boat ·vt To place in a boat; as, to boat oars.
III. Boat ·vt To tr...
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boat
A small open vessel, conducted on the water by rowing or sailing.
The construction, machinery, and...
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fore-sheets of a boat
The inner part of the bows, opposite to stern-sheets, fitted with gratings on which the bowman stand...
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stroke-side of a boat
That in which the after starboard rowlock is placed, or where the after oar is rowed if single-banke...
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wind a boat, to
To change her position by bringing her stern round to the place where the head was. (See wending.)
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A
A, a, indecl. n. (sometimes joined with littera), the first letter of the Latin alphabet, correspond...
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a
a, prep.=ab, v. ab.
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A
A. a. as an abbreviation, 1 for the praenomen Aulus.
2 for Absolvo, on the voting-tablet of a jud...
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A
·- Of.
II. A ·prep In; on; at; by.
III. A ·- An expletive, void of sense, to fill up the meter.
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A 1
·- A registry mark given by underwriters (as at Lloyd's) to ships in first-class condition. Inferior...
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A-
·- A, as a prefix to English words, is derived from various sources. (1) It frequently signifies on ...
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A
Alpha, the first letter of the Greek alphabet, as Omega is the last. These letters occur in the text...
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a
As for example the word alarm, alarum, a bell, from the German lärm; but the military alarm on a dru...
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Amber room
·- A room formerly in the Czar's Summer Palace in Russia, which was richly decorated with walls and ...
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By-room
·noun A private room or apartment.
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Drawing-room
·noun The company assembled in such a room; also, a reception of company in it; as, to hold a drawin...
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Sea room
·- Room or space at sea for a vessel to maneuver, drive, or scud, without peril of running ashore or...
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Tiring-room
·noun The room or place where players dress for the stage.
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Withdrawing-room
·noun A room for retirement from another room, as from a dining room; a drawing-room.
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elbow room
Sufficient space to act in. Out at elbows; said of an estate that is mortgaged.
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keeping-room
A common sitting-room; the parlor in New England. The term is chiefly used in the interior, although...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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state-room
A small room in a ship or steam-vessel for one or two passengers.--Worcester.
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bare-room
An old phrase for bore-down.
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bread-room
The lowest and aftermost part of the orlop deck, where the biscuit is kept, separated by a bulk-head...
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capstan-room
See room.
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cook-room
, or cook-house.
The galley or caboose containing the cooking apparatus, and where victuals are dr...
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filling room
Formerly a small place parted off and lined with lead, in a man-of-war magazine, wherein powder may ...
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fish-room
A space parted off by bulk-heads in the after-hold, now used for waste stores, but formerly used for...
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gun-room
A compartment on the after-end of the lower gun-deck of large ships of war, partly occupied by the j...
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light-room
In a ship-of-war, a small space parted off from the magazine, having double-glass windows for more s...
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going room
, room
The old term for going large, or from, the wind. (See lask, to and large.) It is mentioned by...
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sea-room
Implies a sufficient distance from land, rocks, or shoals wherein a ship may drive or scud without d...
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shell-room
An important compartment in ships of war, fitted up with strong shelves to receive the shells when c...
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slop-room
The place appointed to keep the slops in, for the ship's company; generally well aft and dry.
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spirit-room
A place or compartment abaft the after-hold, to contain the ship's company's spirits.
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state-room
A sleeping cabin, or small berth, detached from the main cabin of merchantmen or saloon of passenger...
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trade-room
A part of the steerage of a Yankee notion-trader where light goods and samples of the cargo are kept...
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turning-room
Space in a narrow channel for a ship to work in.
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ward-room
The commissioned officers' mess-cabin, on the main-deck in ships of the line.
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snake-boat of cochin
See pamban manche
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Well-being
·noun The state or condition of being well; welfare; happiness; prosperity; as, virtue is essential ...
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Well-born
·adj Born of a noble or respect able family; not of mean birth.
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Well-bred
·adj Having good breeding; refined in manners; polite; cultivated.
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Well-draining
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Welldrain>>.
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Well-favored
·adj Handsome; wellformed; beautiful; pleasing to the eye.
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Well-informed
·adj Correctly informed; provided with information; well furnished with authentic knowledge; intelli...
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Well-intentioned
·adj Having upright intentions or honorable purposes.
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Well-known
·adj Fully known; generally known or acknowledged.
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Well-liking
·adj Being in good condition.
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Well-mannered
·adj Polite; well-bred; complaisant; courteous.
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Well-meaner
·noun One whose intention is good.
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Well-meaning
·adj Having a good intention.
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Well-natured
·adj Good-natured; kind.
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Well-nigh
·adv Almost; nearly.
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Well-plighted
·adj Being well folded.
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Well-read
·adj Of extensive reading; deeply versed;
— often followed by in.
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Well-seen
·adj Having seen much; hence, accomplished; experienced.
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Well-set
·adj Properly or firmly set.
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Well-sped
·adj Having good success.
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Well-spoken
·adj Spoken with propriety; as, well-spoken words.
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Well-willer
·noun One who wishes well, or means kindly.
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Well-wish
·noun A wish of happiness.
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Dragon well
(Neh. 2:13), supposed by some to be identical with the Pool of Gihon.
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Jacob's Well
(John 4:5, 6). This is one of the few sites in Palestine about which there is no dispute. It was dug...
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Aldgate Well
See Aldgate Pump.
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Crowder's Well
Stow speaks of it as a Pool by St. Giles' Churchyard, in his time mostly stopped up, but the spring ...
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(St.) Giles' Well
Mentioned in Circuit of St. Giles' parish in Strype, ed 1720, 1. iii. 87.
Qy. = Crowder's Well?
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Well Alley
1) See Well Court1, Shoe Lane.
2) East out of Mark Lane, north of Hart Street. In Tower Ward (O. an...
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Well Close
1) See Well Yard, Little Britain.
2) See Wellclose Square.
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Well Court
1) East out of Shoe Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (Strype, 1720, to .L.G. 1758).
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Well Street
1) South out of Jewin Street to Nicholl Square (P.O. Directory). In Cripplegate Ward Without.
First...
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Well Yard
1) South out of Peter's Court, east of the Royal Mint (Rocque, 1746-O.S. 25 in. 1880).
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well-hung
The blowen was nutts upon the kiddey because he is well-hung; the girl is pleased with the youth bec...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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well-in
adj.
answering to `well off,' `well todo,' `wealthy'; and ordinarily used, in Australia, instead of...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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to drive well
A Southern phrase, thus explained by Mr. Lavis: This gentleman applied for a situation as teacher in...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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chain-well
, or locker
A receptacle below deck for containing the chain-cable, which is passed thither throug...
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hot-well
In a steamer, a reservoir from whence to feed the boiler with the warm water received out of the con...
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screw-well
A hollow trunk over the screw of a steamer, for allowing the propeller to be disconnected and lifted...
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well-cabins
Those in brigs and small vessels, which have no after-windows or thorough draught.
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well-end
See pump-foot.
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well found
Fully equipped.
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well-grown
A term implying that the grain of the wood follows the shape required, as in knee-timber and the lik...
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Jacobs Well
a deep spring in the vicinity of Shechem (called Sychar in Christ's time and Nablus at the present d...
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Boat bug
·- An aquatic hemipterous insect of the genus Notonecta;
— so called from swimming on its back, whi...
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Boat shell
·- A marine univalve shell of the genus Cymba.
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Boat-shaped
·adj ·see <<Cymbiform>>.
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Boat-tail
·noun A large grackle or blackbird (Quiscalus major), found in the Southern United States.
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Flying boat
·add. ·- A compact form of hydro-aeroplane having one central body, or hull.
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Hatch-boat
·noun A vessel whose deck consists almost wholly of movable hatches;
— used mostly in the fisheries...
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Jolly-boat
·noun A boat of medium size belonging to a ship.
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Light-boat
·noun Light-ship.
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Mackinaw boat
·add. ·- A flat-bottomed boat with a pointed prow and square stern, using oars or sails or both, use...
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Masoola boat
·- A kind of boat used on the coast of Madras, India. The planks are sewed together with strands of ...
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Massoola boat
·- ·see Masoola boat.
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Masula boat
·- ·same·as Masoola boat.
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Una boat
·- The English name for a catboat;
— so called because Una was the name of the first boat of this k...
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Ferry boat
(2 Sam. 19:18), some kind of boat for crossing the river which the men of Judah placed at the servic...
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bum boat
A boat attending ships to retail greens, drams, &c. commonly rowed by a woman; a kind of floating ch...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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chebacco boat
Probably the same as the xebec of the Mediterranean. A description of fishing vessel employed in the...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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advice-boat
A small fast-sailing vessel in advance of a fleet, employed to carry intelligence with all possible ...
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billy boat
See billy boy
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boat-buoys
Means added to increase the buoyancy of life-boats, &c.
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boat-chocks
Clamps of wood upon which a boat rests when stowed on a vessel's deck.
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boat-cloak
A mantle for the officer going on duty; when left in the boat it is in the coxswain's charge.
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boat-davit
A curved piece of timber with a sheave at its outer end, which projects over the boat's stern, while...
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boat-fast
See painter.
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boat-geer
A general name for the rigging and furniture of a boat.
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boat-hire
Expenses for the use of shore-boats.
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boat-hook
An iron hook with a straight prong at its hinder part; it is fixed upon a pole, by the help of which...
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boat-keeper
One of the boat's crew who remains in charge of her during the absence of the others. In small vesse...
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boat-nails
Those supplied for the carpenter's use are of various lengths, generally rose-headed, square at the ...
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boat-rope
A separate rope veered to the boat to be towed at the ship's stern.
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boat-skids
Portable pieces of plank used to prevent chafing when a boat is hoisted or lowered. (See skids.)
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bolt-boat
An old term for a boat which makes good weather in a rough sea.
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bum-boat
A boat employed to carry provisions, vegetables, and small merchandise for sale to ships, either in ...
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canal-boat
A barge generally towed by horses, but furnished with a large square-sail for occasional use.
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chebacco boat
A description of fishing-vessel employed in the Newfoundland fisheries. It is probably named from Ch...
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cock-boat
A very small boat used on rivers or near the shore. Formerly the cock was the general name of a yawl...
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crab-boat
Resembles a large jolly-boat.
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dawk-boat
A boat for the conveyance of letters in India; dawk being the Hindostanee for mail.
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dredger-boat
One that uses the net so called, for turbots, soles, sandlings, &c.
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fishing-boat
A stout fishing-vessel with two lug-sails.
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fly-boat
A large flat-bottomed Dutch vessel, whose burden is generally from 300 to 600 tons. It is distinguis...
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foot-boat
A west-country term for a boat used solely to convey foot passengers.
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guard-boat
A boat appointed to row the rounds amongst the ships of war in any harbour, &c., to observe that the...
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guinea-boat
A fast-rowing galley, of former times, expressly built for smuggling gold across the Channel, in use...
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gunning-boat
, or gunning-shout.
A light and narrow boat in which the fen-men pursue the flocks of wild-fowl.
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haaf-boat
One fitted for deep-water fishing.
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hag-boat
See heck-boat.
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hatch-boat
A sort of small vessel known as a pilot-boat, having a deck composed almost entirely of hatches.
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heck-boat
The old term for pinks. Latterly a clincher-built boat with covered fore-sheets, and one mast with a...
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hog-boat
See heck-boat.
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house-boat
One with a cabin; a coche d'eau.
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ice-boat
A peculiar track-schuyt for the Dutch canals in winter.
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jolly-boat
A smaller boat than the cutter, but likewise clincher-built. It is generally a hack boat for small w...
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life-boat
One of such peculiar construction that it cannot sink or be swamped. It is equipped for attending wh...
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lobster-boat
A bluff, clincher-built vessel, fitted with a well, to preserve the lobsters alive.
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long boat
Is carvel-built, full, flat, and high, and is usually the largest boat belonging to a ship, furnishe...
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lug-boat
The fine Deal boats which brave the severest weather; they are rigged as luggers, and dip the yards ...
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mackerel-boat
A stout clinch-worked vessel, with a large fore-sail, sprit-sail, and mizen.
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monkey-boat
A half-decked boat above-bridge on the Thames.
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negro-boat
See almadia.
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passage-boat
A small vessel employed in carrying persons or luggage from one port to another. Also, a ferry-boat....
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peter-boat
A fishing-boat of the Thames and Medway, so named after St. Peter, as the patron of fishermen, whose...
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pitch-boat
A vessel fitted for boiling pitch in, which should be veered astern of the one being caulked.
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quarter-boat
Any boat is thus designated which is hung to davits over the ship's quarter.
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rocket-boat
Flat-bottomed boats, fitted with rocket-frames to fire Congreve rockets from, in naval bombardment.
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sea-boat
A good sea-boat implies any vessel adapted to bear the sea firmly and lively without labouring heavi...
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stal-boat
A peculiar fishing-boat, mentioned in statute 27 Eliz. c. 21.
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surf-boat
A peculiar kind of flat-bottomed boat, varying according to local exigencies, for landing men, or go...
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team-boat
A ferry-boat worked with horses by paddle-wheel propulsion.
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tilt-boat
One expressly fitted like a tilt-waggon, to preserve powder or other fragile stores from the weather...
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tod-boat
A broad flat Dutch fishing-boat.
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track-boat
[from the Dutch treck-schuyt]. A vessel used on a canal or narrow stream.
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whale-boat
A boat varying from 26 to 56 feet in length, and from 4 to 10 feet beam, sharp at both ends, and adm...
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bundling things into a boat
Loading it in a slovenly way.
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lady of the gun-room
A gunner's mate, who takes charge of the after-scuttle, where gunners' stores are kept.
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A. F. of L.
·add. ·- American Federation of Labor.
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birds of a feather
Rogues of the same gang.
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newst of a newstness
i. e. much of a muchness. Glouc.
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abandonment of a vessel
Deserting and abandoning her by reason of unseaworthiness or danger of remaining in her, also when g...
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antecedent of a ratio
The first of the two terms.
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coom of a wave
The comb or crest. The white summit when it breaks.
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crater of a mine
Synonymous with funnel (which see).
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depth of a sail
The extent of the square sails from the head-rope to the foot-rope, or the length of the after-leech...
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detention of a vessel
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ears of a pump
The support of the bolt for the handle or break.
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end of a trench
The place where the trenches are opened.
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eye of a stay
That part of a stay which is formed into a sort of collar to go round the mast-head; the eye and mou...
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eyes of a messenger
Eyes spliced in its ends to lash together.
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eyes of a ship
(See eyes of her.)
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face of a gun
The surface of the metal at the extremity of the muzzle.
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faces of a work
In fortification, are the two lines forming its most prominent salient angle.
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fetch of a gulf
The whole stretch from head to head, or point to point.
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fetch of a bay or gulf
The whole stretch from head to head, or point to point.
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flight of a shot
The trajectory formed between the muzzle of the gun and the first graze.
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fly of a flag
The breadth from the staff to the extreme end that flutters loose in the wind. If an ensign, the par...
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freight of a ship
The hire, or part thereof, usually paid for the carriage and conveyance of goods by sea; or the sum ...
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gallery of a mine
The passage of horizontal communication, as distinguished from the shaft or vertical descent, made u...
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shaft of a mine
The narrow perpendicular pit by which the gallery is entered, and from which the branches of the min...
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shoulder of a bastion
The part of it adjacent to the junction of a face with a flank. The angle of the shoulder is that fo...
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sill of a dock
The timber at the base against which the gates shut; and the depth of water which will float a vesse...
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skeleton of a regiment
Its principal officers and staff.
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skin of a sail
The outside part when a sail is furled. To furl in a clean skin, is the habit of a good seaman.
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tail of a gale
The latter part of a gale, when its violence is dying out.
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