A term on our northern shores for a sea-gull.
·v That which is strongly wished or desired. II. Will ·v Strong wish or inclination; desire; purpos...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·- A will free from improper coercion or restraint. ...
·- ·see under Ill, ·adj. ...
·noun A bird of the Western United States (Phalaenoptilus Nutalli) allied to the whip-poor-will. ...
·noun One's own will, ·esp. when opposed to that of others; obstinacy. ...
·noun An American bird (Antrostomus vociferus) allied to the nighthawk and goatsucker; — so called ...
A spontaneous gift (Ex. 35:29), a voluntary sacrifice (Lev. 22:23; Ezra 3:5), as opposed to one in c...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
One whose wife usually fetches him from the alehouse. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
With all zeal and energy. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
Pull all together. ...
·noun ·see Ignis fatuus. ...
Said of a gale which is expected to pass away quickly. ...
Pull heartily together. ...
This is introduced into a naval vocabulary, not as wanting explanation, but that in recording the mo...