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Observation
·noun The information so acquired. II. Observation ·noun Performance of what is prescribed; adheren...

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observation
In nautical astronomy, denotes the taking the sun, moon, or stars' altitude with a quadrant or sexta...

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Working
·- a & ·noun from Work. II. Working ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Work>>. ...

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an
ăn, conj. [etym. very obscure; v. the various views adduced in Hand, I. p. 296, with which he seems ...

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an
an I conj. I I. Prop., in a disjunctive question introducing the latter c...

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An
·conj If; — a word used by old English authors. II. An ·- This word is properly an adjective, but ...

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Observation car
·add. ·- A railway passenger car made so as to facilitate seeing the scenery en route; a car open, o...

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differential observation
Taking the differences of right ascension and declination between a comet and a star, the position o...

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Wonder-working
·adj Doing wonders or surprising things. ...

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Working-day
·adj Pertaining to, or characteristic of, working days, or workdays; everyday; hence, plodding; hard...

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working parties
Gangs of hands employed on special duties out of the ship or dockyard. ...

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working up
The keeping men at work on needless matters, beyond the usual hours, for punishment. ...

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An 't
·- An it, that is, and it or if it. ·see <<An>>, ·conj ...

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an-end
The position of any spar when erected perpendicularly to the deck. The top-masts are said to be an-e...

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latitude by observation
The latitude determined by observations of the sun, star, or moon, by meridional, as also by double ...

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working a lunar
Reducing the observations of the sun and moon, or moon and stars, in order to find the longitude. Al...

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working to windward
Sailing against the wind by alternate tacks. (See beating.) ...

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In and an
·adj & ·adv Applied to breeding from a male and female of the same parentage. ·see under <<Breeding>...

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to hang an arse
To hang back, to hesitate. ...

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well-an-ere!
alas! Derb. N . ...

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longitude by lunar observation
The longitude calculated by observing the moon's angular distance from the sun or a fixed star. It i...

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working a day's work
Reducing the dead-reckoning and meridian altitudes to noon of each day. ...

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jack in an office
An insolent fellow in authority. ...

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blade of an anchor
That part of the arm prepared to receive the palm. ...

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wash of an oar
See blade of an oar ...

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blade or wash of an oar
Is the flat part of it which is plunged into the water in rowing. The force and effect in a great me...

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cheeks of an embrasure
The interior faces or sides of an embrasure. ...

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every rope an-end
The order to coil down the running rigging, or braces and bowlines, after tacking, or other evolutio...

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eye of an anchor
The hole in the shank wherein the ring is fixed. ...

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feather an oar, to
In rowing, is to turn the blade horizontally, with the top aft, as it comes out of the water. This l...

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flank of an army
The right or left side or end, as distinguished from the front and rear a vulnerable point. Also, th...

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inclination of an orbit
The angle which the path of a comet or planet makes with the plane of the ecliptic. ...

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lift an anchor, to
Either by the purchase; or a ship if she has not sufficient cable on a steep bank lifts, or shoulder...

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magnitude of an eclipse
The proportion which the eclipsed part of the surface of the sun or moon bears to the diameter; it i...

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nuts of an anchor
Two projections either raised or welded on the square part of the shank, for securing the stock to i...

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peak of an anchor
The bill or extremity of the palm, which, as seamen by custom drop the k, is pronounced pea; it is t...

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stock of an anchor
A cross-beam of wood, or bar of iron, secured to the upper end of the shank at right angles with the...

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trend of an anchor
The lower end of the shank, where it thickens towards the arms, usually at one-third from the crown....

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y's of an instrument
The Y-shaped bearings for the telescope axis, on the precision of which the value of an astronomical...

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owl in an ivy bush
He looks like an owl in an ivy bush; frequently said of a person with a large frizzled wig, or a wom...

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bring-to an anchor, to
To let go the anchor in the intended port. "All hands bring ship to an anchor!" The order by which t...

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half an eye, seeing with
Discerning instantly and clearly. ...

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oar, to shove in an
To intermeddle, or give an opinion unasked. ...

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not born in the woods to be scared by an owl
Too much used to danger, or threats, to be easily frightened. I just puts my finger to my nose, and...

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