Gangs of hands employed on special duties out of the ship or dockyard.
·pl of <<Party>>. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·- a & ·noun from Work. II. Working ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Work>>. ...
·adj Doing wonders or surprising things. ...
·adj Pertaining to, or characteristic of, working days, or workdays; everyday; hence, plodding; hard...
The keeping men at work on needless matters, beyond the usual hours, for punishment. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
Reducing the observations of the sun and moon, or moon and stars, in order to find the longitude. Al...
Reducing the altitudes or distances of heavenly bodies by calculation. ...
Sailing against the wind by alternate tacks. (See beating.) ...
Reducing the dead-reckoning and meridian altitudes to noon of each day. ...