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Eatage
·noun Eatable growth of grass for horses and cattle, ·esp. that of aftermath.
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After
·adj Hinder; nearer the rear.
II. After ·prep Below in rank; next to in order.
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after
A comparative adjective, applied to any object in the hind part of a ship or boat; as, the after-cab...
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After damp
·- An irrespirable gas, remaining after an explosion of fire damp in mines; choke damp. ·see Carboni...
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After-dinner
·noun The time just after dinner.
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After-glow
·noun A glow of refulgence in the western sky after sunset.
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After-image
·noun The impression of a vivid sensation retained by the retina of the eye after the cause has been...
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After-mentioned
·adj Mentioned afterwards; as, persons after-mentioned (in a writing).
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After-note
·noun One of the small notes occur on the unaccented parts of the measure, taking their time from th...
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After-sails
·noun The sails on the mizzenmast, or on the stays between the mainmast and mizzenmast.
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After-wit
·noun Wisdom or perception that comes after it can be of use.
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After-witted
·adj Characterized by after-wit; slow-witted.
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after-clap
A demand after the first given in has been discharged; a charge for pretended omissions; in short, a...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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after night
After nightfall; in the evening; as, "A meeting will be held in the court-house after night." This e...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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at-after
afterwards. North.
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after-body
That part of the ship's hull which is abaft the midships or dead-flat, as seen from astern. The term...
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after-clap
Whatever disagreeable occurrence takes place after the consequences of the cause were thought at an ...
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after-end
The stern of a ship, or anything in her which has that end towards the stern.
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after-face
See back of the post.
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after-guard
The men who are stationed on the quarter-deck and poop, to work the after-sails. It was generally co...
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after-ladder
leads to captain's and officers' quarters, and only used by officers.
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after-orders
Those which are given out after the regular issue of the daily orders.
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after-part
The locality towards the stern, from dead-flat; as, in the after-part of the fore-hold.
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after-peak
The contracted part of a vessel's hold, which lies in the run, or aftermost portion of the hold, in ...
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after-rake
That part of the hull which overhangs the after-end of keel.
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after-sails
All those on the after-masts, as well as on the stays between the main and mizen masts. Their effect...
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after-timbers
All those timbers abaft the midship section or bearing part of a vessel.
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to tag after
To follow closely after.--Forby.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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fore-and-after
A cocked hat worn with the peak in front instead of athwart. Also, a very usual term for a schooner ...
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