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T
T, t. indecl. n. or (to agree with littera) f., the nineteenth letter of the Lat. alphabet (i and j ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
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T
·- the twentieth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant. With the letter h it forms...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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an
ăn, conj. [etym. very obscure; v. the various views adduced in Hand, I. p. 296, with which he seems ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
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an
an I conj.
I I. Prop., in a disjunctive question introducing the latter c...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
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An
·conj If;
— a word used by old English authors.
II. An ·- This word is properly an adjective, but ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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‘T is
·- A common contraction of it is.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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‘T was
·- A contraction of it was.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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T cart
·- ·see under <<T>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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T connection
·add. ·- The connection of two coils diagrammatically as a letter T, chiefly used as a connection fo...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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T iron
·- ·see under <<T>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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T rail
·- ·see under <<T>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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T square
·- ·see under <<T>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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t--d
There were four t--ds for dinner: stir t--d, hold t--d, tread t--d, and mus-t--d: to wit, a hog's fa...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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t-plates
Iron plates in the form of the letter T placed under the channels to add strength.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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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...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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C. G. T.
·add. ·- An abbreviation for Confederation Generale du Travail (the French syndicalist labor union)....
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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sh-t sack
A dastardly fellow: also a non-conformist. This appellation is said to have originated from the foll...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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tom t--dman
A night man, one who empties necessary houses.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cats t kerd
cross, ill-conditioned. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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In and an
·adj & ·adv Applied to breeding from a male and female of the same parentage. ·see under <<Breeding>...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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to hang an arse
To hang back, to hesitate.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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well-an-ere!
alas! Derb. N .
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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working an observation
Reducing the altitudes or distances of heavenly bodies by calculation.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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jack in an office
An insolent fellow in authority.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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blade of an anchor
That part of the arm prepared to receive the palm.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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wash of an oar
See blade of an oar
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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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...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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cheeks of an embrasure
The interior faces or sides of an embrasure.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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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...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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eye of an anchor
The hole in the shank wherein the ring is fixed.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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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...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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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...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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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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The Sailor's Word-Book
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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...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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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...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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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...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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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...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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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...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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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....
The Sailor's Word-Book
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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...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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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...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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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...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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half an eye, seeing with
Discerning instantly and clearly.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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oar, to shove in an
To intermeddle, or give an opinion unasked.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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sh-t-ng through the teeth
Vomiting. Hark ye, friend, have you got a padlock on your a-se, that you sh-te through your teeth? V...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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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...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.