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Saw
·- imp. of ·see.
II. Saw ·vt Dictate; command; decree.
III. Saw ·Impf of <<See>>.
IV. Saw ·vt A s...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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saw
An old saw; an ancient proverbial saying.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Saw
Egyptian saws, so far as has yet been discovered, are single-handed. As is the case in modern Orient...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Bow
·vi To manage the bow.
II. Bow ·vi To play (music) with a bow.
III. Bow ·vi To <<Stop>>.
IV. Bow ...
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Bow
The bow was in use in early times both in war and in the chase (Gen. 21:20; 27:3; 48:22). The tribe ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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bow
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The fore-end of a ship or boat; being the rounding part of a vessel forward, beginning on both ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Bow
(Genesis 37:10) The eastern mode of salutation, by kneeling upon one knee and bending the head forwa...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Crown-saw
·noun A saw in the form of a hollow cylinder, with teeth on the end or edge, and operated by a rotat...
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Quarter-saw
·add. ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. To saw (a log) into quarters; specif., to saw into quarters and then into boar...
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Saw palmetto
·- ·see under <<Palmetto>>.
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Saw-set
·noun An instrument used to set or turn the teeth of a saw a little sidewise, that they may make a k...
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Saw-toothed
·adj Having a tooth or teeth like those of a saw; serrate.
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Saw-whet
·noun A small North American owl (Nyctale Acadica), destitute of ear tufts and having feathered toes...
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Saw-wort
·noun Any plant of the composite genus Serratula;
— so named from the serrated leaves of most of th...
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Saw-wrest
·noun ·see Saw-set.
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Sweep-saw
·noun A bow-saw.
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Tenant saw
·- ·see Tenon saw, under <<Tenon>>.
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Saw Court
In Fore Street, Cripplegate (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799). Not named in the maps.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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saw-fish
n.
a species of Ray, Pristiszysron, Bleek, the Australasian representative of the Pristidae family,...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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saw-whet
The popular name, in some of the Northern States, for the Little Owl, or Acadian Owl of Audubon. "It...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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compass-saw
A narrow saw, which, inserted in a hole bored by a centre-bit, follows out required curves.
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drag-saw
A cross-cut saw.
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hack-saw
Used for cutting off the heads of bolts; made of a scythe fresh serrated.
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hand-saw
The smallest of the saws used by shipwrights, and used by one hand.
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hock-saw
A fermented drink along the coasts of China, partaking more of the nature of beer than of spirit, an...
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ice-saw
A huge saw for cutting through ice; it is made of 2/8 to 3/8 inch plates of iron, and varies in leng...
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saw-bill
A name for the goosander, Mergus merganser.
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saw-bones
A sobriquet for the surgeon and his assistants.
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saw-fish
A species of shark (Pristis antiquorum) with the bones of the face produced into a long flat rostrum...
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see-saw
Reciprocating motion.
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whip-saw
The largest of that class of useful instruments, being that generally used at the saw-pit.
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Bow hand
·- The hand that holds the bow, ·i.e., the left hand.
II. Bow hand ·- The hand that draws the bow, ...
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Bow net
·- A net for catching birds.
II. Bow net ·- A trap for lobsters, being a wickerwork cylinder with a...
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Bow oar
·- The oar used by the bowman.
II. Bow oar ·- One who rows at the bow of a boat.
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Bow-bells
·noun ·pl The bells of Bow Church in London; cockneydom.
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Bow-compass
·noun An <<Arcograph>>.
II. Bow-compass ·noun A pair of compasses, with a bow or arched plate rivet...
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Bow-compasses
·pl of Bow-compass.
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Bow-pen
·noun Bow-compasses carrying a drawing pen. ·see Bow-compass.
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Bow-pencil
·noun Bow-compasses, one leg of which carries a pencil.
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Sea bow
·- ·see Marine rainbow, under <<Rainbow>>.
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Battle-bow
The war-bow used in fighting (Zech. 9:10; 10:4). "Thy bow was made quite naked" (Hab. 3:9) means tha...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Bow Churchyard
South out of Cheapside at No. 55 on the west side of St. Mary le Bow (P.O. Directory). In Cordwainer...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bow Lane
1) South out of Cheapside at No. 58, to Cannon Street and Queen Victoria Street (P.O. Directory). In...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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bow-wow
The childish name for a dog; also a jeering appellation for a man born at Boston in America.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bold-bow
A broad bluff bow.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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bow-bye
The situation of a ship when, in stays, she falls back off the wind again, and gets into irons, whic...
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bow-chasers
Two long chase-guns placed forward in the bow-ports to fire directly ahead, and being of small bore ...
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bow-fast
A rope or chain for securing a vessel by the bow. (See fast.)
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bow-lines
In ship-building, longitudinal curves representing the ship's fore-body cut in a vertical section.
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bow-oar
The foremost oar or oars, in pulling a boat.
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bow-pieces
The ordnance in the bows; also in building.
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bow-rail
A rail round the bows.
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bow-staves
Early supplied to our men-of-war.
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bow-timbers
Those which form the bow of the ship.
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chase, bow
Cannon situated in the fore part of the ship to fire upon any object ahead of her. Chasing ahead, or...
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cross-bow
An ancient weapon of our fleet, when also in use on shore.
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fog-bow
A beautiful natural phenomenon incidental to high latitudes. It appears opposite to the sun, and is ...
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in-bow!
The order to the bowman to throw in his oar, and prepare his boat-hook, previous to getting alongsid...
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lean-bow
Having a sharp entrance; a thin narrow bow being opposed to bold bow. Fine forward, very fine is lea...
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long-bow
A noted weapon formerly supplied to our men-of-war.
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slur-bow
A species of cross-bow formerly used for discharging fire arrows.
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stone-bow
A cross-bow for shooting stones.
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two-handed saw
A very useful instrument in ship-carpentry; it is much longer than the hand-saw, and requires two me...
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(St.) Mary le Bow
On the north side of Cheapside at No. 56 at the north-west corner of Bow Lane (P.O. Directory). In C...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Woolpack, Bow Lane
The parsonage house for St. Mary le Bow in 1676 (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 23).
No later reference....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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bow-wow mutton
Dog's flesh.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bow-wow shop
A salesman's shop in Monmouth-street; so called because the servant barks, and the master bites.
Se...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bow-dark tree
(Fr. bois d'arc.) A western tree, the wood of which is used to make bows with.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bow-log timbers
A provincial name for hawse-wood.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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on the bow
At any angle on either side of the stem up to 45°; then it is either four points on the bow, or four...
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Jack Alley, Bow Lane
See Crown Court16, Trinity Lane.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Lugg Yard, Bow Lane
See Half Moon Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary le Bow School
This seems to have been one of the three schools in London, mentioned by Fitzstephen in 1175, the ot...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Robinswood Court, Bow Lane
See Robin Hood Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Whalebone Court, Bow Lane
See Half Moon Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary atte Bow, Fraternity of
Bequest to this fraternity made in 1361 (Ct. H.W. II. 33).
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.