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Case
·vi To propose hypothetical cases.
II. Case ·noun Chance; accident; hap; opportunity.
III. Case ·v...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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case
A house; perhaps from the Italian CASA. In the canting lingo it meant store or ware house, as well a...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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case
The outside planking of the ship.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Bay
·noun A tract covered with bay trees.
II. Bay ·vi Deep-toned, prolonged barking.
III. Bay ·noun A ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bay
Denotes the estuary of the Dead Sea at the mouth of the Jordan (Josh. 15:5; 18:19), also the souther...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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bay
I.
The fore-part of a ship between decks, before the bitts (see sick-bay). Foremost messing-places...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Case knife
·- A knife carried in a sheath or case.
II. Case knife ·- A large table knife;
— so called from be...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Case shot
·- A collection of small projectiles, inclosed in a case or canister.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Case system
·add. ·- The system of teaching law in which the instruction is primarily a historical and inductive...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Fly-case
·noun The covering of an insect, ·esp. the elytra of beetles.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Lower-case
·adj Pertaining to, or kept in, the lower case;
— used to denote the small letters, in distinction ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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case vrow
A prostitute attached to a particular bawdy house.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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soul case
The body. He made a hole in his soul case; he wounded him.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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smear-case
(Dutch, Smeer-kaas.) A preparation of milk made to be spread on bread, whence its name; otherwise ca...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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case-book
A register or journal in which the surgeon records the cases of all the sick and wounded, who are pl...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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rudder-case
The same as rudder-trunk (which see).
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Bay ice
·- ·see under <<Ice>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bay leaf
·- ·see under 3d Bay.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bay rum
·- A fragrant liquid, used for cosmetic and medicinal purposes.
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Bay salt
·- Salt which has been obtained from sea water, by evaporation in shallow pits or basins, by the hea...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bay State
·add. ·- Massachusetts, which had been called the Colony of Massachusetts Bay;
— a nickname.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bay tree
·- A species of laurel. (Laurus nobilis).
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bay window
·- A window forming a bay or recess in a room, and projecting outward from the wall, either in a rec...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bay yarn
·- Woolen yarn.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bay-antler
·noun The second tine of a stag's horn. ·see under <<Antler>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Botany Bay
·- A harbor on the east coast of Australia, and an English convict settlement there;
— so called fr...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Tail-bay
·noun The part of a canal lock below the lower gates.
II. Tail-bay ·noun One of the joists which re...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bay tree
Named only in Ps. 37:35, Authorized Version. The Hebrew word so rendered is ereh, which simply means...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Bay Hall
At the end of Bassingshall streete (S. 286, in margin).
Used as a market house (Strype, ed. 1720, I...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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bay fever
A term of ridicule applied to convicts, who sham illness, to avoid being sent to Botany Bay.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Botany Bay
n.
lying to the south of theentrance to Port Jackson, New South Wales, the destination ofthe first ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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moreton-bay
n.
the name formerly given to thedistrict of New South Wales which is now the colony ofQueensland. ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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bay state
The State of Massachusetts. The original name of the Colony was Massachusetts Bay. Hence, among the ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bay-gulf
A branch of the sea, of which the entrance is the widest part, as contradistinguished from the strai...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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bay-ice
Ice newly formed on the surface of the sea, and having the colour of the water; it is then in the fi...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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fore-bay
A rising at a lock-gate flooring. Also, the galley or the sick-bay.
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sick-bay
A portion of the fore-part of the main-deck, reserved for the accommodation of the sick and wounded;...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Bay Tree
A species of laurel. Laurus nobilis . An evergreen, with leaves like our mountain laurel. (Psalms 37...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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case-shot, common
Called also canister-shot. Adapted for close quarters if the enemy be uncovered. It consists of a nu...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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spherical case-shot
See shrapnel shell.
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botany-bay greens
n.
a vegetable common to allthe colonies, Atriplex cinereum, Poir, N.O.Salsolaceae.
1810. G. Barri...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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botany-bay wood
See botany-bay oak
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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botany-bay oak
or Botany-Bay Wood
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a trade name in England for the timber of Casuarina. See Beef-wood.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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cloudy-bay cod
n.
a New Zealand name for the Ling (q.v.). See also cod.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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moreton-bay ash
n.
See ash.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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moreton-bay chestnut
n.
See bean-tree.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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moreton-bay fig
n.
See fig-tree.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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moreton-bay laurel
n.
See laurel.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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moreton-bay pine
n.
See pine.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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oyster-bay pine
n.
See pine.
1857. `Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of VanDiemen's Land,' vol. i. p. 1...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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botany-bay tea
See sweet-tea
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Hudson Bay Company's Hall
At the upper end of Culver Court (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 164).
Afterwards the Hall stood on the s...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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fetch of a bay or gulf
The whole stretch from head to head, or point to point.
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