·noun Five; the number five in dice or cards.
·- Five English ports, to which peculiar privileges were anciently accorded; — viz., Hastings, Romn...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun A lively dance (called also galliard), the steps of which were regulated by the number five. ...
·adj Five-spotted. ...
A kind of fishing-net, having five entrances. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
These are five highly privileged stations, the once great emporiums of British commerce and maritime...
Otherwise lord warden (which see). ...