Deep-laid

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• Deep

  ·superl Muddy; boggy; sandy; — said of roads. II. Deep ·adv To a great depth; with depth; far down...

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• Laid

  ·Impf & ·p.p. of <<Lay>>. II. Laid ·Impf & ·p.p. of <<Lay>>. ...

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• Deep

  Used to denote (1) the grave or the abyss (Rom. 10:7; Luke 8:31); (2) the deepest part of the sea (P...

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• deep

  A word figuratively applied to the ocean. On the coast of Germany, to the northward of Friesland, it...

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• laid

  A fisherman's name for the pollack. Also, a term in rope-making, the twist being the lay; single-lai...

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• Breast-deep

  ·adj Deep as from the breast to the feet; as high as the breast. ...

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• Cream laid

  ·- ·see under <<Laid>>. ...

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• Deep-fet

  ·adj Deeply fetched or drawn. ...

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• Deep-mouthed

  ·adj Having a loud and sonorous voice. ...

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• Deep-read

  ·adj Profoundly book- learned. ...

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• Deep-sea

  ·adj Of or pertaining to the deeper parts of the sea; as, a deep-sea line (·i.e., a line to take sou...

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• Deep-waisted

  ·adj Having a deep waist, as when, in a ship, the poop and forecastle are much elevated above the de...

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• Hawser-laid

  ·adj Made in the manner of a hawser. ·cf. Cable-laid, and see ·Illust. of Cordage. ...

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• Knee-deep

  ·adj Sunk to the knees; as, men knee-deep in water. II. Knee-deep ·adj Rising to the knees; knee-hi...

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• Plain-laid

  ·adj Consisting of strands twisted together in the ordinary way; as, a plain-laid rope. ·see ·Illust...

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• Shroud-laid

  ·adj Composed of four strands, and laid right-handed with a heart, or center; — said of rope. ·see ...

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• Skin-deep

  ·adj Not deeper than the skin; hence, superficial. ...

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• Water-laid

  ·adj Having a left-hand twist; — said of cordage; as, a water-laid, or left-hand, rope. ...

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• Deep Ditch

  The western boundary of Bethlehem Hospital as set out in Simon Fitz Mary's Charter of Foundation-to ...

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• deep-one

  A thorough-paced rogue, a sly designing fellow: in opposition to a shallow or foolish one. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• spit-deep

  the depth of a spade only. Norf. and Suff. North. ...

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• deep-waist

  That part of the open skids between the main and fore drifts in men-of-war. It also relates to the r...

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• laid aback

  See aback. ...

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• laid to

  A term used sometimes for hove to, but when a vessel lays to the sails are kept full. As in a gale o...

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• laid up

  A vessel dismantled and moored in a harbour, either for want of employment, or as unfit for further ...

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• shroud-laid

  The combination in the larger cordage, also known as hawser-laid. ...

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• twice-laid

  Rope made from a selection of the best yarns of old rope. Also, a sea-dish made of the salt-fish l...

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• deep yellow-wood

  n. Rhus rhodanthema,F. v. M., N.O. Anacardiaceae. A tree with spreading head;timber valuable. See Y...

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• cable-laid rope

  Is a rope of which each strand is a hawser-laid rope. Hawser-laid ropes are simple three-strand rope...

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• deep-sea line

  Usually a strong and water-laid line. It is used with a lead of 28 lbs., and adapted to find bottom ...

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• hawser-laid rope

  Is rope made in the usual way, being three or four strands of yarns laid up right-handed, or with th...

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• water-laid rope

  The same as cablet; it coils against the sun, or to the left hand. ...

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• laid on the shelf

  Pawned. ...

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• laid up in lavender

  Pawned. ...

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