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devil's darning needle
A common name for the Dragon-fly. ...

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Darning
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Darn>>. ...

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Needle
·vi To form needles; to crystallize in the form of needles. II. Needle ·noun ·see Magnetic needle, ...

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Needle
Used only in the proverb, "to pass through a needle's eye" (Matt. 19:24; Mark 10:25; Luke 18:25). So...

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needle
A taylor or stay-maker. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
needle
The Ang.-Sax. nædl. (See also magnetic needle.) ...

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blue devils
Low spirits. ...

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devil's books
Cards. ...

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devil's daughter
It is said of one who has a termagant for his wife, that he has married the Devil's daughter, and li...

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devil's dung
Assafoetida. ...

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devil's guts
A surveyor's chain: so called by farmers, who do not like their land should be measured by their lan...

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devil's guts
n. The name is given in Australiato the Dodder-Laurel (see Laurel), Cassythafiliformis, Linn., N.O....

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blue devils
To have the blue devils is to be dispirited. ...

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devil's claw
A very strong kind of split hook made to grasp a link of a chain cable, and used as a stopper. ...

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devil's smiles
Gleams of sunshine among dark clouds, either in the heavens or captain's face! ...

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Cleopatra's needle
·add. ·- Either of two obelisks which were moved in ancient times from Heliopolis to Alexandria, one...

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Needle-pointed
·adj Pointed as needles. ...

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Sea needle
·- ·see Garfish (a). ...

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Touch-needle
·noun A small bar of gold and silver, either pure, or alloyed in some known proportion with copper, ...

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needle point
A sharper. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
needle-bush
n. name applied to two Australiantrees, Hakea leucoptera, R. Br., N.O. Proteaceae;called also Pin-b...

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boltrope-needle
A strong needle for stitching the sail to the bolt-ropes. ...

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dipping-needle
An instrument for ascertaining the amount of the magnet's inclination towards the earth; it is so de...

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inclinatory needle
An old term for the dipping-needle (which see). ...

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magnetic needle
Applied to theodolites, ships' compasses, &c. A balanced needle, highly magnetized, which points to ...

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mariner's needle
The magnetized bar of a mariner's compass. ...

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needle-fish
The shorter pipe-fish, stang, or sting, Sygnathus acus. ...

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needle-gun
One wherein the ignition for the cartridge is produced by the penetration of the detonating priming ...

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darning the water
A term applied to the action of a fleet cruising to and fro before a blockaded port. ...

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devil's daughter's portion
Deal, Dover, and Harwich, The Devil gave with his daughter in marriage; And, by a codicil to his wil...

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devil's table-cloth
See table-cloth. ...

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Three Needle Street
See Threadneedle Street. ...

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Devil's darning-needle

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