-
Catch
·vi To attain possession.
II. Catch ·noun Act of seizing; a grasp.
III. Catch ·noun A slight remem...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
catch
A term used among fishermen to denote a quantity of fish taken at one time.
It is said that the cat...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
-
catch
A term used among fishermen to denote a quantity of fish taken at one time.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
Fair
·noun Fairness, beauty.
II. Fair ·noun Good fortune; good luck.
III. Fair ·noun A fair woman; a sw...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
fair
A set of subterraneous rooms in the Fleet Prison.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
fair
A general term for the wind when favourable to a ship's course, in opposition to contrary or foul; f...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
Catch crop
·add. ·- Any crop grown between the rows of another crop or intermediate between two crops in ordina...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
Catch title
·add. ·- A short expressive title used for abbreviated book lists, ·etc.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
Catch-basin
·noun A cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter discharges into a sewer, to catch bulky ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
Catch-meadow
·noun A meadow irrigated by water from a spring or rivulet on the side of hill.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
Cony-catch
·vt To <<Deceive>>; to <<Cheat>>; to <<Trick>>.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
catch club
A member of the patch club; a bum bailiff.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
catch fart
A footboy; so called from such servants commonly following close behind their master or mistress.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
catch penny
Any temporary contrivance to raise a contribution on the public.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
catch pole
A bum bailiff, or sheriff's officer.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
catch-land
land which is not certainly known to what parish it belongs, and the minister that first gets the ti...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
-
out-catch
to overtake. North.
...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
-
catch-fake
An unseemly doubling in a badly coiled rope.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
crooked-catch
An iron implement bent in the form of the letter S.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
Fair-haired
·adj Having fair or light-colored hair.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
Fair-leader
·noun A block, or ring, serving as a guide for the running rigging or for any rope.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
Fair-minded
·adj Unprejudiced; just; judicial; honest.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
Fair-natured
·adj Well-disposed.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
Fair-weather
·adj Appearing only when times or circumstances are prosperous; as, a fair-weather friend.
II. Fair...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
Fair-world
·noun State of prosperity.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
Set-fair
·noun In plastering, a particularly good troweled surface.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
-
Fair Havens
A harbour in the south of Crete, some 5 miles to the east of which was the town of Lasea (Acts 27:8)...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
-
Bartholomew Fair
A celebrated fair held in West Smithfield at Bartholomewtide, lasting about 14 days. Described by St...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Cloth Fair
East out of West Smithfield at No. 59 to Kiughorn Street (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Withou...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Rag Fair
See Royal Mint Street.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
crow fair
A visitation of the clergy.
See REVIEW OF THE BLACK CUIRASSIERS.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
horn fair
An annual fair held at Charlton, in Kent, on St. Luke's day, the 18th of October. It consists of a r...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
rag fair
An inspection of the linen and necessaries of a company of soldiers, commonly made by their officers...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
scragg'em fair
A public execution.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
fair shake
A fair trade; a satisfactory bargain or exchange. A New England vulgarism.
...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
-
fair-fall
fare-well. Lane.
...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
-
bunt-fair
Before the wind.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
fair-curve
In delineating ships, is a winding line whose shape is varied according to the part of the ship it i...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
fair-lead
Is applied to ropes as suffering the least friction in a block, when they are said to lead fair.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
fair-leader
A thimble or cringle to guide a rope. A strip of board with holes in it, for running-rigging to lead...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
fair-maid
A west-country term for a dried pilchard.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
fair-way
The navigable channel of a harbour for ships passing up or down; so that if any vessels are anchored...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
fair-weather
That to which a ship may carry the small sails.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
Fair Havens
a harbor in the island of Crete, (Acts 27:8) though not mentioned in any other ancient writing, is s...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
-
to catch a tartar
To attack one of superior strength or abilities. This saying originated from the story of an Irish s...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
-
catch a crab
In rowing, when an oar gets so far beneath the surface of the water, that the rower cannot recover i...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
paddington fair day
An execution day, Tyburn being in the parish or neighbourhood of Paddington. To dance the Paddington...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
-
pilot's fair-way
, or pilot's water.
A channel wherein, according to usage, a pilot must be employed.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
to catch a weasel asleep
It is a common belief that this little animal is never caught napping, for the obvious reason that h...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
-
catch a turn there
Belay quickly.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
turn, to catch a
To pass a rope once or twice round a cleat, pin, kevel, or any other thing, to keep it fast.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
-
The Back Alley, Cloth Fair
See Back Court.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Back Streate, Cloth Fair
See Back Court.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
King Street, Cloth Fair
See Kinghorn Street, Cloth Fair.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
-
Kinghorn Street, Cloth Fair
South out of Cloth Fair, at No. 63, to Bartholomew Close, in Farringdon Ward Without.
Renamed 1885....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.