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lien
lĭēn, ēnis, and liēnis, is, m. (gen. plur. lienum, Plin. 23, 7, 63, § 121) [for plien; Sanscr. plīha...

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Lien
·- of <<Lie>>. II. Lien (·obs ·p.p.) of Lie. ·see <<Lain>>. III. Lien ·noun A legal claim; a charg...

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lien
A claim to property, and a consequent right of retention. But ships cannot be the subjects of a spec...

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Floating
·noun The second coat of three-coat plastering. II. Floating ·noun Floating threads. ·see Floating ...

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Vendor's lien
·add. ·- An implied lien (that is, one not created by mortgage or other express agreement) given in ...

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maritime lien
A privileged claim in respect of service done to, or injury caused by, a ship, to be carried into ef...

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Floating charge
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Floating lien. ...

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floating academy
See campbell's academy. ...

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floating hell
The hulks. ...

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floating anchor
A simple machine consisting of a fourfold canvas, stretched by two cross-bars of iron, rivetted in t...

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floating battery
A vessel expressly fitted for action in harbours or sheltered waters, having heavier offensive and d...

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floating bethel
An old ship fitted up in a commercial port for the purpose of public Worship. ...

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floating bridge
A passage formed across a river or creek by means of bridges of boats, as over the Douro, Rhine, &c....

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floating coffin
(See frapping a ship.) A term for the old 10-gun brigs. ...

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floating dam
A caisson used instead of gates for a dry-dock. ...

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floating dock
See caisson. ...

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floating light
A vessel moored off rocks or sand-banks, hoisting lights at night. ...

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floating pier
As the stage at Liverpool. ...

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floating stage
For caulkers, painters, &c. ...

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floating graving-dock
A modified camel (which see). ...

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