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Bye
·noun A <<Dwelling>>.
II. Bye ·noun A run made upon a missed ball; as, to steal a bye.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Good
·vt To make good; to turn to good.
II. Good ·superl Not lacking or deficient; full; complete.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bow-bye
The situation of a ship when, in stays, she falls back off the wind again, and gets into irons, whic...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Good now
·- An exclamation of wonder, surprise, or entreaty.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Good-by
(·noun / ·interj) ·Alt. of Good-bye.
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Good-den
·interj A form of salutation.
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Good-fellowship
·noun Agreeable companionship; companionableness.
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Good-humored
·adj Having a cheerful spirit and demeanor; good-tempered. ·see Good-natured.
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Good-humoredly
·adv With a cheerful spirit; in a cheerful or good-tempered manner.
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Good-looking
·adj <<Handsome>>.
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Good-natured
·adj Naturally mild in temper; not easily provoked.
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Good-naturedly
·adv With maldness of temper.
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Good-tempered
·adj Having a good temper; not easily vexed. ·see Good-natured.
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Works, Good
The old objection against the doctrine of salvation by grace, that it does away with the necessity o...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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good man
A word of various imports, according to the place where it is spoken: in the city it means a rich ma...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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good woman
A nondescript, represented on a famous sign in St. Giles's, in the form of a common woman. but witho...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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good luck
To tread in a surreverence, to be bewrayed: an allusion to the proverb, Sh-tt-n luck is good luck.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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good stroke
Used in the sense of considerable; as, 'a good stroke of business.'--Brockett's North County Words.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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beer-good
yest. Norf. and Suff.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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gods-good
yeast. Norf.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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good-day
a holiday. Staffordsh.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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good to
good for. He's nought good to : spoken of a good-for-nothing man.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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prime good
excellent. North.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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good reward
a ruddy countenance. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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good men
The designation of the able, hard-working, and willing seamen.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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good shoaling
An approach to the shore by very gradual soundings.
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by the bye
To Mr. Richardson we are indebted for a fuller examination of this phrase, than other lexicographers...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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mark, a good
Australian slang.
1845. R. Howitt, `Australia,' p. 233:
«I wondered often what was the meaning of ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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by good rights
By right, by strict justice; as, "By good rights Mr. Clay ought to be President of the United States...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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good-conduct badge
Marked by a chevron on the lower part of the sleeve, granted by the admiralty, and carrying a slight...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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thorough-good-natured wench
One who being asked to sit down, will lie down.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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as good as go
In the phrase, I'd as good's go to New York, instead of "I might as well go to New York." "I'd as go...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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good-at-all-points
Practical in every particular.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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hold on, good sticks!
An apostrophe often made when the masts complain in a fresh squall, or are over-pressed, and it is u...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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keeping a good offing
To keep well off shore while under sail, so as to be clear of danger should the wind suddenly shift ...
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make a good board
See board.
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hold a good wind, to
To have weatherly qualities.
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king's bargain: good or bad
; said of a seaman according to his activity and merit, or sloth and demerit.
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keep a good hold of the land
Is to hug it as near as it can safely be done.
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Tree of the knowledge of good and evil
Stood in the midst of the garden of Eden, beside the tree of life (Gen. 2, 3). Adam and Eve were for...
Easton's Bible Dictionary