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U
U, u (orig. V, v, a modification of the Greek Υ, Marc. Vict. p. 2459 P.), the twentieth letter of th...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
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U
·- the twenty-first letter of the English alphabet, is a cursive form of the letter V, with which it...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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I
I, i, the ninth letter of the Latin alphabet, a vowel; for even the old grammarians distinguished it...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
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I
I i. This letter represents, in Latin, I I. The vowel whose short and long sounds are heard in the ...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
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I
·- As a numeral, I stands for 1, II for 2, ·etc.
II. I ·- In our old authors, I was often used for ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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i
The third class of rating on Lloyd's books, for the comparative excellence of merchant ships. (See a...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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O
O, o, the fourteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, corresponding to the Gr. ο and ω. The Latin langu...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
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o
ō (long also before an initial vowel: I o ego, Ov. M. 8, 51; Hor. A. P. 301; but also short: ŏ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
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o
ō (rarely, before a vowel o, V.), interj.of feeling or surprise, O! oh!: O vir fortis es, T.:...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
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O
·noun A cipher; zero.
II. O ·adj <<One>>.
III. O ·noun The letter O, or its sound.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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O'
·prep A shortened form of of or on.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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o
The fourth class of rating on Lloyd's books for the comparative excellence of merchant ships. But in...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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o!
or ho!
An interjection commanding attention or possibly the cessation of any action.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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U-shaped
·add. ·adj Having the form of the letter U;.
II. U-shaped ·add. ·adj of valleys, resembling a broad...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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u-back
U-BLOCK, &c. ; a christmas-block. See yu-batch. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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Shill-I-shall-I
·adv ·Alt. of Shilly-shally.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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I' faith
·- In faith; indeed; truly.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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I' ll
·- Contraction for I will or I shall.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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I. e.
·- Abbreviation of Latin id est, that is.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Agrippa I
The grandson of Herod the Great, and son of Aristobulus and Bernice. The Roman emperor Caligula made...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Shishak I
=Sheshonk I., king of Egypt. His reign was one of great national success, and a record of his wars a...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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James I., King of Scotland
(1394-1437)
Poet, the third s. of Robert III., was b. at Dunfermline. In 1406 he was sent for safet...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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i dad!
An exclamation used in the Western States.
"I dad! if I didn't snatch up Ruff and kiss him." Here t...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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i swow!
An exclamation.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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i vum!
An exclamation often heard in New England.
"I vum," said he, "I'm sorry; what's the matter?"--Marga...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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kind o'
In a manner, as it were. A sort of qualifying expression; as, 'She made game on it kind o'.'--Forby....
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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i don't know as i shan't
for I don't know but I shall. This uncouth expression, Mr. Hurd says, is very common in the eastern ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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I. W. W.
·add. ·- Industrial Workers of the World (the name of two American labor organizations, one of which...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Herod Agrippa I
Son of Aristobulus and Bernice, and grandson of Herod the Great. He was made tetrarch of the provinc...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Herod Philip I
(Mark 6:17), the son of Herod the Great by Mariamne, the daughter of Simon, the high priest. He is d...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Tiglath-Pileser I
(not mentioned in Scripture) was the most famous of the monarchs of the first Assyrian empire (about...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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i swamp it!
An interjection of the same meaning as I swan! which see.
Had that darn'd old vessel--that frigate ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Jack-o'-lantern
·noun ·see Jack-with-a-lantern, under 2d Jack.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Light-o'-love
·noun Hence: A light or wanton woman.
II. Light-o'-love ·noun An old tune of a dance, the name of w...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Tam-o'-shanter
·add. ·noun A kind of Scotch cap of wool, worsted, or the like, having a round, flattish top much wi...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Tom o' Bedlam
·add. ·- Formerly, a wandering mendicant discharged as incurable from Bethlehem Hospitel, ·Eng.; hen...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Vitre-o-electic
·adj Containing or exhibiting positive, or vitreous, electricity.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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o be joyful
I'll make you sing O be joyful on the other side of your mouth; a threat, implying the party threate...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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jack-o-legs
a clasp knife. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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back-o'-beyond
Said of an unknown distance.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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jack o' lantern
The corpo santo, or St. Elmo's light, is sometimes so called.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Cat o' nine tails
·- ·see under <<Cat>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Hop-o'-my-thumb
·noun ·Alt. of Hop-thumb.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Will-o'-the-wisp
·noun ·see Ignis fatuus.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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dub o' th' hick
A lick on the head.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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hop-o-my-thumb
A diminutive person, man or woman. She was such a-hop-o-my thumb, that a pigeon, sitting on her shou...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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all-a-taunt-o
See a'taunto
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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cat o' nine tails
An instrument of punishment used on board ships in the navy; it is commonly of nine pieces of line o...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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john-o'-groat's buckie
A northern name for the Cypræa pediculus, a small shell found on our sea-coasts.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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scum-o'-the-sky
Thin atmospheric vapours.
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The Sailor's Word-Book