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Sighted
·Impf & ·p.p. of <<Sight>>. II. Sighted ·adj Having sight, or seeing, in a particular manner; — us...

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Quick
·noun Quitch grass. II. Quick ·superl Pregnant; with child. III. Quick ·superl Fresh; bracing; sha...

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Clear-sighted
·adj Seeing with clearness; discerning; as, clear-sighted reason. ...

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Dim-sighted
·adj Having dim sight; lacking perception. ...

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Dull-sighted
·adj Having poor eyesight. ...

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Eagle-sighted
·adj Farsighted and strong-sighted; sharp-sighted. ...

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Half-sighted
·adj Seeing imperfectly; having weak discernment. ...

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High-sighted
·adj Looking upward; supercilious. ...

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Long-sighted
·adj Able to see objects distinctly at a distance, but not close at hand; hypermetropic. II. Long-s...

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Second-sighted
·adj Having the power of second-sight. ...

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Sharp-sighted
·adj Having quick or acute sight; — used literally and figuratively. ...

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yaw-sighted
A nautical term for those who squint. ...

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Double-quick
·noun Double-quick time, step, or march. II. Double-quick ·vi & ·vt To move, or cause to move, in d...

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Quick-scented
·adj Acute of smell. ...

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Quick-witted
·adj Having ready wit. ...

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Quick-wittedness
·noun Readiness of wit. ...

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quick-march
, or quick-step. The ordinary pace is 3-1/4 miles to the hour, or 110 paces (275) feet to the minu...

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quick match
Used as a train to any charge to be fired rapidly, is made of cotton threads treated with a composit...

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quick relief
One who turns out speedily to relieve the watch before the sound is out of the bell. ...

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quick-sand
A fine-grained loose sand, into which a ship sinks by her own weight as soon as the water retreats f...

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quick saver
A span formerly used to prevent the courses from bellying too much when off the wind. ...

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quick-step
See quick-march. ...

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quick-work
Generally signifies all that part of a ship which is under water when she is laden; it is also appli...

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Quick Apple Alley
In Bishopsgate Street Without (W. Stow, 1722-Dodsley, 1761). Not named in the maps. ...

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quick and nimble
More like a bear than a squirrel. Jeeringly said to any one moving sluggishly on a business or erran...

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kiss-me-quick
A homemade quilted bonnet which does not extend beyond the face. They are chiefly used to cover the ...

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