Rain-tight

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• Rain

  ·noun & ·v <<Reign>>. II. Rain ·vt To pour or shower down from above, like rain from the clouds. I...

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• Rain

  There are three Hebrew words used to denote the rains of different seasons, 1) Yoreh (Hos. 6:3), or...

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• Rain

  In the Bible "early rain" signifies the rain of the autumn, (11:14) and "latter rain" the rain of sp...

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• Tight

  ·- ·p.p. of Tie. II. Tight ·superl Handy; adroit; brisk. III. Tight ·- of <<Tie>>. IV. Tight ·sup...

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• tight

  Close; parsimonious; saving; as, 'a man tight in his dealings.' Close; hard; as, 'a tight bargain.'-...

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• tight

  Close, free from leaks. Hence a ship is said to be tight when no water leaks in; and a cask is calle...

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• rain-bird

  n. The name is popularly given inmany parts of the world to various birds. The Rain-birdof Queensla...

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• rain-gauge

  See pluviometer ...

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• rain-cloud

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• Air-tight

  ·noun A stove the draft of which can be almost entirely shut off. II. Air-tight ·adj So tight as to...

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• Hand-tight

  ·adj As tight as can be made by the hand. ...

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• Stick-tight

  ·noun Beggar's ticks. ...

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• Water-tight

  ·adj So tight as to retain, or not to admit, water; not leaky. ...

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• tight match

  A close or even match, as of two persons wrestling or running together; and hence a difficulty. 'The...

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• tight scrouging

  i. e. hard squeezing. Said of anything difficult to accomplish.--Sherwood's Georgia. ...

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• hand-tight

  A rope hauled as taut as it can be by hand only. ...

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• water-tight

  Well caulked, and so compact as to prevent the admission of water. The reverse of leaky. ...

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• wind-tight

  A cask or vessel to contain water is said to be wind-tight and water-tight. ...

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