Ready-made

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• Ready

  ·vt To dispose in order. II. Ready ·superl Offering itself at once; at hand; opportune; convenient;...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• ready

  The ready rhino; money. CANT. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• ready

  1) to forward any thing ; I'll ready your words or message. North. 2) more ready, more roasted or b...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• Made

  ·noun ·see <<Mad>>, ·noun. II. Made ·- imp. & ·p.p. of Make. III. Made ·Impf & ·p.p. of <<Make>>. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• made

  Stolen. CANT. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• made

  A professional term for having obtained a commission, or being promoted. Also, in some points synony...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Ready-witted

  ·adj Having ready wit. ...

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• ready up

  v. See quotation. 1893. `The Age,' Nov. 25, p. 13, col. 2: « Mr. Purees: A statement has been mad...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• make ready!

  Be prepared. ...

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• ready oh!

  See ready about! ...

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• ready about!

  or ready oh! The order to prepare for tacking, each man to his station. (See about.) ...

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• Judge-made

  ·add. ·adj Created by judges or judicial decision; — applied ·esp. to law applied or established by...

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• Mouth-made

  ·adj Spoken without sincerity; not heartfelt. ...

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• Self-made

  ·adj Made by one's self. ...

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• Tailor-made

  ·add. ·adj Made by a tailor or according to a tailor's fashion; — said specif. of women's garments ...

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• made-eye

  Synonymous with Flemish eye (which see). ...

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• made masts

  The large masts made in several pieces. A ship's lower mast is a made spar; her top-mast is a whole ...

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• ready with the lead!

  A caution when the vessel is luffed up to deaden her way, followed by "heave." ...

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• Skin, Coats made of

  (Gen. 3:21). Skins of rams and badgers were used as a covering for the tabernacle (Ex. 25:5; Num. 4:...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• Provision made for the collection of weekly alms for the support of the Chapel of Our Lady near Guildhall founded "pur tote la compaignie du Pui" (ib.).

  Henry le Waleis gave to the Confraternity of the Pui (de Podio) 5 marks annual quit rent on all his ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.