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Saw
·- imp. of ·see.
II. Saw ·vt Dictate; command; decree.
III. Saw ·Impf of <<See>>.
IV. Saw ·vt A s...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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saw
An old saw; an ancient proverbial saying.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Saw
Egyptian saws, so far as has yet been discovered, are single-handed. As is the case in modern Orient...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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set
set, v. sed init.
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A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
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An Elementary Latin Dictionary
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Set
·vi To fit music to words.
II. Set ·Impf & ·p.p. of Set.
III. Set ·noun A young oyster when first ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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set
A dead set: a concerted scheme to defraud a person by gaming.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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set
Fixed in opinion; firm.--Webster. 'He is very set in his ways.'
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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set
The direction in which a current flows, or of the wind. (See direction.)
♦ To set, is to observe t...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Bow-saw
·noun A saw with a thin or narrow blade set in a strong frame.
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Crown-saw
·noun A saw in the form of a hollow cylinder, with teeth on the end or edge, and operated by a rotat...
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Quarter-saw
·add. ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. To saw (a log) into quarters; specif., to saw into quarters and then into boar...
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Saw palmetto
·- ·see under <<Palmetto>>.
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Saw-toothed
·adj Having a tooth or teeth like those of a saw; serrate.
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Saw-whet
·noun A small North American owl (Nyctale Acadica), destitute of ear tufts and having feathered toes...
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Saw-wort
·noun Any plant of the composite genus Serratula;
— so named from the serrated leaves of most of th...
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Saw-wrest
·noun ·see Saw-set.
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Sweep-saw
·noun A bow-saw.
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Tenant saw
·- ·see Tenon saw, under <<Tenon>>.
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Saw Court
In Fore Street, Cripplegate (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799). Not named in the maps.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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saw-fish
n.
a species of Ray, Pristiszysron, Bleek, the Australasian representative of the Pristidae family,...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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saw-whet
The popular name, in some of the Northern States, for the Little Owl, or Acadian Owl of Audubon. "It...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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compass-saw
A narrow saw, which, inserted in a hole bored by a centre-bit, follows out required curves.
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drag-saw
A cross-cut saw.
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hack-saw
Used for cutting off the heads of bolts; made of a scythe fresh serrated.
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hand-saw
The smallest of the saws used by shipwrights, and used by one hand.
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hock-saw
A fermented drink along the coasts of China, partaking more of the nature of beer than of spirit, an...
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ice-saw
A huge saw for cutting through ice; it is made of 2/8 to 3/8 inch plates of iron, and varies in leng...
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saw-bill
A name for the goosander, Mergus merganser.
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saw-bones
A sobriquet for the surgeon and his assistants.
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saw-fish
A species of shark (Pristis antiquorum) with the bones of the face produced into a long flat rostrum...
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see-saw
Reciprocating motion.
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whip-saw
The largest of that class of useful instruments, being that generally used at the saw-pit.
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Fire-set
·noun A set of fire irons, including, commonly, tongs, shovel, and poker.
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Set chisel
·add. ·- A kind of chisel or punch, variously shaped, with a broad flat end, used for stripping off ...
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Set-fair
·noun In plastering, a particularly good troweled surface.
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Set-off
·noun ·see <<Offset>>, 7.
II. Set-off ·noun ·same·as <<Offset>>, ·noun, 4.
III. Set-off ·noun That...
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Set-stitched
·adj Stitched according to a formal pattern.
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Set-to
·noun A contest in boxing, in an argument, or the like.
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Sharp-set
·adj Eager in appetite or desire of gratification; affected by keen hunger; ravenous; as, an eagle o...
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Well-set
·adj Properly or firmly set.
II. Well-set ·adj Well put together; having symmetry of parts.
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a dead set
A concerted scheme to defraud a person by gaming.--Grose, Slang Dict. This phrase seems to be taken ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to set by
To regard; to esteem.--Johnson. Norfolk and Craven Glossaries. These are very old expressions, and w...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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set-to
A scientific pugilistic combat; and figuratively, an argument, debate, contest in words. Both senses...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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sharp set
Hungry. A colloquial expression much itself in the United States as well as in England.
And so I th...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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set-bolts
Used in drifting out bolts from their position. Also employed for forcing the planks and other works...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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set flying
Sails that do not remain aloft when taken in, but are hauled on deck or stowed in the tops, as skysa...
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set in
Said when the sea-breeze or weather appears to be steady.
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set on!
The order to set the engine going on board a steamer.
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set up
Soldiers, mariners, and small-arm men, well drilled, and instructed to be upright and soldierlike in...
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under-set
Wherever the wind impels the surface-water directly upon the shore of a bay, the water below restore...
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windward set
The reverse of leeward set.
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two-handed saw
A very useful instrument in ship-carpentry; it is much longer than the hand-saw, and requires two me...
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to set much by
To regard; to esteem.--Johnson. Norfolk and Craven Glossaries. These are very old expressions, and w...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to set store by
To value; esteem; regard. This sense of the word store is not noticed by the English or American lex...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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every stitch set
All possible canvas spread.
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heave and set
The ship's motion in rising and falling to the waves when at anchor.
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set the chase, to
To mark well the position of the vessel chased by bearing, so that by standing away from her on one ...
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set up rigging, to
To take in the slack of the shrouds, stays, and backstays, to bring the same strain as before, and t...
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to set her cap for him
To direct her attentions to him; to endeavor to win his affections. Dr. Johnson notices the phrase, ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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set of the wind and current
See direction of the wind and current
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