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Side-slip
·add. ·vi ·see <<Skid>>, below.
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Slip
·noun A fish, the sole.
II. Slip ·noun A child's pinafore.
III. Slip ·noun A particular quantity o...
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slip
1) The opening between wharves or in a dock.--Webster.
This word is peculiar to New York, where we ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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slip
An inclined plane by the water side, on which a ship may be built.
There are also slips up which v...
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Side
SIDE(Σίδη: Eth. Σιδήτης), a town with a good harbour on the coast of Pamphylia, 50 stadia to the wes...
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
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Side
·vi To lean on one side.
II. Side ·noun Long; large; extensive.
III. Side ·vt To furnish with a si...
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side
long ; my coat is very side ; i. e. very long. Also proud, steep. From the Saxon, SIDE, BID, or the ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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side
All that part of a ship which extends from stem to stern in length, and from the upper edge of the g...
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Side
a city on the coast of Pamphylia, 10 or 12 miles to the east of the river Eurymedon. It is mentioned...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Slip-on
·noun A kind of overcoat worn upon the shoulders in the manner of a cloak.
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slip-panel
Same as slip-rail (q.v.).See also panel.
1893. `The Australasian,' Aug.12, p. 302, col. 1:
«Take h...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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slip-rail
n.
part of a fence so fitted that itcan be removed so as to serve as a gate. Used also for thegatew...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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graving slip
A portion of the dockyard where ships were landed for a tide.
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land-slip
The fall of a quantity of land from a cliff or declivity; the land sliding away so as often to carry...
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slip-bend
When a man makes a false step, and slips down a hatchway, or overboard.
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slip-knot
, or slippery-hitch.
One which will not bear any strain, but will either become untied, or will tr...
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slip-rope
A rope passed through anything in such a manner that it will render or may be slipped instantaneousl...
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slip-shackle
A shackle with a lever-bolt, for letting go suddenly; yet, when ringed, is sufficient to secure the ...
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Crown side
·- ·see Crown office.
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Side line
·add. ·- A line pert. or attached to the side of a thing.
II. Side line ·add. ·- A secondary road; ...
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Side-taking
·noun A taking sides, as with a party, sect, or faction.
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Side-wheel
·adj Having a paddle wheel on each side;
— said of steam vessels; as, a side-wheel steamer.
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Ditch Side
The Town Ditch, in Farringdon Ward Within ; the east side was included in Blackfriars precinct (Stry...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Water Side
East out of All Hallows Lane, in Dowgate Ward, to Red Bull Yard and Angel Passage (L.C.C. Streets, 1...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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side pocket
He has as much need of a wife as a dog of a side pocket; said of a weak old debilitated man. He want...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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side-coat
a great coat. York.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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side-like
such-like. North.
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side-ropes
See entering-ropes
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exterior side
The side of an imaginary polygon, upon which the plan of a fortification is constructed.
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lee-side
All that part of a ship or boat which lies between the mast and the side farthest from the wind, the...
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side-men
See side-boys
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side-boys
, or side-men.
Those appointed to attend the gangways when boats come alongside, and offer the man...
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side-keelsons
A name for sister-keelsons. First used in mortar-vessels to support the bomb-beds; later they have c...
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side-ladder
, or accommodation-ladder.
A complete staircase structure used in harbour by most large ships.
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side-lever
A lever on each side of the cylinder of a marine steam-engine, resembling the beam of the ordinary l...
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side-pieces
Parts of a made mast.
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side-rods
Rods hanging from each of the cross-heads, one on each side of the cylinder of a steam-engine, and c...
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side-scale
A simple graduation, adopted by Sir Philip Broke in the Shannon, for the quick elevation or depressi...
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side-steps
Pieces of wood bolted to the side of a ship for the convenience of ascending; in smaller vessels the...
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top-side
All that part of a ship's side which is above the main-wales: that is, those strakes between the she...
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weather-side
That side of a ship on which the wind blows; it is the promenade for superior officers. (See also it...
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Side-chain theory
·add. ·- A theory proposed by Ehrlich as a chemical explanation of immunity phenomena. In brief outl...
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Fleet Ditch Side
By Fleet Ditch (P.C. 1732).
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Foss Side Warehouses
On Tower Hill, east side, extending to Irongate (Lockie, 1816).
So called as being by the Tower Dit...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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side-saddle flower
(Lat. Sarracenia.) A plant, as well as its whole genus, of very singular structure. It grows in swam...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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side counter-timber
The stern timber which partakes of the shape of the top-side, and heels upon the end of the wing-tra...
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steps of the side
Pieces of quartering nailed to the sides amidships, from the wale upwards; for the people ascending ...
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Church Side Alley, Fetter Lane
See Churchyard Alley.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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to pinch on the parson's side
To defraud the parson of his tithe.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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stroke-side of a boat
That in which the after starboard rowlock is placed, or where the after oar is rowed if single-banke...
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Fore Side of St. Thomas Apostle
In Queen Street, Cheapside.
See Great St. Thomas Apostle.
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flag-side of a split fish
The side without the bone.
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lee-side of the quarter-deck
Colloquially called the midshipman's parade.
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side out for a bend, to
The old well-known term to draw the bight of a hempen cable towards the opposite side, in order to m...
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