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Bound
·- imp. & ·p.p. of Bind.
II. Bound ·Impf of <<Bind>>.
III. Bound ·p.p. of <<Bind>>.
IV. Bound ·vi...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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bound
Destined for a particular service. Intended voyage to a place.
♦ Ice-bound. Totally surrounded wit...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Snow
·vt To scatter like snow; to cover with, or as with, snow.
II. Snow ·vi To fall in or as snow;
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Snow
Common in Palestine in winter (Ps. 147:16). The snow on the tops of the Lebanon range is almost alwa...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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snow
Linen hung out to dry or bleach. Spice the snow; to steal the linen.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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snow
A vessel formerly much in use. It differs slightly from a brig. It has two masts similar to the main...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Snow
This historical books of the Bible contain only two notices of snow actually falling- (2 Samuel 23:2...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Gold-bound
·adj Encompassed with gold.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Half-bound
·noun Having only the back and corners in leather, as a book.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Home-bound
·adj Kept at home.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Water-bound
·adj Prevented by a flood from proceeding.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Weather-bound
·adj Kept in port or at anchor by storms; delayed by bad weather; as, a weather-bound vessel.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Wood-bound
·adj Incumbered with tall, woody hedgerows.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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degg-bound
much swelled in the belly. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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homeward-bound
Said of a ship when returning from a voyage to the place whence she was fitted out; or the country t...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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ice-bound
A vessel so surrounded by ice as to be prevented from proceeding on her voyage.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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iron-bound
A coast where the shores are composed of rocks which mostly rise perpendicularly from the sea, and h...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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man-bound
Detained in port in consequence of being short of complement.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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money-bound
A phrase expressive of such passengers as are detained on board till a remittance arrives for paying...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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weather-bound
Detained by foul winds; our forefathers used the term wæder fæst.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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wind-bound
Detained at an anchorage by contrary winds.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Snow banner
·add. ·- A bannerlike stream of snow blown into the air from a mountain peak, often having a pinkish...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Snow-blind
·adj Affected with blindness by the brilliancy of snow.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Snow-broth
·noun Snow and water mixed, or snow just melted; very cold liquor.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Snow-capped
·adj Having the top capped or covered with snow; as, snow-capped mountains.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Snow-white
·adj White as snow; very white.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Snow Hill
North-west out of Holborn Viaduct to the Central Meat Market in Smithfield, and to Farringdon Street...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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snow-grass
n.
Poa caespitosa,G. Forst., another name for Wiry grass (q.v.).See also Grass.
1875. Wood and Lap...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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snow-line
n.
In pastoralists' language of NewZealand, «above the snow-line» is land covered by snow inwinter,...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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snow-bones
remnants of snow after a thaw. North.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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snow-storm
a continued snow so long as it lies on the ground. North.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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snow-bird
See ivory gull
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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iron-bound blocks
Those which are fitted with iron strops.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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strop-bound block
A single block used in the clue of square-sails for the clue-lines to lead through; it has a shoulde...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Sersyns Head, Snow Hill
See Saracen's Head Inn.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Catherine Wheel Alley, Snow Hill
See Catherine Wheel Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Katherine Wheel Alley, Snow Hill
See Catherine Wheel Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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King's Arms Inn, Snow Hill
See King's Arms Yard.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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body of divinity bound in black calf
A parson.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose