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Sick
·noun <<Sickness>>. II. Sick ·superl Corrupted; imperfect; impaired; weakned. III. Sick ·vi To fal...

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sick
a small stream, or rill. N. ...

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Turn
·noun Monthly courses; menses. II. Turn ·noun A pit sunk in some part of a drift. III. Turn ·vi To...

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Fancy-sick
·adj Love-sick. ...

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Guilt-sick
·adj Made sick by consciousness of guilt. ...

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Iron-sick
·adj Having the ironwork loose or corroded; — said of a ship when her bolts and nails are so eaten ...

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Love-sick
·adj Originating in, or expressive of, languishing love. II. Love-sick ·adj Languishing with love o...

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Sick-brained
·adj Disordered in the brain. ...

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sheep-sick
n. Used of pastures exhausted forcarrying sheep. Compare English screw-sick, paint-sick,nail-sick, ...

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dog sick
A common expression, meaning very sick at the stomach. He that saieth he is dog sick, or sick as a ...

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car-sick
the kennel, from CAR and SIKE, a furrow or gutter ; q. the Cart-gutter. Yorks. ...

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iron-sick
The condition of vessels when the iron work becomes loose in the timbers from corrosion by gallic ac...

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sick-bay
A portion of the fore-part of the main-deck, reserved for the accommodation of the sick and wounded;...

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sick-book
An account of such officers and men as are on the sick list on board, or are sent to an hospital, ho...

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sick-flag
The yellow quarantine flag, hoisted to prevent communication; whence the term of the yellow flag, an...

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sick-mess
A table for those on the doctor's list. When seamen are thus placed, their provisions are turned ove...

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sick-ticket
A document given to an officer, seaman, or marine, when sent to an hospital, certified by the signin...

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Ampere turn
·add. ·- A unit equal to the product of one complete convolution (of a coiled conductor) into one am...

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Re-turn
·vt & ·vi To turn again. ...

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Sea turn
·- A breeze, gale, or mist from the sea. ...

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Turn-buckle
·noun A gravitating catch, as for fastening a shutter, the end of a chain, or a hasp. II. Turn-buck...

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Turn-out
·noun Net quantity of produce yielded. II. Turn-out ·noun The aggregate number of persons who have ...

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Turn-outs
·pl of Turn-out. ...

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to turn in
To go to bed. Originally a seaman's phrase, but now common on land. ...

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land-turn
A wind that blows in the night, at certain times, in most hot countries. ...

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pike-turn
See chevaux de frise. ...

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sea-turn
A tack into the offing. ...

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turn ahead!
A self-explanatory order to the engineer, in regulating the movement of a steamer. ...

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sick-berth attendant
See loblolly-boy. ...

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half-turn ahead!
An order in steam navigation. (See turn ahead!) ...

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turn in, to
To go to bed. ♦ To turn out. To get up. ...

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turn the glass
The order in throwing the log when the stray line is payed out. ...

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sick as a horse
Horses are said to be extremely sick at their stomachs, from being unable to relieve themselves by v...

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sick as a dog
A common expression, meaning very sick at the stomach. He that saieth he is dog sick, or sick as a ...

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sick as a horse
'I'm as sick as a horse,' is a vulgar phrase which is used when a person is exceedingly sick. As a h...

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catch a turn there
Belay quickly. ...

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turn, to catch a
To pass a rope once or twice round a cleat, pin, kevel, or any other thing, to keep it fast. ...

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turn, to take or catch a
To pass a rope once or twice round a cleat, pin, kevel, or any other thing, to keep it fast. ...

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turn a turtle, to
To take the animal by seizing a flipper, and throwing him on his back, which renders him quite helpl...

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turn in the hawse
Two crosses in a cable. ...

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turn of the tide
The change from ebb to flood, or the contrary. ...

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turn out the guard!
The order for the marines of the guard to fall in, on the quarter-deck, in order to receive a superi...

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turn over men, to
To discharge them out of one ship into another. ...

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turn to windward, to
To gain on the wind by alternate tacking. It is when a ship endeavours to make progress against the ...

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round-turn in the hawse
A term implying the situation of the two cables of a ship, which, when moored, has swung the wrong w...

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turn in a heart, to
To seize the end of a shroud or stay, &c., securely round it. ...

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turn the hands up, to
To summon the entire crew on deck. ...

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bring up with a round turn
Suddenly arresting a running rope by taking a round turn round a bollard, bitt-head, or cleat. Said ...

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turn in a dead-eye or heart, to
To seize the end of a shroud or stay, &c., securely round it. ...

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