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• Length

  ·adj <<Distance>>. II. Length ·vt To <<Lengthen>>. III. Length ·adj A portion of space or of time ...

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• Whole

  ·noun A regular combination of parts; a system. II. Whole ·adj Possessing, or being in a state of, ...

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• whole

  Made out of whole cloth, i. e. altogether an invention. Isn't this entire story about your Jersey g...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• Bishop's length

  ·- A canvas for a portrait measuring 58 by 94 inches. The half bishop measures 45 by 56. ...

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• Half-length

  ·adj Of half the whole or ordinary length, as a picture. ...

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• cable's length

  A measure of about 100 fathoms, by which the distances of ships in a fleet are frequently estimated....

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• focal length

  The distance between the object-glass and the eye-piece of a telescope. ...

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• Heart-whole

  ·adj Of a single and sincere heart. II. Heart-whole ·adj With unbroken courage; undismayed. III. H...

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• Whole-hoofed

  ·adj Having an undivided hoof, as the horse. ...

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• Whole-souled

  ·adj Thoroughly imbued with a right spirit; noble-minded; devoted. ...

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• whole heap

  Many; several; much; a large congregation. An expression peculiar to certain parts of the South and ...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• whole-moulding

  The old method of forming the principal part of a vessel. Boats are now the only vessels in which th...

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• to go the whole figure

  To go to the fullest extent in the attainment of any object. Go the whole figure for religious libe...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• to go the whole hog

  A Western vulgarism, meaning to be out and out in favor of anything. A softened form of the phrase i...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.