·adj Doing wonders or surprising things.
·adj <<Wonderful>>. II. Wonder ·adv <<Wonderfully>>. III. Wonder ·noun A cause of wonder; that whi...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·- a & ·noun from Work. II. Working ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Work>>. ...
·noun One who performs wonders, or miracles. ...
An old term, mentioned by Blount as a contrivance for catching fish. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·adj Pertaining to, or characteristic of, working days, or workdays; everyday; hence, plodding; hard...
Gangs of hands employed on special duties out of the ship or dockyard. ...
The keeping men at work on needless matters, beyond the usual hours, for punishment. ...
Reducing the observations of the sun and moon, or moon and stars, in order to find the longitude. Al...
Reducing the altitudes or distances of heavenly bodies by calculation. ...
Sailing against the wind by alternate tacks. (See beating.) ...
Reducing the dead-reckoning and meridian altitudes to noon of each day. ...