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Woolward
·adv In wool; with woolen raiment next the skin. ...

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Going
·noun <<Departure>>. II. Going ·noun Pregnancy; gestation; childbearing. III. Going ·noun Course o...

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going
The state of the roads; the travelling. Ex. 'The going is bad, owing to the deep snow or mud in the ...

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Away-going
·adj Sown during the last years of a tenancy, but not ripe until after its expiration; — said of cr...

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Easy-going
·adj Moving easily; hence, mild-tempered; ease-loving; inactive. ...

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In-going
·noun The act of going in; entrance. II. In-going ·adj Going; entering, as upon an office or a poss...

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Way-going
·adj Going away; departing; of or pertaining to one who goes away. ...

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foreign-going
The ships bound on oceanic voyages, as distinguished from home-traders and coasters. ...

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going about
Tacking ship. ...

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going free
When the bowlines are slackened, or sailing with the wind abeam. ...

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going large
Sailing off the wind. ...

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going room
, room The old term for going large, or from, the wind. (See lask, to and large.) It is mentioned by...

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sea-going
Fit for sea-service abroad. ...

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account, going upon
A phrase for buccaneering. ...

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ocean-going ship
In contradistinction to a coaster. ...

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going upon the dub
Going out to break open, or pick the locks of, houses. ...

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clear for going about
Every man to his station, and every rope an-end. ...

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going through the fleet
A cruel punishment, long happily abolished. The victim was sentenced to receive a certain portion of...

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