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Catcher
·noun One who, or that which, catches. II. Catcher ·noun The player who stands behind the batsman t...

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Word
·noun Verbal contention; dispute. II. Word ·noun Signal; order; command; direction. III. Word ·nou...

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word
I will take my word again, i. e. I will retract what I have said : I have changed my mind. Durham. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
word
The watch-word; the parole and countersign, which, being issued to the authorized persons at guard-m...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Cony-catcher
·noun A cheat; a sharper; a deceiver. ...

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Torpedo catcher
·add. ·- A small fast vessel for pursuing and destroying torpedo boats. ...

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boot catcher
The servant at an inn whose business it is to clean the boots of the guest. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
devil catcher
A parson. See snub devil. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
fart catcher
A valet or footman from his walking behind his master or mistress. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
rabbit catcher
A midwife. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
fly-catcher
n. bird-name used elsewhere.The Australian species are – – Black-faced Flycatcher – – Monarcha mela...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
oyster-catcher
n. common English bird-name.The Australasian species are – – Pied, Haematopuslongirostris, Vieill.;...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
oyster-catcher
, or sea-pye. The black and white coast-bird, Hæmatopus ostralegus. ...

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Word method
·add. ·- A method of teaching reading in which words are first taken as single ideograms and later a...

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By-word
Hebrew millah (Job 30:9), a word or speech, and hence object of talk; Hebrew mashal (Ps. 44:14), a p...

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Word, The
(Gr. Logos), one of the titles of our Lord, found only in the writings of John (John 1:1-14; 1 John ...

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binnacle word
A fine or affected word, which sailors jeeringly offer to chalk up on the binnacle. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
nay word
A bye-word, proverb. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
word grubbers
Verbal critics, and also persons who use hard words in common discourse. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
word pecker
A punster, one who plays upon words. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
nay-word
The old term for the watch-word, parole, or countersign. ...

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pass-word
The countersign for answering the sentinels. ...

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wagtail fly-catcher
See wagtail ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
Word of God
(Heb. 4:12, etc.). The Bible so called because the writers of its several books were God's organs in...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
word of mouth
To drink by word of mouth, i.e. out of the bowl or bottle instead, of a glass. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose