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(abbreviation) participle

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  • Part

    ·adv Partly; in a measure. II. Part ·noun Quarter; region; district; — usually in the plural. III...

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  • Fore part

    ·noun ·Alt. of <<Forepart>>. ...

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  • after-part

    The locality towards the stern, from dead-flat; as, in the after-part of the fore-hold. ...

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  • aliquot part

    That which will exactly divide a number, leaving no remainder. ...

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  • leading-part

    The rope of a tackle which runs between the fall and the standing part. Generally confused with the ...

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  • part, to

    To break a rope. To part from an anchor is in consequence of the cable parting. ...

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  • part owners

    Unlike any other partnership, they may be imposed upon each other without mutual consent, whence ari...

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  • feeding-part of a tackle

    That running through the sheaves, in opposition to the standing part. ...

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  • fore-part of a ship

    The bay, or all before the fore-hatches. ...

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  • running part of a tackle

    Synonymous with the fall, or that part on which the man power is applied to produce the intended eff...

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  • standing part of a hook

    That part which is attached to a block, chain, or anything which is to heave the hook up, with a wei...

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  • standing part of a sheet

    That part which is secured to a ring at the ship's bow, quarter, side, &c. ...

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  • standing part of a rope

    The part which is made fast to the mast, deck, or block, in contradistinction to that which is pulle...

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  • standing part of a tackle or rope

    The part which is made fast to the mast, deck, or block, in contradistinction to that which is pulle...

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  • supernatant part of a ship

    That part which, when afloat, is above the water. This was formerly expressed by the name dead-work....

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