The American Encyclopaedic Dictionary: A ... Work of Reference to the English Language Defining Over 250,000 Words ... Containing Over One Hundred Maps and Diagrams and Nearly Four Thousand Illustrations, Band 2R.S. Peale and J.A. Hill, 1897 |
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... Knight of the Burning Pestle , i . 1 . * běz -zle , * běz - ell ( zle = zel ) , s . [ From bezzle , v , ( q . v . ) ] A debauch with liquor . " O mee ! what odds there seemeth ' twixt their chere And the swolne bezell at an ale - house ...
... Knight of the Burning Pestle , i . 1 . * běz -zle , * běz - ell ( zle = zel ) , s . [ From bezzle , v , ( q . v . ) ] A debauch with liquor . " O mee ! what odds there seemeth ' twixt their chere And the swolne bezell at an ale - house ...
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... ( Knight . ) bilge - water discharge . Naut .: A device to secure automatic discharge for the bilge - water . A tube extending from the limber through the outer skin has a rear opening , through which a current is induced as the vessel ...
... ( Knight . ) bilge - water discharge . Naut .: A device to secure automatic discharge for the bilge - water . A tube extending from the limber through the outer skin has a rear opening , through which a current is induced as the vessel ...
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... ( Knight . ) bil - lět , v . t . From BILLET ( 1 ) , v . ( q . v . ) ] I. Military : Billet - molding . 1. To direct a soldier by a billet , note , or ticket where he is to lodge . " Retire thee ; go where thou art billeted : Away , I say ...
... ( Knight . ) bil - lět , v . t . From BILLET ( 1 ) , v . ( q . v . ) ] I. Military : Billet - molding . 1. To direct a soldier by a billet , note , or ticket where he is to lodge . " Retire thee ; go where thou art billeted : Away , I say ...
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... ( Knight . ) 2. Shipbuilding : A principal part of a ship's frame , such as keel , transom , beam , knee , & c . ( Knight . ) 3. Woodenware and timber trade ( pl . binders ) : The long pliant shoots of hazel , ash , willows , and similar ...
... ( Knight . ) 2. Shipbuilding : A principal part of a ship's frame , such as keel , transom , beam , knee , & c . ( Knight . ) 3. Woodenware and timber trade ( pl . binders ) : The long pliant shoots of hazel , ash , willows , and similar ...
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... knight , the knight had wit , So kept the diamond , and the rogue was bit . " Pope : Mor . Essays , Ep . iii . 364 . 2. Of things : To take hold of the ground or other surface firmly , as a skate upon ice . ( C. Bite in . ) B. Intrans ...
... knight , the knight had wit , So kept the diamond , and the rogue was bit . " Pope : Mor . Essays , Ep . iii . 364 . 2. Of things : To take hold of the ground or other surface firmly , as a skate upon ice . ( C. Bite in . ) B. Intrans ...
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The American Encyclopaedic Dictionary ... Robert Hunter,John A. Williams,Sidney John Hervon Herrtage Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 1894 |
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