Word Meanings - GAMMONING - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The lashing or iron band by which the bowsprit of a vessel is secured to the stem to opposite the lifting action of the forestays. Gammoning fashion, in the style of gammoning lashing, that is, having the turns of rope crossed. -- Gammoning hole

Additional info about word: GAMMONING

The lashing or iron band by which the bowsprit of a vessel is secured to the stem to opposite the lifting action of the forestays. Gammoning fashion, in the style of gammoning lashing, that is, having the turns of rope crossed. -- Gammoning hole , a hole cut through the knee of the head of a vessel for the purpose of gammoning the bowsprit.

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  Sheltered in a haven. Blissful havened both from joy and pain. Keats.
• CROSSLY
  Athwart; adversely; unfortunately; peevishly; fretfully; with ill humor.
• CROSS-EXAMINER
  One who cross-examines or conducts a crosse-examination.
• CROSSJACK
  The lowest square sail, or the lower yard of the mizzenmast.
• HAVENER
  A harbor master.
• CROSSOPTERYGIAN
  Of or pertaining to the Crossopterygii. -- n.
• SECURIFORM
  Having the form of an ax hatchet.
• CROSSBRED
  Produced by mixing distinct breeds; mongrel.
• TURNSTONE
  Any species of limicoline birds of the genera Strepsilas and Arenaria, allied to the plovers, especially the common American and European species . They are so called from their habit of turning up small stones in search of mollusks and
• LIFT
  The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament.
• STYLET
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• FASHION-MONGERING
  Behaving like a fashion-monger. Shak.
• FASHIONED
  Having a certain style or fashion; as old-fashioned; new- fashioned.
• FASHION-MONGER
  One who studies the fashions; a fop; a dandy. Marston.
• CROSS-ARMED
  With arms crossed.
• CROSSGRAINED
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• HAVELOCK
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  In a fashionable manner.
• ARAEOSTYLE
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• CYCLOSTYLE
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• CLASH
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• FATHER-LASHER
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• REACTIONIST
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• SURSTYLE
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• AMPHIPROSTYLE
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• MADEFACTION; MADEFICATION
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• INSTYLE
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