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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

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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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  • HAVENED
    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.
  • CROSSBRED
    Produced by mixing distinct breeds; mongrel.
  • SECURIFORM
    Having the form of an ax hatchet.
  • 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
    A small poniard; a stiletto. An instrument for examining wounds and fistulas, and for passing setons, and the like; a probe, -- called also specillum. A stiff wire, inserted in catheters or other tubular instruments to maintain their shape
  • CROSS-STONE
    See STAUROTIDE
  • 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
    1. Having the grain or fibers run diagonally, or more or less transversely an irregularly, so as to interfere with splitting or planing. If the stuff proves crossgrained, . . . then you must turn your stuff to plane it the contrary way. Moxon.
  • HAVELOCK
    A light cloth covering for the head and neck, used by soldiers as a protection from sunstroke.
  • GAMMON
    The buttock or tight of a hog, salted and smoked or dried; the lower end of a flitch. Goldsmith.
  • FASHIONABLY
    In a fashionable manner.
  • ARAEOSTYLE
    See INTERCOLUMNIATION
  • CYCLOSTYLE
    A contrivance for producing manifold copies of writing or drawing. The writing or drawing is done with a style carrying a small wheel at the end which makes minute punctures in the paper, thus converting it into a stencil. Copies are transferred
  • LACROSSE
    A game of ball, originating among the North American Indians, now the popular field sport of Canada, and played also in England and the United States. Each player carries a long-handled racket, called a "crosse". The ball is not handled but caught
  • CLASH
    1. To make a noise by striking against something; to dash noisily together. 2. To meet in opposition; to act in a contrary direction; to come onto collision; to interfere. However some of his interests might clash with those of the chief adjacent
  • FATHER-LASHER
    A European marine fish , allied to the sculpin; -- called also lucky proach.
  • REACTIONIST
    A reactionary. C. Kingsley.
  • SURSTYLE
    To surname.
  • AMPHIPROSTYLE
    Doubly prostyle; having columns at each end, but not at the sides. -- n.
  • MADEFACTION; MADEFICATION
    The act of madefying, or making wet; the state of that which is made wet. Bacon.
  • INSTYLE
    To style. Crashaw.

 

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