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.
Related words: (words related to GAMMONING)
- 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.