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  • 81Rathven —    RATHVEN, a parish, in the county of Banff, 3½ miles (W. by S.) from Cullen; comprising the villages of Findochty, Porteasie, Portgordon, and Portnockie, the late quoad sacra parish of Buckie, and part of that of Enzie; and containing 6728… …

    A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • 82Snake — Snake, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snaked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Snaking}.] 1. To drag or draw, as a snake from a hole; often with out. [Colloq. U.S.] Bartlett. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) To wind round spirally, as a large rope with a smaller, or with cord,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 83Snaked — Snake Snake, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snaked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Snaking}.] 1. To drag or draw, as a snake from a hole; often with out. [Colloq. U.S.] Bartlett. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) To wind round spirally, as a large rope with a smaller, or with… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 84Snaking — Snake Snake, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snaked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Snaking}.] 1. To drag or draw, as a snake from a hole; often with out. [Colloq. U.S.] Bartlett. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) To wind round spirally, as a large rope with a smaller, or with… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 85To worm one's self into — Worm Worm, v. t. 1. To effect, remove, drive, draw, or the like, by slow and secret means; often followed by out. [1913 Webster] They find themselves wormed out of all power. Swift. [1913 Webster] They . . . wormed things out of me that I had no… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 86Tripping — Trip ping, n. 1. Act of one who, or that which, trips. [1913 Webster] 2. A light dance. [1913 Webster] Other trippings to be trod of lighter toes. Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. (Naut.) The loosing of an anchor from the ground by means of its cable or …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 87Tripping line — Tripping Trip ping, n. 1. Act of one who, or that which, trips. [1913 Webster] 2. A light dance. [1913 Webster] Other trippings to be trod of lighter toes. Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. (Naut.) The loosing of an anchor from the ground by means of its …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 88Worm — Worm, v. t. 1. To effect, remove, drive, draw, or the like, by slow and secret means; often followed by out. [1913 Webster] They find themselves wormed out of all power. Swift. [1913 Webster] They . . . wormed things out of me that I had no… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 89spun yarn — noun Date: 14th century 1. a textile yarn spun from staple length fiber 2. a small rope or stuff formed of two or more rope yarns loosely twisted and used for seizings especially on board ship …

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  • 90Juan Diego — Infobox Saint name=Saint Juan Diego birth date=c. 1474 death date=May 30, 1548 (aged 64) feast day=December 9 venerated in=Roman Catholicism imagesize=205px caption=Painting of Juan Diego by Miguel Cabrera birth place=Tlayacac, Cuauhtitlan,… …

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