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noun
A rope going over a yardarm, used to bend a tripping line to, in sending down topgallant and royal yards in vessels of war; also, the short line supporting the heel of the sprit in a small boat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
The wattles of a turkeycock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Snot; mucus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, countable, uncountable
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noun
A handkerchief.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable
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noun
A pickpocket who steals handkerchiefs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable
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verb
To snivel; to cry or whine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
To smack; to hit
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial
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History
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