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<p> ''''' | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_113191" /> == | ||
<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) [[A]] spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) [[A]] cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. [[D.]] delphis); the true dolphin. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which the gun was lifted. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' n.) [[A]] kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage. </p> <p> '''(5):''' ''' (''' n.) [[A]] mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped on the deck of an enemy's vessel. </p> <p> '''(6):''' ''' (''' n.) [[A]] small constellation between [[Aquila]] and Pegasus. See Delphinus, n., 2. </p> <p> '''(7):''' ''' (''' n.) The Coryphaena hippuris, a fish of about five feet in length, celebrated for its surprising changes of color when dying. It is the fish commonly known as the dolphin. See Coryphaenoid. </p> <p> '''(8):''' ''' (''' n.) [[A]] mooring post on a wharf or beach. </p> <p> '''(9):''' ''' (''' n.) [[A]] permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the gunwale. </p> | |||
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Latest revision as of 02:50, 13 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables.
(2): ( n.) A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. D. delphis); the true dolphin.
(3): ( n.) In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which the gun was lifted.
(4): ( n.) A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage.
(5): ( n.) A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped on the deck of an enemy's vessel.
(6): ( n.) A small constellation between Aquila and Pegasus. See Delphinus, n., 2.
(7): ( n.) The Coryphaena hippuris, a fish of about five feet in length, celebrated for its surprising changes of color when dying. It is the fish commonly known as the dolphin. See Coryphaenoid.
(8): ( n.) A mooring post on a wharf or beach.
(9): ( n.) A permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the gunwale.
