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41. halsing(e ger.(2)

Additional spellings: halsinge
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(a) Act of embracing; an embrace; also fig.; (b) sexual intercourse.

42. hank n.

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(a) A loop, as on the traces of a harness, etc.; (b) naut.?a reef point; ?also, loop [see Sandahl ME Sea Terms 2.42-44].

43. hēd n.(1)

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(a) A human or animal head; (b) a representation of a head in heraldry, carving, painting, etc.; (c) of a bed or grave: the end at which the head lies; shete for the hed = hed shete; (d) hair…

44. hē̆nǧe n.

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(a) A hinge on which a door or gate hangs; also, the part of a hinge with a ring or eye to receive the hook or pin on the jamb or post; henges and hokes; henge hok; (b) a bar for fastening a door or…

45. hising ger.

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Naut. ?lifting and delivering (of cargo); ?hoisting.

46. hissa interj.

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Naut. A cry used by sailors in pulling or hauling.

47. họ̄k n.

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(a) Any implement consisting of, or provided with, a metal hook for pulling, drawing, or hoisting; (b) ?a hook attached to an archer's belt for pulling the cord of a crossbow into position; ?the catch…

48. isinge rōp phr.

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Naut. Some kind of rope in the rigging of a ship.

49. jǒnk n.(2)

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Naut. An old cable or rope.

50. kippe-họ̄k n.

Additional spellings: kippehok
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Naut. A hook let into the stem or stern post of a ship; ?error for pik-hok, cp. kippe-wrong.

51. kippe-wronge n.

Additional spellings: kippewronge
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Naut. ?= pikwrong, a V-shaped floor-timber in the fore and after peak, a crotch [see Sandahl ME Sea Terms 1 81].

52. kivil n.

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(a) A pin for fastening something; a tile pin; -- also coll.; (b) naut. a pin or wedge for fastening parts of a ship's rigging.

53. knẹ̄ n.

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(a) The human knee; (b) eie (panne, rollere) of the kne, the kneecap, patella; jointe of the kne, the knee joint.

54. knī̆ght n.

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(a) A noble warrior; a member of the land-holding ruling class, owing military service to his lord and fighting on horseback; one who had received the status of knight from the king or other important…

55. left-līne n.

Additional spellings: leftline
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Naut. One of a pair of lines reaching from each masthead to the ends of the yard arms.

56. leǧǧe n.

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(a) A bar or strip of wood fixed transversely or diagonally on the inside of a door, gate, or shutter as a means of bracing; a ledge; (b) a board nailed around the arc of the centering to carry the…

57. lēne n.

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Naut. The railing or bulwark of a ship's castle.

58. lē̆r n.

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The cheek; in pl.: the face; loken under ler, to look down over (one's) cheek, look downward.

59. liftes n. plural

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Naut.?Ropes running from the masthead to the ends of the yards.

60. lī̆st(e n.(2)

Additional spellings: liste
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Border, edge, rim; hem; band, stripe.