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101. shēte n.(1)

15 quotations in 2 senses
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Naut. (a) A rope attached to the clews of a sail; shete de ran, a rope, or sheet, made of reindeer hide [cp. ran n.]; (b) pl. triangular floor boards at the ends of a ship; sterne shete, rear portion……

102. shrǒud n.

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(a) A garment, an article of clothing; a priestly vestment; also, an outfit of clothing or armor, a set of clothes; also, (one's) clothing, attire; also fig.; (b) coll. clothing, clothes……

103. skeg(ge n.

Additional spellings: skegge
8 quotations in 1 sense
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Naut. A projection at the fore or aft end of a keel, a forefoot, skeg; (b) a kind of oats Avena stipiformis; (c) as surname. …

104. sǒmer-castel n.

Additional spellings: somercastel
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(a) A movable tower used in sieges; (b) naut. the after-castle on a ship. …

105. sǒuth n.(2)

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(a) The southern cardinal point or its direction; also, the point representing south on an astrolabe; ?also, north [= borias in quot. 1483, but prob. erron.]; in-to the south, facing south; o south……

106. sǒuth adv.

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(a) With ref. to motion, direction, or extent: to the south; southward; also, from the south [quots. a1398, a1450(c1412)]; even (right) south, due south; naut. south and bi est (west), in a direction……

107. sǒuth-ēst adv.

Additional spellings: southest
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Toward the southeast, in a southeasterly direction; naut. south-est and bi est (south), in a direction one compass point east (south) of southeast; south-est and north-west, north-west and south-est……

108. sǒuth-sǒuth-ēst adv.

Additional spellings: south-southest
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In a south-southeasterly direction; south-south-est and north-northwest, north-north-west and south-south-est, naut. on a line or course lying north-northwest to south-southeast. …

109. sǒuth-sǒuth-west adv.

Additional spellings: south-southwest
3 quotations in 1 sense
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In a south-southwesterly direction; south-south-west and north-north-est, north-north-est and south-south-west, naut. on a line or course lying north-northeast to south-southwest. …

110. sǒuth-west adv.

Additional spellings: southwest
7 quotations in 1 sense
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In a southwesterly direction; to or toward the southwest; also, in the southwestern sky; naut. south-west and bi south, in a direction one compass point south of southwest; south-west and north-east,……

111. sprẹ̄te n.

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(a) A pole, pike, or staff; (b) a pole used for propelling a boat, a punting pole; sprete or ore, ore and sprete; (c) a bowsprit; (d) naut. in cpds. and combs.: sprete seile, the sail set under the……

112. spūchǒur n.

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Naut. A wooden vessel for carrying or bailing water, a bailer. …

113. spurcate n.

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Naut. A kind of timber in a ship, prob. used to strengthen the frame; spurcate nail, a nail used to fasten such a timber. …

114. spurcatting ger.

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Naut. Fitting a ship with spurecattes [see spurcate n.]. …

115. spurch(e n.

Additional spellings: spurche
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Naut. A piece of timber, perh. of a particular shape. …

116. spurnen v.

65 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) To stumble, trip, stub the foot; also fig.; spurnen at (o, on), stumble or trip over (sth.); bump into (sth.); spurnen ayenes, bump into (sth.), strike inadvertently against; (b) in prov. sayings……

117. stai n.(1)

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Naut. A large rope used to secure the mast of a ship; stai nail, a nail used to secure a stay; stai of thre cordes, a tripartite rope; stai pin, a kind of belaying pin; bak stai [see also bak n. 10.(f……

118. stampne n.

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(a) Naut. A timber used at the stem of a ship; stampne lok (lokere), ?a timber of fastening device used to secure the stem of a ship; stampne pece, a piece of timber that forms the stem; (b) the stem……

119. stedī adj.

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(a) Stubborn; (b) naut. not deviating from course, steady on course; (c) as surname; also, ?in a name given to a horse. …

120. stēkier n.

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Naut. ?Some kind of brailing device, perh. similar to a prial-rop [see prial n.]. …

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