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1. ˈanchoring, adj. View full entry 1608
...Coming to anchor; lying at anchor....
2. bandit, n. View full entry 1594
...lit. One who is proscribed or outlawed; hence, a lawless desperate marauder, a brigand: usually applied to members of the organized gangs which infest the mountainous districts of Italy,...
3. beached, adj. View full entry 1600
...Having a beach; prob. also, in early use, covered with ‘beach’ or shingle. beached-up....
4. † belee, v. View full entry a1616
...trans. To get (a ship) into such a position that the wind is intercepted from her; also fig....
5. ˈblanket, v. View full entry 1608
...trans. To cover with or as with a blanket....
6. bump, n.1 View full entry 1599
...A blow somewhat heavy, but rather dull in sound; a sudden collision, more or less violent. So with a bump (fig.), abruptly, with a shock....
7. coasting, n. View full entry 1609
...Sailing along the coast, or trading between the ports of a country. (See also .)...
8. control, n. View full entry 1597
...The fact of controlling, or of checking and directing action; the function or power of directing and regulating; domination, command, sway....
9. crank, v.1 View full entry 1594
...intr. To twist and turn about; to move with a sharply winding course, to zigzag. Obs....
10. dedicated, adj. View full entry 1609
...Sacredly, solemnly, or formally devoted; wholly given up, etc.; inscribed (as a book)....
11. embarked, adj. View full entry 1593
...That has gone or been put on board ship....
12. ghost, v. View full entry a1616
...intr. To give up the ghost, expire....
13. glow, n. View full entry a1616
...The state or condition of glowing with heat....
14. half-cheek, n. View full entry 1598
...A face in profile, a side-face. Obs....
15. hand, v. View full entry a1616
...trans. To touch or grasp with the hand, lay hands on, lay hold of; to work or manage with the hand, manipulate, handle; also fig. to deal with, treat...
16. hostile, adj. and n. View full entry 1597
...Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an enemy; pertaining to or engaged in actual hostilities....
17. impress, v.2 View full entry 1598
...trans. To levy or furnish (a force) for military or naval service, to enlist; spec. to compel (men) to serve in the army or navy (in recent use, only...
18. lapse, v. View full entry a1616
...To fall away by slow degrees; to pass or sink gradually through absence of effort or sustaining influence. Also with away, back, out. Constr. from...
19. launder, v. View full entry 1609
...trans. To wash and ‘get up’ (linen)....
20. locking, n.1 View full entry a1616
...The action of lock in various senses lit. and fig.; an instance of this....
