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d a riser, deadhead, or simply feed or head Knight. -- Feed heater. (a) (Steam Engine) A vessel in which the feed water for the boiler is heated, usually by exhaust steam. (b) A boiler or kettle in which is heated food for stock. -- Feed motion, or Feed gear (Mach.), the train of mechanism that gives motion to the pa…

A small, swift-sailing vessel, propelled by oars and lateen sails, -- once common in the Mediterranean.

fend off blows. With fern beneath to fend the bitter cold. Dryden. To fend off a boat or vessel (Naut.), to prevent its running against anything with too much violence.

Anything serving as a cushion to lessen the shock when a vessel comes in contact with another vessel or a wharf.

A vessel in which passengers and goods are conveyed over narrow waters; a ferryboat; a wherry.

A vessel for conveying passengers, merchandise, etc., across streams and other narrow waters.

e of gold. Milton. He called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink. And as she was going to fetch it he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bred in thine hand. 1 Kings xvii. 11, 12.

asonry, the pores of open-grained wood, the space between the outer and inner planks of a vessel, etc.

especially, a preparation of isinglass, gelatin, etc., for clarifying beer. Fining pot, a vessel in which metals are refined. Prov. xvii. 3.

arthen pot filled with combustibles, formerly used as a missile in war. (b) The cast iron vessel which holds the fuel or fire in a furnace. (c) A crucible. (d) A solderer's furnace. -- Fire raft, a raft laden with combustibles, used for setting fire to an enemy's ships. -- Fire roll, a peculiar beat of the drum to su…

A small wooden vessel or cask of indeterminate size, -- used for butter, lard, etc. [U.S.]

e sprung From thy implanted grace in man! Milton. -- First mate, an officer in a merchant vessel next in rank to the captain. -- First name, same as Christian name. See under Name, n. -- First officer (Naut.), in the merchant service, same as First mate (above). -- First sergeant (Mil.), the ranking non-commissioned…

A war vessel of the highest grade or the most powerful class.

A ship or vessel employed in the business of taking fish, as in the cod fishery.

rod, to which is attached the line for angling. -- Fishing smack, a sloop or other small vessel used in sea fishing. -- Fishing tackle, apparatus used in fishing, as hook, line, rod, etc. -- Fishing tube (Micros.), a glass tube for selecting a microscopic object in a fluid.

ent, of surrender. -- Yellow flag, the quarantine flag of all nations; also carried at a vessel's fore, to denote that an infectious disease is on board.

A vessel with a narrow mouth, used for holding and conveying liquors. It is generally larger than a bottle, and of leather or stoneware rather than of glass. A trencher of mutton chops, and a flagon of ale. Macaulay.

The vessel which carries the commanding officer of a fleet or squadron and flies his distinctive flag or pennant.

A small stage hung over a vessel's side, for workmen to stand on in calking, etc.

A small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; as, a flask of oil or wine.