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8 words match “SHIPMAN”

SHIPMAN n.
g. About midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country. Acts xxvii. 27. Shipman's card, the mariner's compass. [Obs.] Shak.
MIDSHIPMAN n. 4 definitions
An American marine fish of the genus Porichthys, allied to the toadfish. Cadet midshipman, formerly a title distinguishing a cadet line officer from a cadet engineer at the U. S. Naval Academy. See under Cadet. -- Cadet midshipman, formerly, a naval cadet who had served his time, passed his examinations, and was await…
AVOCADO n.
about the size and shape of a large pear; -- called also avocado pear, alligator pear, midshipman's butter.
CARD n.
marked; the dial or face of the mariner's compass. All the quartere that they know I' the shipman's card. Shak.
MIDDY n.
A colloquial abbreviation of midshipman.
OUTBLUSH v.
To exceed in blushing; to surpass in rosy color. T. Shipman.
PASS v.
To make, as a thrust, punto, etc. Shak. Passed midshipman. See under Midshipman. -- To pass a dividend, to omit the declaration and payment of a dividend at the time when due. -- To pass away, to spend; to waste. "Lest she pass away the flower of her age." Ecclus. xlii. 9. -- To pass by. (a) To disregard; to neglect…
SOUND v.
To ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device. I sound as a shipman soundeth in the sea with his plummet to know the depth of sea. Palsgrave.