American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 6Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 - Natural history |
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... term of years , or any uncer- tain interest , not being copyhold or custo- mary interest of , in , to , or out of any messuages , manors , lands , tenements , or hereditaments , shall at any time be as- signed , granted , or surrendered ...
... term of years , or any uncer- tain interest , not being copyhold or custo- mary interest of , in , to , or out of any messuages , manors , lands , tenements , or hereditaments , shall at any time be as- signed , granted , or surrendered ...
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... GIMBALS , in sea affairs , the brass rings by which a sea compass is suspend- ed in its box , so as to counteract the ef- fect of the ship's motion , and keep the card horizontal . GIMBLETING , a term applied to the anchor , to GIL GIM.
... GIMBALS , in sea affairs , the brass rings by which a sea compass is suspend- ed in its box , so as to counteract the ef- fect of the ship's motion , and keep the card horizontal . GIMBLETING , a term applied to the anchor , to GIL GIM.
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... term applied to the anchor , to denote the action of turning it round by the stock , so that the motion of the stock appears similar to that of the handle of a gimblet when it is employed . GIN . See GENEVA . GIN , in mechanics , a ...
... term applied to the anchor , to denote the action of turning it round by the stock , so that the motion of the stock appears similar to that of the handle of a gimblet when it is employed . GIN . See GENEVA . GIN , in mechanics , a ...
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... term is de- rived from their use of the gladius , or sword ; and the origin of this horrid cus- tom is said to have been the practice of sacrificing captives to the manes of chiefs killed in battle . It seems , however , more probable ...
... term is de- rived from their use of the gladius , or sword ; and the origin of this horrid cus- tom is said to have been the practice of sacrificing captives to the manes of chiefs killed in battle . It seems , however , more probable ...
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... term of aucto- rati ; and even knights , nobles , and sena- tors , who had wasted their property by extravagance ... terms of the Retiarii , the Secutores , the Myrmyllones , the Thracians , the Samnites , the Esseda- rii , and the ...
... term of aucto- rati ; and even knights , nobles , and sena- tors , who had wasted their property by extravagance ... terms of the Retiarii , the Secutores , the Myrmyllones , the Thracians , the Samnites , the Esseda- rii , and the ...
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