The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 6 |
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... carried in the pocket : its lid , FG , is made in two pieces , joined together by hinges in the middle , so as to turn back , as shown in fig . 5 , and is kept shut by a small spring catch . aa , ( fig . 1 ) is a small brass shelf ...
... carried in the pocket : its lid , FG , is made in two pieces , joined together by hinges in the middle , so as to turn back , as shown in fig . 5 , and is kept shut by a small spring catch . aa , ( fig . 1 ) is a small brass shelf ...
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... carried preci- pitately before a tempest , and is either per- formed with a sail extended on her fore- mast ; or , if the storm is excessive , without any sail , which is then called scudding un- der bare poles . In sloops and schooners ...
... carried preci- pitately before a tempest , and is either per- formed with a sail extended on her fore- mast ; or , if the storm is excessive , without any sail , which is then called scudding un- der bare poles . In sloops and schooners ...
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... carry to sea any seaman , his own apprentice except ed , without first entering into an agreement with such seaman for ... carried to sea without such agreement , to be forfeited by the mas . ter to the use of Greenwich Hospital . This ...
... carry to sea any seaman , his own apprentice except ed , without first entering into an agreement with such seaman for ... carried to sea without such agreement , to be forfeited by the mas . ter to the use of Greenwich Hospital . This ...
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... carried along by rivers and torrents many hundred miles from their native soil , and cast upon a very different climate , to which , however , by de- grees they render themselves familar . Some are formed by wings to be borne before the ...
... carried along by rivers and torrents many hundred miles from their native soil , and cast upon a very different climate , to which , however , by de- grees they render themselves familar . Some are formed by wings to be borne before the ...
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... carried on in France . In the manufacture of serges , the longest wool is chosen for the warp , and the shortest for the woof . But before either kind is used , it is first scoured , by putting it in a copper of liquor , somewhat more ...
... carried on in France . In the manufacture of serges , the longest wool is chosen for the warp , and the shortest for the woof . But before either kind is used , it is first scoured , by putting it in a copper of liquor , somewhat more ...
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