Brob: alternatives and connections

On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.

State of abutting.

To join side to side; to border; hence, to sail along the coast or side of.

Along or by the side; side by side with; -- often with of; as, bring the boat alongside; alongside of him; alongside of the tree.

A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is d…

A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or approximately plane, faces;…

An instrument to stretch and widen the leg of a boot, consisting of two pieces, together shaped like a leg, between which, when put in…

A pointed instrument, as a joiner's awl, a brad awl, a needle, or a small sharp stick.

Any rough or prickly envelope of the seeds of plants, whether a pericarp, a persistent calyx, or an involucre, as of the chestnut and…

A joint between two pieces of timber or wood, at the end of one or both, and either at right angles or oblique to the grain, as the jo…

To drive tarred oakum into the seams between the planks of (a ship, boat, etc.), to prevent leaking. The calking is completed by smear…

A calk on a shoe. See Calk, n., 1.

A tool with a cutting edge on one end of a metal blade, used in dressing, shaping, or working in timber, stone, metal, etc.; -- usuall…

Another health condition occurring at the same time.

Alt. of Cottar

One who, or that which, creeps; any creeping thing.

To prevent by fear; hence, to hinder or prevent from action by fear of consequences, or difficulty, risk, etc.

A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly…