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That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

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A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece,…

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A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.

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To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to hinder; as, to retard the march of…

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imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew.

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A box or inclosure, wholly or partly of openwork, in wood or metal, used for confining birds or other animals.

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To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding; as, to catch a ball.

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A place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment; a jail.

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To wall around; to surround with walls.

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To put in prison or jail; To arrest and detain in custody; to confine.

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To imprison; to confine in a jail or prison.

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Internal.

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A kind of prison; a building for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future ju…

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A vessel, usually of coarse earthenware, with a swelling belly and narrow mouth, and having a handle on one side.

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To care; to desire.

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Coming tardily after or behind; slow; tardy.

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To recommit; to send back.

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A stand; a station; a fixed spot; hence, the stand or place where a horse or an ox kept and fed; the division of a stable, or the compartment, for on…

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To make strait; to make narrow; hence, to contract; to confine.

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To dress with ornaments; to adorn; -- said especially of horses.

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The act of detaining or keeping back; a withholding.

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The act of detaining or keeping back; a withholding.

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The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

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The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

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To restrain within limits; to restrict; to limit; to bound; to shut up; to inclose; to keep close.

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A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.

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A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Thos…

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