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Gig

A fiddle.

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Booking 76% connected

of Book

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Carriage 76% connected

That which is carried; burden; baggage.

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Cutter 76% connected

One who cuts; as, a stone cutter; a die cutter; esp., one who cuts out garments.

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Engagement 76% connected

The act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into contest.

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Equipage 76% connected

Furniture or outfit, whether useful or ornamental; especially, the furniture and supplies of a vessel, fitting her for a voyage or for warlike purpos…

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Hook 76% connected

A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; as, a hook for c…

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Implement 76% connected

That which fulfills or supplies a want or use; esp., an instrument, toll, or utensil, as supplying a requisite to an end; as, the implements of trade…

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Pinnace 76% connected

A small vessel propelled by sails or oars, formerly employed as a tender, or for coast defence; -- called originally, spynace or spyne.

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Rig 76% connected

A ridge.

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Tender 76% connected

One who tends; one who takes care of any person or thing; a nurse.

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Harpoon 76% connected

A spear or javelin used to strike and kill large fish, as whales; a harping iron. It consists of a long shank, with a broad, fiat, triangular head, s…

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Leister 76% connected

Alt. of Lister

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Rig 70% connected

A ridge.

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Tackle 70% connected

Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the bl…

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Rig 70% connected

A ridge.

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Tackle 70% connected

Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the bl…

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Synonym 4

Fishgig 92% connected

A spear with barbed prongs used for harpooning fish.

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Fizgig 92% connected

A fishgig.

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Lance 92% connected

A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen, and often decorated with a small flag;…

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Spear 92% connected

A long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting, by thrusting or throwing; a weapon with a long shaft and a sharp head or blade; a lance.

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