1. Noun
A small circular or oval wooden block without sheaves, having a groove around it and a hole through it, used for connecting rigging.
2. Noun
A small round cloud, with a ruddy center, supposed by sailors to portend a storm.
3. Noun
A small thick disk of glass inserted in a deck, roof, floor, ship's side, etc., to let in light.
4. Noun
A circular or oval opening for air or light.
5. Noun
A lantern, with a thick glass lens on one side for concentrating the light on any object; also, the lens itself.
6. Noun
Aldebaran, a bright star in the eye of Taurus or the Bull.
7. Noun
The center of a target.
8. Noun
A thick knob or protuberance left on glass by the end of the pipe through which it was blown.
9. Noun
A small and thick old-fashioned watch.
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