The Columbian Cyclopedia, Volume 18Garretson, Cox, 1897 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... Iron [ Ferrum ] .February fem or f ... feminine ... figure , figuratively ..Finnish dec ..... def .. deg Del . ..Delaware del . dem . .democratic dep .. .... deputy fig . dep .. ..deponent Fin dept . .... department deriv ...
... Iron [ Ferrum ] .February fem or f ... feminine ... figure , figuratively ..Finnish dec ..... def .. deg Del . ..Delaware del . dem . .democratic dep .. .... deputy fig . dep .. ..deponent Fin dept . .... department deriv ...
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... iron keel ( E ) of 4 to 8 cwt . , which effectually keeps the boat straight . Some builders object to this iron ballast : the Liverpool and Norfolk boats take out their plugs , and preferably admit water until steadiness is secured ...
... iron keel ( E ) of 4 to 8 cwt . , which effectually keeps the boat straight . Some builders object to this iron ballast : the Liverpool and Norfolk boats take out their plugs , and preferably admit water until steadiness is secured ...
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... iron case in- stead of a paper one , and a pole eight ft . long instead of a mere stick : it weighed 23 lbs . , was propelled by 9 lbs . of composition , and had a range of 250 yards . A ship's crew having been saved by the aid of this ...
... iron case in- stead of a paper one , and a pole eight ft . long instead of a mere stick : it weighed 23 lbs . , was propelled by 9 lbs . of composition , and had a range of 250 yards . A ship's crew having been saved by the aid of this ...
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... iron case , with a partition between the two rockets . When fired , the foremost rocket carries the case and the attached line to its maximum distance , and the rearmost rocket then gives these a further impetus . The effect is found to ...
... iron case , with a partition between the two rockets . When fired , the foremost rocket carries the case and the attached line to its maximum distance , and the rearmost rocket then gives these a further impetus . The effect is found to ...
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... iron lanterns . Such structures were in use before 1789 at the ports of Portland , Portsmouth , Newburyport , at Cape Ann , Boston , Plymouth , Nantucket , Newport , New Lon- don , New York , the capes of the Delaware and the Chesapeake ...
... iron lanterns . Such structures were in use before 1789 at the ports of Portland , Portsmouth , Newburyport , at Cape Ann , Boston , Plymouth , Nantucket , Newport , New Lon- don , New York , the capes of the Delaware and the Chesapeake ...
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