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"Fother"
Keywords:
cartload
,
cwt
,
fodder
,
oxford
,
supposed
See Fodder, a unit of weight.
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A certain weight, supposed to represent a cartload. A definite weight of lead, now 19 and a half cwt. OXFORD.
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Keywords:
thrummed
,
sail
,
inflow
,
leak
,
bottom
To stop (a leak in a ship at sea) by drawing under its bottom a thrummed sail, so that the pressure of the water may force it into the crack.
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To put a sail, or almost anything, over a hole in the vessel's bottom to check the inflow of water.
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Keywords:
wagonload
,
cart
,
load
,
sort
A wagonload; a load of any sort.
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A cart-load
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