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cat-harping — noun One of the short ropes or iron cramps used to brace in the shrouds toward the masts so as to give freer sweep to the yards … Wiktionary
Cat-harpin — Cat harp in, n. See {Cat harping}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cat-harpin — /kat hahr pin/, n. Naut. any of a number of short ropes or rods for gathering in shrouds near their tops. [var. of CAT HARPING; etym. uncert.] * * * … Universalium
cat-harpin — /kat hahr pin/, n. Naut. any of a number of short ropes or rods for gathering in shrouds near their tops. [var. of CAT HARPING; etym. uncert.] … Useful english dictionary
Catharpin — is a nautical term, which is often pronounced cat harping. It describes one of the short ropes or iron cramps used to brace in the shrouds toward the masts so as to give a freer sweep to the yards. It is also the name of a small, few store… … Wikipedia
ШВИЦ-САРВЕНЬ-СТРОП — (Cat harping of the shrouds) строп, при помощи которого стягиваются нижние ванты под марсом, когда путенс ванты крепятся к нижним вантам. Самойлов К. И. Морской словарь. М. Л.: Государственное Военно морское Издательство НКВМФ Союза ССР, 1941… … Морской словарь
Christopher Smart's asylum confinement — Christopher Smart The English poet Christopher Smart (1722–1771) was confined to mental asylums from May 1757 until January 1763. Smart was admitted into St Luke s Hospital for Lunatics … Wikipedia
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Jacintha Buddicom — (10 May 1901 1994) was a poetess and a childhood friend of George Orwell (Eric Blair). Buddicom was born at Plymouth but moved with her family to Shiplake, Berkshire. There she first met Eric Blair in the summer of 1914 when he was standing on… … Wikipedia
Lancashire dialect and accent — refers to the vernacular speech in Lancashire, one of the counties of England. Simon Elmes book Talking for Britain said that Lancashire dialect is now much less common than it once was, but it is not yet extinct. The terms sometimes includes or… … Wikipedia
