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nipcheese (ˈnɪptʃiːz) [See nip v. 13.] † 1. slang. A ship's purser. Obs.1785 Grose Dict. Vulgar T., Nip cheese, a nick name for the purser of a ship. 1791–3 Spirit Public Jrnls. (1799) I. 21 The wonderful rise of this quondam nip-cheese has made him very proud of his own abilities. 1837 Marryat Perc...
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dog-vane
dog-vane Naut. 1. ‘A small vane made of thread, cork, and feathers, or buntin, placed on the weather gunwale to show the direction of the wind’ (Sailor's Word-bk.).1769 Falconer Dict. Marine (1789), Dog-Vane, a small light vane, formed of a piece of pack-thread about two feet in length. 1829 Marryat...
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nip
▪ I. nip, n.1 Also 6 nyp(pe, nipp, 6–7 nippe. [f. nip v.1] I. 1. a. The act of compressing sharply between two surfaces, edges, or points; a pinch; a sharp bite.1551 Cranmer Answ. Gardiner (1580) 85 In the last booke you geue Christ such a nippe, that of that whole satisfaction, you pinch halfe away...
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