Old Man Flashcards

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Gaff

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An iron hook with a handle for landing large fish

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Skiff

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Any of the various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person

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Benevolent

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Characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings

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Phosphorescence

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The property of being luminous

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Albacore

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A long finned Tuna

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Fathom

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a unit of length equal to 6 feet deep

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Ineffectually

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Without

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Iridescent

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Displaying a play of lustrous colors like that of a rainbow

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Myriad

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A very great number of persons or things

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Bitt

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A strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing etc.

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Sounds

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Used to describe the process of determining the depth of water in a tank or under a ship

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Gunwale

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The upper edge of the side or bulwark of a vessel

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Undulation

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A wavelike motion

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Ptomine

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A basic Nitrogenous organic compound produced by bacteria during putrefaction of plant or animal protein

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Bone Spur

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A bony person

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Cross Trees

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either a pair of timbers or metal bars placed at a masthead to spread shrouds leading to the mast above

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Mast Head

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A rotating locking device used to secure the airship to the mooring mast

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Sustenance

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Means of sustaining life, nourishment

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Norther

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Storm from the north

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Interminable

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Unending, unable to be terminated