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A wave or tidal movement going in the same direction as a ship.
The direction, and the amount, that a tide will "set" the ship in the act of navigating a narrow channel or passage.
A tidal flow towards the sea.
Current due to tidal action.
Sea conditions with a tidal current and a wind in opposite directions, leading to short, heavy seas.
A confused, tumbling surface condition, caused by tidal currents flowing over underwater ridges.
, (set) n., A group of friends. “We’re going to let her hang out with our set this weekend.â€Â [Etym., African American]
obstinate (he was dead-set on not doing it)
To set value upon, to appreciate.
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The tidal setting in of the water from the ocean to the shore. See Ebb and flow, under Ebb.
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A setula.
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Properly or firmly set.
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Pertaining to tidal movements dependent on the moon.
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A petty officer among lascars, or native East Indian sailors; a boatswain's mate; a cockswain.
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A kind of triangular spade.
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A tidal flood which regularly or occasionally rushes into certain rivers of peculiar configuration or location, in one or more waves which present a very abrupt front of considerable height, dangerous to shipping, as at the mouth of the Amazon, in South America, the Hoogly and Indus, in India, and the Tsien-tang, in China.
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Eager in appetite or desire of gratification; affected by keen hunger; ravenous; as, an eagle or a lion sharp-set.
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Having small bristles or setae.
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An instrument used to set or turn the teeth of a saw a little sidewise, that they may make a kerf somewhat wider than the thickness of the blade, to prevent friction; -- called also saw-wrest.
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An attendant on an army.
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A small, short hair or bristle; a small seta.
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The reflux or flowing back of the tide; the return of the tidal wave toward the sea; -- opposed to flood; as, the boats will go out on the ebb.
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Less properly, a very high and rapid tidal flow, when not so abrupt, such as occurs at the Bay of Fundy and in the British Channel.
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Of or pertaining to tides; caused by tides; having tides; periodically rising and falling, or following and ebbing; as, tidal waters.
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The blue titmouse.
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A bean-shaped coin of Siam, worth about sixty cents; also, a weight equal to 236 grains troy.
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Same as Asafetida.
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of Setula
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A money of account in China, reckoning at about $1.60; also, a weight of about four ounces avoirdupois.
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