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glut
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1. A term used for a becket secured to the aft side of the heavier course sails on the centreline just above the reef-bands. The bunt jigger, or bunt whip, was hooked into the glut when the sail was nearly furled and used to roll it up into its stowed position. The sail is reinforced with a canvas patch for the glut. 2. When used as a verb it denotes the prevention of slipping; e.g. a messenger was said to be glutted when it was prevented by nippers from slipping on the cable to which it was bound. |
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"glut." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "glut." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-glut.html "glut." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-glut.html |
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glut / glət/ • n. an excessively abundant supply of something: there is a glut of cars on the market. • v. (glut·ted , glut·ting ) [tr.] (usu. be glutted) supply or fill to excess: the factories for recycling paper are glutted he was glutting himself on junk food. ∎ archaic satisfy fully: he planned a treacherous murder to glut his desire for revenge. |
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"glut." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "glut." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-glut.html "glut." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-glut.html |
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glut feed to repletion. XIV. Earliest forms gloute, glotte, glotye, prob. — (O)F. gloutir swallow :- L. gluttīre (see GLUTTON).
Hence sb. XVI. |
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T. F. HOAD. "glut." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "glut." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-glut.html T. F. HOAD. "glut." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-glut.html |
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glut
•abut, but, butt, cut, glut, gut, hut, intercut, jut, Mut, mutt, nut, phut, putt, rut, scut, shortcut, shut, slut, smut, strut, tut, undercut
•sackbut • scuttlebutt • catgut
•midgut • Vonnegut • rotgut • haircut
•offcut • cross-cut • linocut • crew cut
•woodcut • uppercut • chestnut
•hazelnut • peanut • wing nut • cobnut
•locknut • walnut • groundnut
•doughnut (US donut) • coconut
•butternut
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"glut." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "glut." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-glut.html "glut." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-glut.html |
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