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Definition: EYE OF A SHIP

Part of Speech Definition
Expression 1. The foremost part in the bows of a ship, where, formerly, eyes were painted; also, the hawser holes. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Definition: EYE OF A SHIP

Part of SpeechDefinition
Expression1. The foremost part in the bows of a ship, where, formerly, eyes were painted; also, the hawser holes. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Common Expressions: EYE OF A SHIP

ExpressionsDefinition
Eye of a shipThe foremost part in the bows of a ship, where, formerly, eyes were painted; also, the hawser holes. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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