n.
A lazy or cowardly person; a rascal.
v. i.
To heave or to retch, as in an effort to vomit.
n.
An effort to vomit; queasiness.
v. i. & n.
See Keck, v. i. & n.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Keckle
v. t.
To wind old rope around, as a cable, to preserve its surface from being fretted, or to wind iron chains around, to defend from the friction of a rocky bottom, or from the ice.
n.
Old rope or iron chains wound around a cable. See Keckle, v. t.
a.
Inclined to vomit; squeamish.
n.
The hollow stalk of an umbelliferous plant, such as the cow parsnip or the hemlock.
n.
To move (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it.
v. t.
A small anchor used whenever a large one can be dispensed witch. See Kedge, v. t., and Anchor, n.
n.
A small anchor; a kedge.