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Originally appearing in Volume V06, Page 478 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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CLEAT (a word common in various forms to many Teutonic languages, in the sense of a wedge or lump, cf. " clod " and " clot ")

CLEAT (a word
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COMMON
common in various forms to many
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TEUTONIC
TEUTONIC (GERMANIC) LANGUAGES
Teutonic
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LANGUAGES
languages, in the sense of a
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WEDGE (O. Eng. wecg, a mass of metal, cognate with Dutch wig, wigge, Dan. vaegge, &c.; in Lith. the cognate form outside Teut. is found in wagis, a peg, spigot; there is no connexion with " weigh," " weight," which must be referred to the root wegh, to li
wedge or lump, cf. " clod " and "
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CLOT, ANTOINE
clot ") , a

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WEDGE (O. Eng. wecg, a mass of metal, cognate with Dutch wig, wigge, Dan. vaegge, &c.; in Lith. the cognate form outside Teut. is found in wagis, a peg, spigot; there is no connexion with " weigh," " weight," which must be referred to the root wegh, to li

wedge-shaped piece of

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wood fastened to

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SHIPS

ships' masts and elsewhere to prevent a rope,

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COLLAR

collar or the like from slipping, or to

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ACT (Lat. actus, actum)

act as a step; more particularly a piece of wood or

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metal with

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double or single horns used for belaying

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ROPES, JOHN CODMAN (1836–1899)

ropes . A "

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CLEAT (a word common in various forms to many Teutonic languages, in the sense of a wedge or lump, cf. " clod " and " clot ")

cleat " is also a wedge fastened to a

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SHIP

ship's

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side to catch the shores in a launching

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CRADLE (of uncertain etymology, possibly connected with " crate " and " creel," i.e. basket; the derivation from a Celtic word, with a sense of rocking, is scouted by the New English Dictionary)

cradle or dry

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DOCK

dock . " Cleat " is also used in

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MINING

mining for the

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VERTICAL (from Lat. vertex, highest point)

vertical cleavage-planes of

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COAL

coal .

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