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Poach :: Poach (v. & n.) To cook, as eggs, by breaking them into boiling water; also, to cook with butter after breaking in a vessel..

Captain :: Captain (n.) The master or commanding officer of a merchant vessel.

Volumeter :: Volumeter (n.) An instrument for measuring the volumes of gases or liquids by introducing them into a vessel of known capacity.

Embark :: Embark (v. i.) To go on board a vessel or a boat for a voyage; as, the troops embarked for Lisbon..

Spitchcock :: Spitbox (n.) A vessel to receive spittle.

Belaying Pin :: Belaying pin () A strong pin in the side of a vessel, or by the mast, round which ropes are wound when they are fastened or belayed..

Decant :: Decant (v. t.) To pour off gently, as liquor, so as not to disturb the sediment; or to pour from one vessel into another; as, to decant wine..

Galleon :: Galleon (n.) A sailing vessel of the 15th and following centuries, often having three or four decks, and used for war or commerce. The term is often rather indiscriminately applied to any large sailing vessel..

Cast :: Cast (v. i.) To turn the head of a vessel around from the wind in getting under weigh.

Intrafusion :: Intrafusion (n.) The act of pouring into a vessel; specif. (Med.), the operation of introducing a substance into a blood vessel; as, intrafusion of blood..

Handle :: Handle (n.) That part of vessels, instruments, etc., which is held in the hand when used or moved, as the haft of a sword, the knob of a door, the bail of a kettle, etc..

Stack :: Stack (a.) Any single insulated and prominent structure, or upright pipe, which affords a conduit for smoke; as, the brick smokestack of a factory; the smokestack of a steam vessel..

Ceiling :: Ceiling (v. t.) The inner planking of a vessel.

Sprinkling :: Sprinkler (n.) An instrument or vessel used in sprinkling; specifically, a watering pot..

Barge :: Barge (n.) A double-decked passenger or freight vessel, towed by a steamboat..

Steen :: Steen (n.) A vessel of clay or stone.

Vasoconstrictor :: Vasoconstrictor (a.) Causing constriction of the blood vessels; as, the vasoconstrictor nerves, stimulation of which causes constriction of the blood vessels to which they go. These nerves are also called vasohypertonic..

Shallow-bodied :: Shallow-bodied (a.) Having a moderate depth of hold; -- said of a vessel.

Settler :: Settler (n.) A vessel, as a tub, in which something, as pulverized ore suspended in a liquid, is allowed to settle..

Sublimatory :: Sublimatory (a.) Used for sublimation; as, sublimatory vessels..

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