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Undern :: Undern (n.) The time between; the time between sunrise and noon; specifically, the third hour of the day, or nine o'clock in the morning, according to ancient reckoning; hence, mealtime, because formerly the principal meal was eaten at that hour; also, later, the afternoon; the time between dinner and supper..

Hackery :: Hackery (n.) A cart with wooden wheels, drawn by bullocks..

Bear :: Bear (n.) A block covered with coarse matting; -- used to scour the deck.

Bullock :: Bullock (n.) A young bull, or any male of the ox kind..

Gablock :: Gablock (n.) A false spur or gaff, fitted on the heel of a gamecock..

Pillow :: Pillow (n.) A block under the inner end of a bowsprit.

Dogwatch :: Dogwatch (n.) A half watch; a watch of two hours, of which there are two, the first dogwatch from 4 to 6 o'clock, p. m., and the second dogwatch from 6 to 8 o'clock, p. m..

Key :: Key (n.) That part of a mechanism which serves to lock up, make fast, or adjust to position..

Lob :: Lob (n.) The European pollock.

Marry :: Marry (v. t.) To dispose of in wedlock; to give away as wife.

Port :: Port (v. t.) To throw, as a musket, diagonally across the body, with the lock in front, the right hand grasping the small of the stock, and the barrel sloping upward and crossing the point of the left shoulder; as, to port arms..

Open :: Open (a.) Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing water ways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or inclement; mild; -- used of the weather or the climate; as, an open season; an open winter..

Detent :: Detent (n.) That which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch, pawl, or dog; especially, in clockwork, the catch which locks and unlocks the wheelwork in striking..

Weighlock :: Weighlock (n.) A lock, as on a canal, in which boats are weighed and their tonnage is settled..

Fair-leader :: Fair-leader (n.) A block, or ring, serving as a guide for the running rigging or for any rope..

Lock :: Lock (n.) An inclosure in a canal with gates at each end, used in raising or lowering boats as they pass from one level to another; -- called also lift lock..

Chamber :: Chamber (n.) A compartment or cell; an inclosed space or cavity; as, the chamber of a canal lock; the chamber of a furnace; the chamber of the eye..

Heelpost :: Heelpost (n.) The quoin post of a lock gate.

Picklock :: Picklock (n.) An instrument for picking locks.

Stockjobber :: Stockish (a.) Like a stock; stupid; blockish.

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