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1 רְבָא II (preced.) = b. h. רבה (to stretch the bow string, cmp. Lat. intendo arcum, to shoot. Targ. O. Gen. 21:20 והוה רָבֵי קַשְׁתָּא and he became an archer; (ed. Berl. רָבְיָא קַשָּׁתָא an archer-boy).
Pa. רַבֵּי same. Targ. Y. ib. והוה יליף רַבֵּי קַשְׁוָותָא and he learned how to shoot with bows.Jewish literature > רְבָא II (preced.) = b. h. רבה (to stretch the bow string, cmp. Lat. intendo arcum, to shoot. Targ. O. Gen. 21:20 והוה רָבֵי קַשְׁתָּא and he became an archer; (ed. Berl. רָבְיָא קַשָּׁתָא an archer-boy).
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2 proa
f.prow, bows (Nautical).* * *1 bow, prow* * *noun f.* * *SF (Náut) bow, prow; (Aer) nosede proa — bow antes de s, fore
poner la proa a — (Náut) to head for, set a course for
* * *femenino bow, prowsituado en la proa — situated forward o in the bow
* * *= bow.Ex. It is scarcely possible to imagine the answer to a question such as 'Why do they launch a ship by breaking a bottle of champagne over her bow?' being found without the consultation of a printed book somewhere along the line.----* castillo de proa = forecastle.* cubierta de proa = forecastle.* en dirección de la proa = abaft.* hacia la proa = abaft.* hacia proa = abaft.* mascarón de proa = figurehead.* * *femenino bow, prowsituado en la proa — situated forward o in the bow
* * *= bow.Ex: It is scarcely possible to imagine the answer to a question such as 'Why do they launch a ship by breaking a bottle of champagne over her bow?' being found without the consultation of a printed book somewhere along the line.
* castillo de proa = forecastle.* cubierta de proa = forecastle.* en dirección de la proa = abaft.* hacia la proa = abaft.* hacia proa = abaft.* mascarón de proa = figurehead.* * *bow, prowsituado en la proa situated forward o in the bowpusieron proa hacia La Habana they set course for Havana* * *
proa sustantivo femenino
bow, prow
proa f Náut bow(s)
' proa' also found in these entries:
English:
bow
- figure head
- prow
- figure
* * *proa nf[de barco] prow, bows; [de avión] nose;poner proa a to set sail for* * *f MAR bow, prow;poner proa a set course for* * *proa nf: bow, prow* * *proa n bow -
3 semonce
semonce [səmɔ̃s]feminine noun* * *səmɔ̃snom féminin reprimandcoup de semonce — lit, fig warning shot
* * *səmɔ̃s nf* * *[səmɔ̃s] nom féminin2. NAUTIQUE -
4 bow
I [bau]1. verb1) to bend (the head and often also the upper part of the body) forwards in greeting a person etc:يَنْحَني، يَحْنيThey bowed their heads in prayer.
2) ( with to) to accept:يُذْعِنُ، يَقْبَلُI bow to your superior knowledge.
2. nouna bowing movement:إنْحِناءه II [bəu]He made a bow to the ladies.
1. noun1) a springy curved rod bent by a string, by which arrows are shot.قَوْس2) a rod with horsehair stretched along it, by which the strings of a violin etc are sounded.قَوْسُ العَزِف3) a looped knot of material:أُنْشوطَهHer dress is decorated with bows.
2. noun[bau]( often in plural) the front of a ship or boat:مُقَدَّمُ السَّفينَهThe waves broke over the bows.
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5 bov
bow, prow, shoulder* * *(en -e)( på dyr) shoulder;( på skib) bow;[ lægge om på en anden bov] go on another tack;[ et skud for boven] a warning shot, a shot across the bows;(fig: advarsel) a shot across the bows,( grundskud) a severe blow, a body blow. -
6 disparo
m.1 shot.2 triggering.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: disparar.* * *1 (acción) firing2 (efecto) shot3 DEPORTE shot* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=tiro) shothacer disparos al aire — to fire into the air, shoot into the air
disparo de advertencia, disparo de intimidación — warning shot; (Náut) shot across the bows
disparo inicial — [de cohete] blast-off
2) (Dep) shot3) (Mec) release* * *a) ( de arma) shotdisparos de advertencia or aviso — warning shots
b) (Dep) shot* * *= shot, gunshot.Ex. Tague stated that he heard shots fired from the grassy knoll.Ex. Ideally, this system will provide authorities with the precise details of gunshots, including the type of gun used and the number of shots fired.----* de un sólo disparo = in one shot.* disparo de advertencia = warning shot.* disparo de pistola = pistol shot.* disparos = gunfire.* matar a disparos = shoot + Nombre + dead.* matar de un disparo = shoot, fatally + shoot.* * *a) ( de arma) shotdisparos de advertencia or aviso — warning shots
b) (Dep) shot* * *= shot, gunshot.Ex: Tague stated that he heard shots fired from the grassy knoll.
Ex: Ideally, this system will provide authorities with the precise details of gunshots, including the type of gun used and the number of shots fired.* de un sólo disparo = in one shot.* disparo de advertencia = warning shot.* disparo de pistola = pistol shot.* disparos = gunfire.* matar a disparos = shoot + Nombre + dead.* matar de un disparo = shoot, fatally + shoot.* * *1 (tiro) shotdisparos de advertencia or aviso warning shots2 ( Dep) shot* * *
Del verbo disparar: ( conjugate disparar)
disparo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
disparó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
disparar
disparo
disparar ( conjugate disparar) verbo intransitivo
◊ disparo al aire to fire o shoot into the air;
disparo a matar to shoot to kill;
le disparó por la espalda he shot him in the back;
disparo a quemarropa or a bocajarro to fire at point-blank range;
disparo contra algn to shoot o fire at sbb) (Dep) to shoot
verbo transitivo
1
‹tiro/proyectil› to fire;
b) (Dep):
2 (Méx fam) ( pagar) to buy
dispararse verbo pronominal
1
b) ( refl):
2 (fam) [ precio] to shoot up, rocket
disparo sustantivo masculino
shot
disparar verbo transitivo
1 (un arma de fuego) to fire
(un proyectil) to shoot: le dispararon en el hombro, he was shot in the shoulder
2 Ftb to shoot
disparar a puerta, to shoot at goal
disparo sustantivo masculino
1 shot
2 Dep Ftb shot
' disparo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escopetazo
- objetiva
- objetivo
- Tiro
- disparar
- efectuar
- sentir
- sonar
- tiro
English:
aim at
- gunshot
- point-blank
- random shot
- shoot
- shot
- gun
- round
- stop
* * *disparo nm1. [de arma] shot;hubo disparos al aire shots were fired in the airdisparo de advertencia warning shot;disparo de aviso warning shot2. [de deportista] shot;el disparo rozó el larguero the shot grazed the crossbar3. [de mecanismo] release, trip* * *mdisparo al aire shot in the air2 en fútbol shot* * *disparo nmtiro: shot* * *disparo n shot -
7 ὀφθαλμός
A v. ὄψ B) eye, used by Hom. and Hes. mostly in pl.;ὀφθαλμοὶ δ' ὡς εἰ κέρα ἕστασαν.. ἀτρέμας ἐν βλεφάροισι Od.19.211
: sg., παίειν τινὰ ἐς τὸν ὀ. Hdt.9.22: the pl. continued most common, but the dual also occurs, as in Ar.Nu. 362: pl. is used in many phrases, ἐλθέμεν ἐς ὀφθαλμούς τινος before one's eyes, Il.24.204; οὐδ' Ἀχιλῆος ὀφθαλμοὺς εἴσειμι ib. 463; ὀφθαλμοῖσιν ἰδεῖν, ὁρᾶσθαι, etc., 10.275, Od.4.47, etc.; but ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖσιν ὁρᾶν, νοεῖν, to see before one's eyes, 8.459, Il.24.312; ἔχειν ἐν ὀ. to have before one's eyes, X.An.4.5.29; τὰ ἐν ὀ. what is before one's eyes, Pl.Tht. 174c; τὸ ἐν τοῖς ὀ. δὴ γελοῖον what was ridiculous to the eye, Id.R. 452d; ἐπίπροσθε τῶν ὀ. Id.Smp. 213a;πρὸ τῶν ὀ. προφαίνεσθαι Aeschin.2.148
;ἐπ' ὀφθαλμῶν Luc. Tox.20
; γενέσθαι τινὶ ἐξ ὀφθαλμῶν to get out of any one's sight, Hdt.5.106;ἐξ ὀ. ἀποπέμψασθαι Id.1.120
;ἐξ ὀ. ποιεῖν Alciphr. 3.20
; κατ' ὀφθαλμοὺς λέγειν τινί to tell one to one's face, opp. εἰς οὖς, Ar.Ra. 626; τυράννου κατ' ὀ. κατηγορεῖν to accuse him to his face, X. Hier.1.14: sg. in the phrase πρὸς ὀφθαλμὸν ἐπιχεῖν, μίσγειν, by eye, PHolm.7.23, PLeid.X.62; eyes were painted on the bows of vessels,βλοσυροῖς κατὰ πρῷραν ὀφθαλμοῖς οἷον βλέπει Philostr.Im.1.19
, cf. IG22.1607.24, Poll.1.86; whence the joke in Ar.Ach.97.2 στέρησις ὀφθαλμῶν temporary loss of sight, Gal.17(1).400.II in sg., the eye of a master or ruler, πάντα ἰδὼν Διὸς ὀ. Hes.Op. 267;Δίκης ὀ. ὃς τὰ πάνθ' ὁρᾷ Men.Mon. 179
;δεσπότου ὀ. X.Oec.12.20
; ἀκοίμητος ὀ., of God, Secund.Sent.3; so a king is calledὀ. οἴκων A.Ch. 934
(so ); and in Persia ὀφθαλμὸς βασιλέως the king's eye was a confidential officer, through whom he beheld his kingdom and subjects, A.Pers. 979(lyr.), Hdt.1.114, Ar.Ach.92, X.Cyr.8.2.10 sq., Arist.Pol. 1287b29, Ph.1.642; cf. οὖς.III the eye of heaven, ἑσπέρας ὀ., νυκτὸς ὀ., of the moon, Pi.O.3.20, A.Th. 390; also οὐράνιος ὀ., of the sun, Secund.Sent.5.IV the dearest, best, as the eye is the most precious part of the body, hence of men, ὀ. Σικελίας, στρατιᾶς, Pi.O.2.10, 6.16; also, light, cheer, comfort,μέγας <γ'> ὀ. οἱ πατρὸς τάφοι S.OT 987
, cf. E.Andr. 406.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ὀφθαλμός
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8 на носу
1) General subject: ( down) by the head, fore and aft, near at hand, just around the corner (You know spring is just around the corner when you open your mailbox and find it filled with all those slips and forms related to your personal income-tax preparation.)2) Naval: by the head, on the bows3) Colloquial: ( right) around the corner (о событии, которое должно случиться. Например: Весна на носу! Spring is right around the corner! Перевод и пример взяты у Michele A. Berdy)4) Makarov: by the head, down by the head -
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ПОЖИНАТЬ/ПОЖАТЬ ЛАВРЫ lit VP subj: human to enjoy the honors brought by success (sometimes, success earned by another)X пожинает лавры = X wins (gets) the laurelsX reaps the rewards (the benefits) X takes the bows X gets all the glory (the credit, the acclaim). -
10 пожать лавры
• ПОЖИНАТЬ/ПОЖАТЬ ЛАВРЫ lit[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to enjoy the honors brought by success (sometimes, success earned by another):- X gets all the glory (the credit, the acclaim).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > пожать лавры
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11 пожинать лавры
• ПОЖИНАТЬ/ПОЖАТЬ ЛАВРЫ lit[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to enjoy the honors brought by success (sometimes, success earned by another):- X gets all the glory (the credit, the acclaim).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > пожинать лавры
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12 Bug
m; -(e)s, -e oder Büge, meistSg.1. NAUT. bow; FLUG. nose; jemandem eine oder eins vor den Bug knallen umg. sock s.o. in the mouth ( oder in the jaw), sock s.o.one; verbal: sock it to s.o.; Schuss2. von Pferd, Rind: shoulder3. GASTR. shoulder4. ARCHIT. brace, strut—* * *der Bug(Flugzeug) nose;(Schiff) prow; bow* * *[buːk]m -(e)s, ordm;e or -e['byːgə, 'buːgə]jdm eins vor den Búg knallen (inf) — to sock sb one (inf)
2) (COOK = Schultergegend) shoulder3) (TECH) brace, strut* * *der2) (the front part of a ship; the bow.) prow* * *<-[e]s, Büge o -e>[bu:k, pl ˈby:gə]m* * *der; Bug[e]s, Buge uEx:/Ex:1) (SchiffsBug) bow; (FlugzeugBug) nose2) (Schulterstück) shoulder* * *Bug1 m; -(e)s, -e oder Büge, mstsg1. SCHIFF bow; FLUG nose;eins vor den Bug knallen umg sock sb in the mouth ( oder in the jaw), sock sbone; verbal: sock it to sb; → Schuss2. von Pferd, Rind: shoulder3. GASTR shoulder4. ARCH brace, strutBug2 [bak] m; -s, -s; IT bug* * *der; Bug[e]s, Buge uEx:/Ex:1) (SchiffsBug) bow; (FlugzeugBug) nose2) (Schulterstück) shoulder* * *-e (Flugzeug) m.nose n. -e (Schiff) m.bow n. -e m.prow n. -
13 bow
تَقَوَّس \ bow: to bend forward (as a sign of respect or thanks, or under the weight of (sth.): Her head was bowed in prayer. \ حَيْزُوم \ bow: the front part of a boat: He stood in the bows of the ship looking out to sea. \ See Also مُقَدَّم السَّفِينَة \ قَوْسُ الكَمَان \ bow: the instrument that is used to sound the strings on a violin, etc.. \ See Also إلخ \ مُقَدَّم السَّفِينَة \ bow: the front part of a boat: He stood in the bow of the ship looking out to sea. \ See Also حيزوم (حَيْزُوم) -
14 HLÝR
* * *n.1) cheek; h. roðnaði, her cheek reddened;2) bow of a vessel, = kinnungr;* * *1.adj. warm, mild; hlýtt veðr, mild weather; hlý húsa-kynni, warm, snug rooms: metaph., e-m er hlýtt til e-s, to have a warm heart, affection, for a person; see hlær below.2.n. pl. [A. S. hleor; Hel. hlear; Engl. leer], a cheek, Edda 72; hlýra skúrir, tears, Ísl. ii. 352 (in a verse): metaph. of things, of a vessel, the bows (cp. Gr. παρεία, and kinnungr from kinn, a cheek), Edda (Gl.), Fms. iv. 377, Lex. Poët.COMPDS: hlýrbirtr, hlýrroðinn, hlýr-garðr, hlýr-sól, hlýr-tungl, hlýr-vangr, from the gunwale being fenced with a wall of shields, Lex. Poët.: the cheeks of an axe, Nj. 28, Grett. (in a verse), Edda i. 392 (in a verse): in mod. usage the sides of a knife are called hlýrar, as also the two sides of a bodice. -
15 λεπτός
2 fine, small,κονίη 23.506
; ; ;λεπτοῖς ἁλσί Alex.187.5
: freq. in Hp.,διατρήσεις λ. Loc.Hom.10
, al.; of soil, light, Thphr.HP1.8.1.3 thin, fine, delicate, freq. in Hom., mostly of garments and the like ,ὀθόναι Il.18.595
; πέπλοι, φᾶρος, Od.7.97, 10.544;ἀράχνια 8.280
;μήρινθος Il.23.854
; -ότατος χαλκός 20.275
;ἔβενος, ἐλέφας, σίδηρος BCH35.286
(Delos, ii B.C.);ῥινὸς βοός Il.20.276
([comp] Sup.); ([comp] Sup.); ([comp] Comp.); ;χαλκὸς καὶ δόνακες Pi.P.12.25
, cf. E.Med. 949, Th. 2.49, etc.; λεπτὰ τὰ πρῴραθεν ἔχειν, of ships, to have the bows thin and weak, Id.7.36.4 of the human figure, mostly in bad sense, thin, lean, Alc.39; opp. παχύς, Hp.Art.8 ([comp] Comp.);ἐγὼ δὲ λεπτὴ κἀσθενής Ar. Ec. 539
;σοφιστῶν λεπτῶν, ἀσίτων Antiph.122.4
;λ. καὶ αὐχμῶν Thphr. Char.26.5
, cf. Ceb.10;λ. χείρ Hes.Op. 497
; (anap.);τράχηλος X.Cyn.5.30
;λεπτὸς <ἐκ> τοῖν σκελοῖν Luc.Nav.2
;λ. ὑπὸ μεριμνῶν Pl.Amat. 134b
; of animals, X.Cyr.1.4.11; also, slender, taper (opp. παχύς), δάκτυλος Pl.R. 523d
; ἀπολήγειν εἰς λεπτόν, of the fingers of a statue, Luc.Im.6.5 of space, strait, narrow,εἰσίθμη Od.6.264
;ἀταρπός Alcm.81
; ἐπὶ λεπτὸν τετάχθαι in a thin line, X. Cyr.5.4.46, cf. Plb.3.115.6;οὔτε εὐρεῖαν οὔτε λεπτὴν.. ὁδόν Plu.2.964c
(ap.Porph.Abst.1.6).6 generally, small, weak, impotent,λεπτὴ μῆτις Il.10.226
, 23.590; , cf.ὀχέω 11.3
;ἀσφάλεια D.Ep.2.20
; λ. ἴχνη faint traces, X.Cyn.5.5; λ. οὖας, of a child's ear, tiny, Simon.37.14; τὰ λ. τῶν προβάτων small cattle, i.e. sheep and goats, Hdt.8.137; λ. πλοῖα small craft, Id.7.36; ἄκραι λ. small headlands, Id.8.107;λ. κλιμάκια Ar. Pax69
;τὸ -ότατον τοῦ χαλκοῦ νομίσματος Plu.Cic.29
;λ. χαλκός OGI485.12
(Magn. Mae.): without χαλκός, Inscr.Perg. 374 D7;ἀργύριον Ῥόδιον λ. CIG2693e5
([place name] Mylasa), cf. TAM2(1).15 ([place name] Telmessus); v. infr. 111.2. Adv. -τῶς, ζῆν poorly, meanly, Men.Mon. 682: neut. pl. as Adv.,λεπτὰ λεύσσω κόραις E.Or. 224
.7 light, slight,λεπταῖς ὑπαὶ κώνωπος.. ῥιπαῖσι A. Ag. 892
; λ. πνοαί light breezes, E.IA 813; λεπταῖς ἐπὶ ῥοπῇσιν on slight turns of fortune, S.Fr. 555.8 of size or quantity, λ. πυρίδια small, Ar.Lys. 1206;λ. κύλικες Pherecr.143.5
(but f.l.): neut. pl. as Adv., λ. τῖλαι 'pluck into small pieces', Theoc.3.21.9 of liquids, thin,γάλα Hp.Vict.2.46
;λεπτὰ ἀνεμέειν Id.Coac. 310
; λ. οἶνος light wine, Luc.Merc.Cond.18; also of food,λ. δίαιται Hp.Aph.1.4
;λ. ὀψάρια OGI484.16
(Pergam.). Adv. -τῶς, διαιτᾶσθαι, διαιτᾶν, Gal. 19.191, Paul.Aeg.3.43.10 = λεπτομερής, consisting of fine parts,ὅσῳ -ότερον ἀὴρ ὕδατος Arist.Ph. 215b4
, cf. Cael. 303b26, al.II metaph., subtle, refined, ; - ότεροι μῦθοι ib. 1082 (anap.); -ότατοι λῆροι Ar.Nu. 359
;πυκνῇ.. λεπτὰ μηχανᾷ φρενί Id.Ach. 445
;λ. λογιστά Id.Av. 318
;λ. καὶ ἀκριβής Antipho 3.4.2
;ἐς τὰς τέχνας παχέες, οὐ λεπτοί Hp.
Aër.24;λόγοι λ... τρέφουσ' ἐκείνους Alex.220.8
; cf. λεπτολόγος. Adv. -τῶς, μεριμνᾶν Lyr.Adesp.135
;λ. καὶ πυκνῶς ἐξετάζειν Amphis 33.5
: [comp] Comp. - οτέρως Anaxandr.36: also in detail,PPetr.
2p.118 (iii B.C.), Cic.Att.2.18.2, Phryn. PS p.83 B., Phot. s.v. νιφετός; cf. κατάλεπτον, καταλεπτολογέω: τὰ κατὰ λεπτόν, title of poems by Aratus, Ach.Tat.Intr.Arat.p.79 M., Str.10.5.3; also of minor poems of Virgil; τῶν κατὰ λεπτὸν πόρων ἀραίωσις, perh. small pores, Gal.15.201.2 rarely of the voice, fine, delicate, Arist.HA 545a7, Lyc.687;ἁρμονία E.Fr.773.23
(lyr.): neut. as Adv.,λεπτὸν ἀμφιτιττυβίζειν Ar.Av. 235
(lyr.); of sound,λ. ὑποτρύζουσα AP11.352.5
(Agath.); cf. λεπταλέος.3 of smell, Pl.Ti. 66e ([comp] Comp.).4 of persons, οἱ λ. the poor, Plb.24.7.3; λεπτὴν πλέκειν, prov. of poor people, Hsch.;λεπτὰ ξαίνεις Suid.
3 (sc. κεράμιον) jar, POxy.920.4 (ii/iii A.D.), PStrassb.40.48 (vi A.D.); cf. λεπτίον, λεπτοκεραμεύς. -
16 дифферент на нос
1. trim by the head2. by the headРусско-английский военно-политический словарь > дифферент на нос
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2) Naval: by the head, down by the bows, down by the head3) Makarov: by the headУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > с дифферентом на нос
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18 forward
[ˈfɔːwəd]1. adjective1) moving on; advancing:مُتَقَدِّمa forward movement.
2) at or near the front:اماميThe forward part of a ship is called the "bows".
2. adverbإلى الأمامA pendulum swings backward(s) and forward(s).
2) to a later time:وصاعِدا، غلى الأمامfrom this time forward.
3. noun(in certain team games, eg football, hockey) a player in a forward position.لاعِب هُجوم4. verbto send (letters etc) on to another address:يُحَوِّل الرساله إلىI have asked the post office to forward my mail.
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19 vorder
anterior (Adj.); fore (Adj.); forward (Adj.)* * *(at or near the front: The forward part of a ship is called the `bows'.) forward* * *vorder… adj nur attr front;einen der vorderen Plätze belegen SPORT occupy one of the top places -
20 πρότονος
πρό - τονος ( τείνω): only pl., forestays of a ship, ropes extending from the mast to the inner portion of the bows, Il. 1.434, Od. 2.425. (See cut under Σειρήν.)A Homeric dictionary (Greek-English) (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ομηρικό λεξικό) > πρότονος
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The Thing? — is an Arizona roadside attraction hyped by signs along Interstate 10 between El Paso, Texas, and Tucson, Arizona. Teaser ads, such as The Thing? What is it? and Mystery of the Desert , entice travelers along this sparse stretch of desert highway… … Wikipedia
The Boats of the "Glen Carrig" — Infobox Book | name = The Boats of Glen Carrig title orig = translator = image caption = dust jacket of The Boats of Glen Carrig author = William Hope Hodgson illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre … Wikipedia
The anchor comes home — Anchor An chor ([a^][ng] k[ e]r), n. [OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. a gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See {Angle}, n.] 1. A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain),… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The anchor is acockbill — Anchor An chor ([a^][ng] k[ e]r), n. [OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. a gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See {Angle}, n.] 1. A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain),… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English