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shore upTo strengthen, reinforce, or consolidate.Rate it:

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heave to and splice the main brace'Heave to and splice the main brace!' An old salt's invitation to shipmates in a shore side pub to drink-up and be merry!Rate it:

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cast upto wash something onto the shore.Rate it:

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claw offto beat to windward to avoid being driven on to a lee shoreRate it:

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longer la côteTo hug the shore.Rate it:

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pure finderSomeone who collected dog faeces for sale to tanneries (which used it as a siccative for bookbinding leather). Undertaken by old women in Britain in the 18th century. (Reference: Robert Hughes, The Fatal Shore, 1987, paperback 1996 ISBN 1-86046-150-6 chapter 1 page 21.)Rate it:

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shark baitA lone swimmer or surfer far from shore, a shark baiter.Rate it:

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shark baiterA lone swimmer or surfer far from shore; shark bait.Rate it:

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sweep upto transport to shore by waves.Rate it:

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