Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
jaw-tackle .
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Examples
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"Have you carried away your jawing-tackle, my hearty?" asked the man who had last addressed him.
Frank Oldfield Lost and Found T.P. Wilson
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Ah! Eve, my girl, your jawing-tackle is too well hung.
Love Me Little, Love Me Long Charles Reade 1849
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"There, belay all that and coil up the slack of your jawing-tackle; there's no time to talk now; tail on there and try to make yourself useful.
The Voyage of the Aurora Harry Collingwood 1886
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