† veaint.
Nautical. Obsolete.
(See quots.)
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1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 30 To row, a spell, hold-water, trim the boate vea, vea, vea, vea, vea.
1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. vi. 27 One and all, Vea, vea, vea, vea, vea, that is, they pull all strongly together.
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int.1626- to set in hand
- to set in motion
- to set in on the pillory
- to set in one's staff
- to set in operation
- to set in or at stay
- to set in or on a roar
- to set in order
- to set in press
- to set in print
- to set in readiness
- to set in rule
- to set in stay
- to set in such a gog for
- to set in such a gog of
- to set in sunder
- to set in the nick
- to set in the pillory
- to set in train
- to set in work
- to set in, into, out of, to a etc frame
- to set in, into, out of, to a good frame
- to set in, into, out of, to frame
- to set into
- to set into gear