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O OAKHAM or OAKUM to OPEN with a place OPENING to OUT-FIT OPENING ORDINARY ORLOP OVER-BOARD OVER-CAST-STAFF OVER-HAULING OVER-MASTED OVER-SETTING OUT OUT-FIT OUT OF TRIM to OWNER Search Contact us |
ORLOPORLOP, (over-loop, Dutch, faux-pont, Fr.) a platform of planks laid over the beams, in the hold of a ship of war, whereon the cables are usually coiled, and the several officers store-rooms contained.
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