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Webster 1913 Edition

Mooring

Moor′ing

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Noun.
1.
The act of confining a ship to a particular place, by means of anchors or fastenings.
2.
That which serves to confine a ship to a place, as anchors, cables, bridles, etc.
3.
pl.
The place or condition of a ship thus confined.
And the tossed bark in
moorings
swings.
Moore.
Mooring block
(Naut.)
,
a heavy block of cast iron sometimes used as an anchor for mooring vessels.

Webster 1828 Edition

Mooring

MOOR'ING

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ppr.
Confining to a station by cables or chains.

MOOR'ING

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Noun.
In seamen's language, moorings are the anchors, chains and bridles laid athwart the bottom of a river or harbor to confine a ship.

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