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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

Noun.

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Serving board

(Naut.)

a flat piece of wood used in serving ropes.

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Serving maid

a female servant; a maidservant.

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Serving mallet

(Naut.)

a wooden instrument shaped like a mallet, used in serving ropes.

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Serving man

a male servant, or attendant; a manservant.

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Serving stuff

(Naut.)

small lines for serving ropes.

ppr.

Working for; acting in subordination to; yielding obedience to; worshiping; also, performing duties; as serving in the army.