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Dolphin
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables.
(2):
(n.) A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. D. delphis); the true dolphin.
(3):
(n.) In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which the gun was lifted.
(4):
(n.) A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage.
(5):
(n.) A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped on the deck of an enemy's vessel.
(6):
(n.) A small constellation between Aquila and Pegasus. See Delphinus, n., 2.
(7):
(n.) The Coryphaena hippuris, a fish of about five feet in length, celebrated for its surprising changes of color when dying. It is the fish commonly known as the dolphin. See Coryphaenoid.
(8):
(n.) A mooring post on a wharf or beach.
(9):
(n.) A permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the gunwale.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Dolphin'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/dolphin.html. 1828.
