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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Hatch \Hatch\, n. [OE. hacche, AS. h[ae]c, cf. haca the bar of a door, D. hek gate, Sw. h[aum]ck coop, rack, Dan. hekke manger, rack. Prob. akin to E. hook, and first used of something made of pieces fastened together. Cf. Heck, Hack a frame.] 1. A door with an opening over it; a half door, sometimes set with spikes on the upper edge. [1913 Webster] In at the window, or else o'er the hatch. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A frame or weir in a river, for catching fish. [1913 Webster] 3. A flood gate; a sluice gate. --Ainsworth. [1913 Webster] 4. A bedstead. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 5. An opening in the deck of a vessel or floor of a warehouse which serves as a passageway or hoistway; a hatchway; also; a cover or door, or one of the covers used in closing such an opening. [1913 Webster] 6. (Mining) An opening into, or in search of, a mine. [1913 Webster] Booby hatch, Buttery hatch, Companion hatch, etc. See under Booby, Buttery, etc. To batten down the hatches (Naut.), to lay tarpaulins over them, and secure them with battens. To be under hatches, to be confined below in a vessel; to be under arrest, or in slavery, distress, etc. [1913 Webster] | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Companion \Com*pan"ion\ (k[o^]m*p[a^]n"y[u^]n), n. [F. compagnon, OF. compaing, fr. an assumed LL. companio (cf. companium fellowship, a mess), fr. L. com- + panis bread. See Pantry.] 1. One who accompanies or is in company with another for a longer or shorter period, either from choice or casually; one who is much in the company of, or is associated with, another or others; an associate; a comrade; a consort; a partner. [1913 Webster] The companions of his fall. --Milton. [1913 Webster] The companion of fools shall smart for it. --Prov. xiii. 20 (Rev. Ver.). [1913 Webster] Here are your sons again; and I must lose Two of the sweetest companions in the world. --Shak. [1913 Webster] A companion is one with whom we share our bread; a messmate. --Trench. [1913 Webster] 2. A knight of the lowest rank in certain orders; as, a companion of the Bath. [1913 Webster] 3. A fellow; -- in contempt. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. [Cf. OSp. compa[~n]a an outhouse, office.] (Naut.) (a) A skylight on an upper deck with frames and sashes of various shapes, to admit light to a cabin or lower deck. (b) A wooden hood or penthouse covering the companion way; a companion hatch. [1913 Webster] Companion hatch (Naut.), a wooden porch over the entrance or staircase of the cabin. Companion ladder (Naut.), the ladder by which officers ascend to, or descend from, the quarter-deck. --Totten. Companion way (Naut.), a staircase leading to the cabin. Knights companions, in certain honorary orders, the members of the lowest grades as distinguished from knights commanders, knights grand cross, and the like. Syn: Associate; comrade; mate; compeer; partner; ally; confederate; coadjutor; accomplice. [1913 Webster] | ||
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