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Stack :: Stacking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stac.

Beating :: Beating (n.) The process of sailing against the wind by tacks in zigzag direction.

Sling :: Sling (v. t.) To pass a rope round, as a cask, gun, etc., preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle..

Tackle :: Tackle (n.) To supply with tackle.

Assailment :: Assailment (n.) The act or power of assailing; attack; assault.

Have :: Have (v. t.) To take or hold (one's self); to proceed promptly; -- used reflexively, often with ellipsis of the pronoun; as, to have after one; to have at one or at a thing, i. e., to aim at one or at a thing; to attack; to have with a companion..

Weed :: Weed (n.) A sudden illness or relapse, often attended with fever, which attacks women in childbed..

Thrust :: Thrust (v. i.) To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a fencer thrusts at his antagonist..

Belfry :: Belfry (n.) A movable tower erected by besiegers for purposes of attack and defense.

Tye :: Tye (n.) A chain or rope, one end of which passes through the mast, and is made fast to the center of a yard; the other end is attached to a tackle, by means of which the yard is hoisted or lowered..

Frap :: Frap (v. t.) To draw together; to bind with a view to secure and strengthen, as a vessel by passing cables around it; to tighten; as a tackle by drawing the lines together..

Tacked :: Tacked (imp. & p. p.) of Tac.

Thrust :: Thrust (n.) An attack; an assault.

Tack :: Tack (v. t.) To change the direction of (a vessel) when sailing closehauled, by putting the helm alee and shifting the tacks and sails so that she will proceed to windward nearly at right angles to her former course..

Tackle :: Tackle (n.) Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block..

Strength :: Strength (n.) Power of resisting attacks; impregnability.

Escalade :: Escalade (v. t.) A furious attack made by troops on a fortified place, in which ladders are used to pass a ditch or mount a rampart..

Tack :: Tack (n.) A small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head..

Fortification :: Fortification (n.) That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected to defend a place against attack; a fortified place; a fortress; a fort; a castle..

Bivouac :: Bivouac (n.) The watch of a whole army by night, when in danger of surprise or attack..

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