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Minesweeper of the Royal Navy
HMS Rackham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers. Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was
HMS_Rackham
Topics referred to by the same term
Rackham, West Sussex, England HMS Rackham (M2722) (launched 1956), a minesweeper Rackhams, trading name of House of Fraser Rackham Graduate School of the University
Rackham
1954 class of minesweeper of the Royal Navy
(IMS82) HMS Portisham (IMS81) HMS Powderham (IMS57) (later HMS Waterwitch) HMS Pulham (IMS58) HMS Puttenham (IMS84) HMS Rackham (IMS59) HMS Rampisham
Ham-class_minesweeper
Early 18th-century pirate in the Caribbean
known for his involvement with Samuel Bellamy, Paulsgrave Williams, John Rackham, and the female pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read. Formerly a house-keeper
John_Ham_(pirate)
Pirate flag
Swords Jolly Roger, is popularly attributed to John Rackham, this flag is a modern invention, and Rackham was not documented as having flown a Jolly Roger
Jolly_Roger
Fictional ship in The Adventures of Tintin
Navy had a ship of the line named HMS Unicorn which was, coincidentally, commanded by a Captain Haddock. Red Rackham's Treasure (1944) tells of the adventure
Unicorn_(Tintin)
HMS Assiduous was the former pirate vessel Jackal, captured in 1823. On 24 June 1824 Assiduous and HMS Lion captured a pirate schooner. Lieutenant Richard
HMS_Assiduous
French privateer corvette of Robert Surcouf
Muros, Spain, under Captain Roque and later under Papin. On 4 June 1805, HMS Loire attacked the town of Muros, in Spain, and captured Confiance, as well
Confiance_(1797_ship)
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
HMS Swallow was a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Deptford Dockyard and launched on 10 February 1703. Swallow was rebuilt
HMS_Swallow_(1703)
owner John Rackham. 1743, June 20 – HMS Centurion captures the Spanish treasure galleon Nuestra Señora de la Covadonga 1746, 21 January – HMS Granado captures
List_of_single-ship_actions
HMS Renegade was a schooner built in the United States in 1820, or possibly even earlier. She had been the pirate ship Zaragozana operating out of Havana
HMS_Renegade
1883 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson
Johanna Hård John Hawkins John Hoar John Newland Maffitt John Pro John Rackham Joseph Baker Joseph Barss José Joaquim Almeida Jørgen Jørgensen Klaus Störtebeker
Treasure_Island
Adventures of Tintin stories The Secret of the Unicorn and Red Rackham's Treasure HMS Viper – British destroyer, from the Commando Comics story Bright
List_of_fictional_ships
English sailor (1764–1793)
Bounty in 1789, during which he seized command of the Royal Navy vessel HMS Bounty from Lieutenant William Bligh. In 1787, Christian was appointed master's
Fletcher_Christian
Royal Navy officer (1684–1750)
lieutenant on HMS Bedford. In November 1718, Maynard was tasked with hunting down and capturing the notorious pirate Blackbeard. While leading HMS Pearl, Maynard
Robert_Maynard
Form of punishment for sailors
confronted in Parliament with a recent report from Italy of a keelhauling on HMS Alexandra, and denied that such an incident had taken place. Some historians
Keelhauling
English pirate (c. 1680–1718)
ordered Captains Gordon and Brand of HMS Pearl and HMS Lyme to travel overland to Bath. Lieutenant Robert Maynard of HMS Pearl was given command of two commandeered
Blackbeard
Uncontrolled fire in forests or open spaces
Archived 1 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Pausas and Keeley, 597 Rackham, Oliver (November–December 2003). "Fire in the European Mediterranean:
Wildfire
Gunboat of the Royal Navy
HMS Forward was a British Albacore-class wooden screw gunboat launched in 1855 and sold in 1869. After her sale, Mexican pirates captured her, and boats
HMS_Forward_(1855)
Brig-sloop of the Royal Navy
HMS Zebra, was an 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy. She was built of teak in the East India Company's Bombay Dockyard and launched in
HMS_Zebra_(1815)
Last Bounty mutineer (1767–1829)
Adams had, for some time, resided in Douglas, Isle of Man. The mutineers of HMS Bounty and their Tahitian companions settled on the island and set fire to
John_Adams_(mutineer)
Royal Navy officer and politician
War of the Spanish Succession. Ogle was given command of the fourth-rate HMS Swallow and saw action against the pirate fleet of Bartholomew Roberts in
Chaloner_Ogle
Battle of the War of 1812 fought in January 1815
Thomas Adair led the Marines. Money was captain of HMS Trave, and Adair was the commanding officer of HMS Vengeur's detachment of Marines. Thornton did not
Battle_of_New_Orleans
Archaeological site in East Crete, Greece
Costa et al. 2008, p. 104 Moody & Rackham 2016, p. 10 The details of an investigation and lawsuit are stated in Rackham & Moody 2012, pp. 228–230. The legal
Itanus
Royal Navy officer (1653–1702)
year, when he was appointed captain of HMS York. He was transferred to HMS Bonaventure on 26 October and then to HMS Britannia on 12 November. Benbow's next
John_Benbow
HMS Pearl was a Pearl-class 21-gun screw corvette of the Royal Navy launched in 1855, displacing 2,187 tons. In September 1857, during the Indian Rebellion
HMS_Pearl_(1855)
Supernatural double of a living person
reported that he had gone down with his ship, HMS Victoria (1887), the very same night, after it collided with HMS Camperdown (1885) following an unexplained
Doppelgänger
Abandoned Middle Age Norse settlements
Boundaries: Paleoeconomic Approaches to Norse Greenland. in: C. D. Morris and J. Rackham (Editor): Norse and Later Settlement and Subsistence in the North Atlantic
Norse settlements in Greenland
Norse_settlements_in_Greenland
English pirate
leanings. On 23 February 1718, Captain Vincent Pearse arrived at Nassau in HMS Phoenix, in an attempt to get the pirates on the island to surrender. Vane
Charles_Vane
Acts of robbery or criminality at sea
infamous Caribbean pirates of the time were Edward Teach or Blackbeard, John Rackham, and Bartholomew Roberts. Most of these pirates were eventually hunted
Piracy
English captain and pirate (late 1600s)
the post-Spanish-Succession period—Blackbeard, Bartholomew Roberts, John Rackham, Samuel Bellamy, Edward Low, Stede Bonnet, and others—were still children
Henry_Every
Pirate stronghold in the Bahamas (1713–1718)
was brought first from Bermuda in 1717, then by Captain Vincent Pearse of HMS Phoenix, and received a mixed reception, some of those rejecting the pardon
Flying_Gang
Royal Navy officer, politician and colonial administrator
Hamilton commanded the third-rate HMS Boyne at the Battle of Vigo Bay in October 1702 and then commanded the third-rate HMS Eagle at the Battle of Málaga
Lord_Archibald_Hamilton
HMS Speedwell was the mercantile Royal George, which the Royal Navy purchased in 1815 and converted to a 5-gun schooner. During her career in the West
HMS_Speedwell_(1815)
O'Keefe HMS Actif HMS Aglaia HMS Alexander (1796) HMS Anaconda HMS Anacreon (1799) HMS Anglesea (1694) HMS Antigua (1804) HMS Arab (1798) HMS Argus (1799)
Index of piracy–related articles
Index_of_piracy–related_articles
Legendary ghost ship
temporarily shipped into HMS Inconstant after the damaged rudder was repaired in their original ship, the 4,000-tonne corvette HMS Bacchante. The prince's
Flying_Dutchman
18th-century Scottish sailor and castaway
widowed innkeeper named Frances Candis. He served as an officer on board HMS Weymouth, engaged in an anti-piracy patrol off the west coast of Africa.
Alexander_Selkirk
1896 novel by Jules Verne
authorities at their nearby naval base in Bermuda, and they send a submarine, HMS Sword, to find Hart. The submarine's crew makes contact with Hart, and take
Facing_the_Flag
HMS Lion was the pirate schooner Gata, built in Baltimore in 1820, that the Royal Navy captured in 1823 and took into service. She took part in numerous
HMS_Lion_(1823)
taking them to the ship's location. Rackham stops paying Ms. Mapleton, which causes her to threaten to blackmail Rackham. She threatens to tell the locals
List_of_Black_Sails_episodes
Hijacking of ships by Somali pirates
cutter USCGC Munro, working with the British aircraft carrier HMS Invincible and destroyer HMS Nottingham in the Gulf of Aden, intercepted a hijacked vessel
Piracy off the coast of Somalia
Piracy_off_the_coast_of_Somalia
District in East London, England
Trees and Woodland in the British Landscape, Rackham, p50 Trees and Woodland in the British Landscape, Rackham, p55 "Hackney: Dalston and Kingsland Road
Hackney,_London
Natural area in Greater London and Essex, England
forest is also the setting for his novel All in a Garden Fair. Oliver Rackham described how the outrage at the destruction of Hainault led to the establishment
Hainault_Forest
English sea captain and privateer (1535–1594)
HMS Frobisher during construction but was named HMS Parker when launched in 1915. It was scrapped in 1921. The Royal Navy Hawkins-class cruiser HMS Frobisher
Martin_Frobisher
T. R1 R2 R3 R4 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 Raby Castle Racehorse Racer Rachel Rackham Racoon Radiant Radstock Raglan Raider Rainbow Raisonnable Rajah Rajputana
List of ship names of the Royal Navy (R–T)
List_of_ship_names_of_the_Royal_Navy_(R–T)
Short sword used by sailors on sailing ships
with each purchase of their swords. Late naval examples A cutlass drill on HMS Wolverine, 1882 Training cutlass, late 19th century In 1830, after a constable
Cutlass
Aquatic insects of the order Ephemeroptera
Pliny the Elder (1947) [79]. Natural History. Vol. III. Translated by Rackham, H. William Heinemann. p. 507. (NH Book XI. XLIII) White, Gilbert (1837)
Mayfly
Italian pirate (died 1722)
Candler's 40-gun fifth-rate frigate HMS Launceton (or Lauceston / Lanceston), sent to the Caribbean to replace the scrapped HMS Ludlow Castle. Candler's men
Matthew_Luke
Disobeying of superiors
courts-martial for crew from HMS Adamant, HMS Atlas, HMS Caesar, HMS Defiance, HMS Glory, HMS Haughty, HMS Neptune, HMS Queen Charlotte and HMS St George The Vlieter
Mutiny
HMS Spey was a sixth rate post ship, launched for the Royal Navy in 1814 towards the end of the Napoleonic Wars. She had a short naval career, serving
HMS_Spey_(1814)
Family of flies
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mosquito or the archaic form of the name, HMS Musquito. The de Havilland Mosquito was a high-speed
Mosquito
Legendary Welsh wizard
band Merlin, and more than a dozen different British warships each called HMS Merlin. Merlinia, the Ordovician trilobite, is also named after Merlin; the
Merlin
Attack on Panama in 1670/1671
Confederacy of Buccaneers. Modyford gave Morgan a letter of marque, and the 26 gun HMS Oxford as a gift from King Charles II in March 1667. Morgan subsequently
Henry Morgan's Panama expedition
Henry_Morgan's_Panama_expedition
Kate Greenaway, John Tenniel, Aubrey Beardsley, Roger Hargreaves, Arthur Rackham, John Leech, George Cruikshank and Beatrix Potter were notable book illustrators
Culture_of_the_United_Kingdom
Spanish treasure fleet
owners and its subcontractors. Urca de Lima (Santissima Trinidad) former HMS Hampton Court (Nuestra Señora del Carmen y San Antonio) Santo Cristo de San
1715_Treasure_Fleet
including Edward Kenway, Jack Rackham, and Mary Read, whom she befriends. She eventually enters a relationship with Rackham and joins his pirate crew alongside
List of Assassin's Creed characters
List_of_Assassin's_Creed_characters
Pirate Blackbeard's ship
Johanna Hård John Hawkins John Hoar John Newland Maffitt John Pro John Rackham Joseph Baker Joseph Barss José Joaquim Almeida Jørgen Jørgensen Klaus Störtebeker
Queen_Anne's_Revenge
1875 novel by Jules Verne
Johanna Hård John Hawkins John Hoar John Newland Maffitt John Pro John Rackham Joseph Baker Joseph Barss José Joaquim Almeida Jørgen Jørgensen Klaus Störtebeker
The_Mysterious_Island
English pirate
robbed a small Spanish vessel, but governor Thomas Lynch of Jamaica ordered HMS Ruby to give Bannister chase. Ruby was able to capture Bannister and take
Joseph_Bannister
Irish rebel and pirate (1771–1809)
survived to spread the alarm. A few weeks later the Royal Navy schooner HMS Cuttle captured Jordan. Jordan was convicted of piracy and executed in Halifax
Edward_Jordan_(pirate)
English pirate (1680–1719)
Jamaica, Puerto Bello, and Cuba before being chased away by the warship HMS Winchelsea. Hornigold had earlier forced aboard a surgeon named John Howell
Benjamin_Hornigold
English sailor and privateer (c. 1540–1596)
Shopping Centre, and the Royal Navy base HMNB Devonport (also known as "HMS Drake"). Plymouth Hoe is also home to a statue of Drake. The Sir Francis
Francis_Drake
Privateering vessel
Johanna Hård John Hawkins John Hoar John Newland Maffitt John Pro John Rackham Joseph Baker Joseph Barss José Joaquim Almeida Jørgen Jørgensen Klaus Störtebeker
J._M._Chapman
Former town in Kingston Parish, Jamaica
Many were executed at Gallows Point, including Charles Vane and John Rackham, who were hanged in 1720. About five months later, the famous woman pirate
Port_Royal
hearings". BBC News. BBC. 1 April 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2025. Triggle, Nick; Rackham, Annabel (2 April 2025). "NHS public satisfaction hits record low". BBC
2025_in_the_United_Kingdom
English pirate
rescued by the Good Fortune, the pirates were sighted and pursued by HMS Hector and HMS Adventure. Anstis was forced to cut his anchor cable and run, finally
Thomas_Anstis
1879 comic opera by Gilbert & Sullivan
frequently played Gilbert and Sullivan operas, along with The Mikado and H.M.S. Pinafore. Pirates was performed for over a century by the D'Oyly Carte
The_Pirates_of_Penzance
(1): 20. doi:10.1186/2041-2223-2-20. PMC 3205009. PMID 21943354. James Rackham, Antiquity 53:112. "Obituary: Sonia Chadwick Hawkes". The Independent.
1979_in_archaeology
City in Magallanes y Antártica Chilena, Chile
church and the hospital. The mutiny was put down by Commander Stewart of HMS Virago assisted by two Chilean ships: Indefatigable and Meteoro. In 1867
Punta_Arenas
Greek mythological daughter of Tantalus
other. Pliny the Elder (1938). Natural History. Vol. 2. Translated by H. Rackham. p. 337. Thomas Bulfinch (2010). Bulfinch's Mythology. CreateSpace Independent
Niobe
1861 piracy incident off Hong Kong
muskets and pistols belonging to Captain Voight of the Royal Navy corvette HMS Pearl, and the other Europeans on board. Most of the people aboard the brig
North_Star_affair
Welsh pirate (1682–1722)
pirate John "Old Crackers" Leadstone that two Royal Navy ships, HMS Swallow and HMS Weymouth, had left at the end of April, planning to return before
Bartholomew_Roberts
HMS Union was the mercantile City of Kingston that the Royal Navy purchased in 1823 for service as a 3-gun schooner. She served in the suppression of
HMS_Union_(1823)
Modern usage of Roman capitals
designed by Henry Hooper, 1976 Plaque, Felsted Plaque for Arthur and Edyth Rackham, Amberley Some lettering artists who worked in the Roman lettering style
Roman_lettering
Official country residence of British monarch
'to kill Queen'". Sky News. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023. Rackham, Annabel (14 April 2023). "Katy Perry and Lionel Richie to perform at Coronation
Windsor_Castle
Royal Naval officer and novelist (1792–1848)
he was permitted to enter the Royal Navy in 1806 as a midshipman aboard HMS Imperieuse, a frigate commanded by Lord Cochrane, who later served as inspiration
Frederick_Marryat
English writer and poet (1865–1936)
Several of his works were collaborations. Poetry portal Biography portal HMS Birkenhead (1845)—Ship mentioned in one of Kipling's poems Kipling Trail
Rudyard_Kipling
English island in the Bristol Channel
rearing in Jamaica. In 1957, a message in a bottle from one of the seamen of HMS Caledonia was washed ashore between Babbacombe and Peppercombe in Devon.
Lundy
Ancient Greek goddess of the Moon
Project. Aristotle, Aristotle in 23 Volumes, Vol. 19, translated by H. Rackham. Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann
Selene
Town in Suffolk, England
Descriptive Account of St. Edmund's Bury, in the County of Suffolk…. J. Rackham. pp. 3–6. Retrieved 9 February 2018. Young, Francis (2018). Edmund: In
Bury_St_Edmunds
Pit over which timber is sawed
Bulletin of the Association for Preservation Technology, Vol. 5, No. 2. Rackham, Oliver (1976). Trees and Woodland in the British Landscape. Pub. J. M
Saw_pit
major job cuts over five years". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 27 January 2024. Rackham, Annabel (27 January 2024). "Growing skincare use by children is dangerous
2024_in_the_United_Kingdom
Fictional ship in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series
crew. While most of Barbossa's crew were battling the Royal Navy aboard HMS Dauntless, Barbossa, Monk, and Jacoby fight Elizabeth, Will, and a now-cursed
Black Pearl (Pirates of the Caribbean)
Black_Pearl_(Pirates_of_the_Caribbean)
19th-century British barque
Johanna Hård John Hawkins John Hoar John Newland Maffitt John Pro John Rackham Joseph Baker Joseph Barss José Joaquim Almeida Jørgen Jørgensen Klaus Störtebeker
Saladin_(barque)
Protagonist of the Pirates of the Caribbean film series
Will Turner frees Sparrow to aid him in rescuing Elizabeth. They commandeer HMS Interceptor and recruit a motley crew in Tortuga, Haiti before heading to
Jack_Sparrow
French-born privateer and businessman (1778–1841)
was in New London, Connecticut and being shadowed by the 36-gun frigate HMS Belvidera (Captain Richard Byron). However Belvidera was sighted and chased
John_Ordronaux_(privateer)
Intentional act of abandoning a sailor at sea
1807: Robert Jeffery, rescued eight days later. Captain Warwick Lake of HMS Recruit marooned an impressed seaman, Robert Jeffery, on Sombrero island
Marooning
Person or ship engaging in maritime warfare under commission
Still, such encounters did occur. For instance, in 1815 Chasseur encountered HMS St Lawrence, herself a former American privateer, mistaking her for a merchantman
Privateer
1722 British naval battle with pirates off Gabon
of Cape Lopez was fought in early 1722 during the Golden Age of Piracy. HMS Swallow, a British ship of the line under Captain Chaloner Ogle, defeated
Battle_of_Cape_Lopez
British pirate
Royal, Spriggs was forced to retreat from two British warships, HMS Diamond and HMS Spence. After their most recent escape, Spriggs captured another
Francis_Spriggs
N. Tintin, the protagonist of the Hergé's 1943 French comic book Red Rackham's Treasure Scrooge McDuck, uncle of Donald Duck and protagonist of Uncle
List_of_treasure_hunters
the Queen Anne's Revenge, and a Royal Navy veteran of Queen Anne's War on HMS Windsor.[self-published source?] Edward Thache was born in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire
Edward_Thache
Slave trade between Africa and the West
Johanna Hård John Hawkins John Hoar John Newland Maffitt John Pro John Rackham Joseph Baker Joseph Barss José Joaquim Almeida Jørgen Jørgensen Klaus Störtebeker
Atlantic_slave_trade
English pirate
Chesapeake Bay but before they could raid any other ships, they were captured by HMS Shoreham under Captain Long. Returned to Virginia, they were tried in August
Mary_Critchett
English ship (sank 1704)
Pickering", The National Archives (11 January 1702). "William Dampier, Captain, HMS Roebuck, Royal Navy Court Martial", The National Archives (8 June 1702).
Cinque_Ports_(1703_ship)
Fictional character in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series
personally tasked him with finding the Fountain of Youth, as captain of HMS Providence. By this point, Barbossa gained much information and learned at
Hector_Barbossa
Quinton Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force GC 23 October 1951* Geoffrey Rackham 2nd Lieutenant British Army AM 3 January 1919 — Abdul Rahman Havildar 9th
List of George Cross recipients
List_of_George_Cross_recipients
British Royal Navy mission, 1740–1744
expedition and the crew of Centurion later prompted Joseph Banks to send HMS Bounty on an ill-fated voyage to take the plant to grow in the British West
George Anson's voyage around the world
George_Anson's_voyage_around_the_world
Military event in 1669 in Venezuela
place on Porto Bello which was even more successful. Soon after the 26 gun HMS Oxford was given to Morgan as a gift from King Charles II of England. In
Henry Morgan's raid on Lake Maracaibo
Henry_Morgan's_raid_on_Lake_Maracaibo
French Navy officer and privateer (1673–1736)
the warship Jason and captured the Royal Navy ships of the line HMS Elizabeth and HMS Coventry. On 21 October 1707, together with Claude de Forbin, he
René_Duguay-Trouin
HMS RACKHAM
HMS RACKHAM
Boy/Male
Tamil
One who has conquered his ego
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Telugu
One who has Mouse as his Charioteer
Boy/Male
Tamil
One who has mouse as his charioteer
Boy/Male
Hindu
One who has killed his enemies
Boy/Male
Hindu
One who has conquered his ego
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian
One who has Accomplished his Aim
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Gold
Boy/Male
Hindu
One who has bull as his vehicle
Boy/Male
Arabic
Whisper
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
One who has Fulfilled his Desires
Boy/Male
Biblical
He has sent his death.
Boy/Male
Tamil
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One who has bull as his vehicle
Vrishavahana | வà¯à®°à¯€à®·à®µà®¾à®¹à®¨à®¾
Female
Egyptian
, the wife of Smen.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
One who has Mastered his Senses
Boy/Male
Tamil
Vajrahasta | வாஜà¯à®°à®¹à®¾à®¸à¯à®¤à®¾
One who has a thunderbolt in his hands
Vajrahasta | வாஜà¯à®°à®¹à®¾à®¸à¯à®¤à®¾
Boy/Male
Hindu
One who has the mace as his weapon
Boy/Male
Tamil
One who has killed his enemies
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Ham.
Girl/Female
British, English
Smart
HMS RACKHAM
HMS RACKHAM
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh, Traditional
One who Loves the Light Within; Deep; Inner Love
Boy/Male
Tamil
Tune, New rule
Biblical
treading under foot; manger
Girl/Female
Bengali, Christian, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Manuscripts of God
Girl/Female
British, Dutch, English, Finnish, Irish, Swedish
Awe; Fear; Edge of a Sword; Terror
Boy/Male
Indian, Modern
Inner Soul
Female
English
Variant spelling of Latin Roxana, ROXANNA means "dawn."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Rule
Girl/Female
Indian, Modern
Love
Boy/Male
Tamil
Karthikeyan
HMS RACKHAM
HMS RACKHAM
HMS RACKHAM
HMS RACKHAM
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n.
Fig.: A writer, or his style; as, he has a sharp pen.
n.
A man who has lost his wife by death, and has not married again.
n.
The act of withholding what one has in his hands by virtue of some right.
n.
The duration of one's life; the hours and days which a person has at his disposal.
n.
A veteran who has honorably completed his service.
n.
A member of a university or a college who has not taken his first degree; a student in any school who has not completed his course.
n.
An officer who has original jurisdiction in his own right, and not by deputation.
n.
A man who has charge of a bathorse and his load.
n.
The covered part of a locomotive, in which the engineer has his station.
n.
One who by teaching has become formal, positive, or pedantic in his ways; one who has the manner of a schoolmaster; a pedant.
n.
An unequal gait; a limp; a halt; as, he has a hobble in his gait.
n.
One who has narrowly escaped the gallows for his crimes.
pron.
The possessive of he; as, the book is his.
pl.
of Monopodium
n.
The departure of a player from the stage, when he has performed his part.
prep.
Accord; adaptation; as, an occupation to his taste; she has a husband to her mind.
n.
One who has the charge of a child or pupil and his estate; a guardian.
pron.
Belonging or pertaining to him; -- used as a pronominal adjective or adjective pronoun; as, tell John his papers are ready; formerly used also for its, but this use is now obsolete.