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Dog's breath is slang for a contemptible person.
A salute performed with a Boatswain's Call when an honoured visitor or a Flag Officer comes aboard the ship. To be done properly it should be 12 seconds long, and is formed by a low note, then a four second high note, and closing with another low note. The transitions between low and high should be very smooth. To accomplish this, the sailor must take a very long deep breath prior to beginning; failure to do so will cause the pipe to be abruptly cut short. The side is also piped for Royalty, the Accused when entering a Court Martial and for the Officer of the Guard (When the Guard is formed up).
A person out of breath; especially a pugilist is said to be “bellows to mend†when winded.
Noun. 1. A person with halitosis, bad smelling breath. 2. A contemptible person.
Dog breath is British slang for bad breath.
The lungs. Bellowser, a blow in the †wind,†or pit of the stomach, taking one’s breath away.
Smelly breath is London Cockney rhyming slang for a chef.
Breath is American slang for onions.
Stands for Chemical Oxygen, it is the breathing apparatus that is used for shipboard fire-fighting in the Canadian Navy.
A person who makes obscene phone calls breaths into the mouthpiece, rather than talking.
, (poopt) v. past participle. Out of breath, exhausted. “I was pooped after the long hike.â€Â [Etym., 60’s youth culture]
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One who breathes. Hence: (a) One who lives.(b) One who utters. (c) One who animates or inspires.
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Not breathing; holding the breath, on account of fear, expectation, or intense interest; attended with a holding of the breath; as, breathless attention.
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Full of breath; full of odor; fragrant.
v. t.
To suffer to take breath, or recover the natural breathing; to rest; as, to breathe a horse.
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Having the power of retaining the breath for a long time; long-winded.
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Dead; as, a breathless body.
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Spent with labor or violent action; out of breath.
n.
Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration; as, the breathings of the Spirit.
n.
A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence. See Rough breathing, Smooth breathing, below.
v. t.
To act upon by the breath; to cause to sound by breathing.
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That which puts one out of breath, as violent exercise.
v. t.
To put out of breath; to exhaust.
n.
The state of being breathless or out of breath.
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Having short-breath, or quick respiration.
v. t.
To exhale; to emit, as breath; as, the flowers breathe odors or perfumes.
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Also, in a wider sense, the sound caused by the friction of the outgoing breath in the throat, mouth, etc., when the glottis is wide open; aspiration; the sound expressed by the letter h.
adv.
In a breathless manner.
n.
Breathing place; vent.
v. t.
To emit or utter by the breath; to utter softly; to whisper; as, to breathe a vow.
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