ABEL-WACKETS

Meaning of ABEL-WACKETS in English

Blows given on the palm of the hand with a twisted handkerchief, instead of a ferula; a jocular punishment among seamen, who sometimes play at cards for wackets, the loser suffering as many strokes as he has lost games.

Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012

ABEL — Abel nprm Abel
Interlingua English vocab
ABEL — I. noun Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek, from Hebrew Hebhel Date: before 12th century a son of Adam and Eve …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ABEL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Cain and Abel Gance Abel Tasman Abel Janszoon
Английский словарь Британика
ABEL — /ay"beuhl/ ; for 4 also Norw. /ah"beuhl/ , n. 1. the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ABEL — n. second son of Adam and Eve, Biblical figure that was slain by his brother Cain
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ABEL — I. ˈā-bəl noun Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek, from Hebrew Hebhel Date: before 12th century : a son of Adam …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ABEL — [Abel] n [LL, fr. Gk, fr. Heb Hebhel]: a son of Adam and Eve killed by his brother Cain
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ABEL — in the Old Testament, second son of Adam and Eve, who was slain by his older brother, Cain (Genesis 4:1-16). …
Britannica English vocabulary
ABEL — Abel BrE AmE ˈeɪb ə l
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ABEL — A ‧ bel /ˈeɪb ə l/ BrE AmE in the Old Testament of the Bible, the second son of Adam …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ABEL — n. Cain and Abel Gance Abel Tasman Abel Janszoon
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ABEL — EPA's computer model for analyzing a violator's ability to pay a civil penalty.
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
ABEL — elba bale
Anagrams English vocabulary
ABEL — Advanced Boolean Expression Language
Computer Acronyms English vocab
ABEL — [Judaic] Abel was a herdsman in Hebrew scripture; the younger son of the first human beings, Adam and Eve. According …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
ABEL — the name of several places in Palestine, probably signifies a meadow . (i.e., breath, vapor, transitoriness, probably so called from …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
ABEL — a city; mourning
Bible Names English vocab
ABEL — son of the above. Spent early days in the Garden of Eden with his parents, and later traveled with them. …
Who is who English vocabulary
ABEL — сущ. Абель, Эйбел (библеизм) Авель Abel библ. Авель
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ABEL — сущ. Абель, Эйбел (библеизм) Авель Abel библ. Авель
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ABEL — Абель
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ABEL — n (мужское имя) 1> Эйбел; Абель 2> библ. Авель
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ABEL — Авель
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ABEL — сущ.Абель, Эйбел
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ABEL — (n) абель; авель; эйбел
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
ABEL — n (мужское имя) 1) Эйбел; Абель 2) библ. Авель
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
ABEL — n (мужское имя) 1> Эйбел; Абель 2> библ. Авель
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ABEL — n. Авель, Абель
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
ABEL — n. Авель, Абель
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
ABEL — сущ. Абель, Эйбел (библеизм) Авель Abel библ. Авель
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ABEL — сущ. Абель, Эйбел (библеизм) Авель Abel библ. Авель
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

Slang English vocab

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