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Three White Tapes on a Seaman's Collar
On traditional square rig, the three white stripes on the collar are commonly said to commemorate Horatio Nelson's three great battles: the Nile, Copenhagen and Trafalgar. However, it is also said that there is no truth in this. Others say that the three stripes were actually a device to ensure the previous collar with two stripes was no longer used.
Honest; on the square: telling the truth
It was only ever at the contributors junior school in Kent, and was named after Karen Kakit. She was the school fleabag, who bizarrely had left several years before he started there! The idea was, that the strange squares you get set into the floor of corridors, with the metal grid around them, were the squares, and if you stood on one you had fleas, unless of course, you had feynites when you were safe! You still felt a bit dirty then though, so it was best to jump over them!
A term for "Rum". There is a legend that states that following Horatio Nelson's victory and death at the Battle of Trafalgar, his body was preserved in a cask of rum. When the cask arrived in England, there was no rum in the cask. It was discovered that the sailors had drilled a hole in the bottom of the cask and had drunk all the rum, hence the term "Nelson's Blood". The details of the story are disputed, as many historians claim the cask contained French brandy. Still, the nickname happily persists.
Square Honest; : telling the truth
England expects that every man will do his duty
The signal sent by Admiral Horatio Nelson from his flagship HMS Victory as the Battle of Trafalgar was about to commence.
(n.) Formerly Eidos PLC. Was purchased by Square-Enix in 2009.
Sidewalk game played with four kids and a rubber ball. (2 Square also available when there's a child shortage).
(1) widely used playground precursor to a sound "kicking" - usually followed by "...pal", "...Jimmy" etc., "be frightened...be very frightened!" (2) Always as a shout, 'Square Goes!' was a call to battle. After a brief exchange of abuse, when a fight was obviously called for you would challenge your opponent with the phrase 'Square Goes!" and usually leave a time."Right then ya cunt - square goes - you and me - after maths!", commonly used around 1985-86 (for our school anyway, but we were a bunch of windy-lickers!) During Scottish non-pacifist era extending roughly (very) - 300 B.C. to present day Note: ok, both def's are really the same... but who's gonna argue with a mad Scot??
Trafalgar Square is London Cockney rhyming slang for a chair.
The anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805) celebrated yearly with parades and dinners.
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A body of troops formed in a square, esp. one formed to resist a charge of cavalry; a squadron.
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To multiply by itself; as, to square a number or a quantity.
imp. & p. p.
of Square
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Having a shape broad for the height, with rectilineal and angular rather than curving outlines; as, a man of a square frame.
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In a square form or manner.
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Forming a right angle; as, a square corner.
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The quality of being square; as, an instrument to try the squareness of work.
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Having the toe square.
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At right angles with the mast or the keel, and parallel to the horizon; -- said of the yards of a square-rigged vessel when they are so braced.
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One who, or that which, squares.
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To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces; as, to square mason's work.
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Even; leaving no balance; as, to make or leave the accounts square.
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To adjust; to regulate; to mold; to shape; to fit; as, to square our actions by the opinions of others.
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To place at right angles with the keel; as, to square the yards.
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Having the sails extended upon yards suspended horizontally by the middle, as distinguished from fore-and-aft sails; thus, a ship and a brig are square-rigged vessels.
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An instrument used by carpenters, joiners, etc., for laying off right angles off right angles, and testing whether work is square.
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One who squares, or quarrels; a hot-headed, contentious fellow.
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To make even, so as leave no remainder of difference; to balance; as, to square accounts.
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Having four equal sides and four right angles; as, a square figure.
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Rendering equal justice; exact; fair; honest, as square dealing.
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