A boat fitted up for recovering lost cables, anchors, etc.

(nautical) An opening in the deck, lined with iron, through which the cable is passed into the lockers or tiers.

laburnum / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see golden, chain.

A surname.

A Cunningham chain of the first kind of length n is a sequence of prime numbers (p₁, ..., pₙ) such that for all 1 ≤ i < n, pᵢ₊₁ = 2pᵢ + 1.

(informal, Hiberno-English) Very ignorant or foolish, sullen or in a bad temper.

plural of chalk bag

Euphemistic form of snowball's chance in hell.

Dated form of armchair.

(UK, law, historical) In London, the apparel and furniture of the bedchamber of the widow of a freeman, to which she was formerly entitled.