(nautical) A very thick rope used for tasks such as towing, made by twisting together three ordinary hawser-laid ropes.

(nautical) normal rope in which three strands are laid up against the twist

(idiomatic, frequently imperative) To get busy; to get going; to be productive.

(rare, obsolete, euphemistic) A bawd, the mistress of a brothel.

Within the letter of the law but not the spirit of the law.

(idiomatic) To abandon somebody; to stop providing assistance at a crucial moment.

The Latin language as used in law and legal documents, being a mixture of Latin with Old French and Latinized English words. / (humorous, obsolete) Barbarous Latin.

(idiomatic, obsolete) An old maid.

(idiomatic, obsolete) barbarous Latin; badly-spoken Latin.

At a distance, away from one's body. / (idiomatic) Avoiding a close relationship.