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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Moor \Moor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Moored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mooring}.] [Prob. fr. D. marren to tie, fasten, or moor a ship. See {Mar}.] 1. (Naut.) To fix or secure, as a vessel, in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with cables or chains; as, the vessel was moored in the stream; they moored the boat to the wharf. 2. Fig.: To secure, or fix firmly. --Brougham. | |
