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An unexplained epithet used by Chaucer in reference to ships. By some it is defined as "dancing (on the wave)"; by others as "opposing," "warlike."

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  1. a. An unexplained epithet used by Chaucer in reference to ships. By some it is defined as "dancing (on the wave)"; by others as "opposing," "warlike."
  2. An unexplained epithet used by Chaucer in reference to ships. By some it is defined as "dancing (on the wave)"; by others as "opposing," "warlike." T. R. Lounsbury.
  3. An unexplained epithet used by Chaucer in reference to ships.By some it is defined as "dancing (on the wave)"; by others as"opposing," "warlike." T. R. Lounsbury.