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  1. 1. n. A constable's prison; a lockup, watch-house, or station house. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A cabin or apartament on the after part of the quarter-deck, having the poop for its roof; -- sometimes called the coach. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A privy near the bow of the vessel. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. A house for locomotive engines, built circularly around a turntable. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives Source: wordnet
  6. 6. n. a hook delivered with an exaggerated swing Source: wordnet
  7. 7. 1. A constable's prison; a lockup, watch-house, or station house. [Obs.] 2. (Naut.) (a) A cabin or apartament on the after part of the quarter-deck, having the poop for its roof; -- sometimes called the coach. (b) A privy near the bow of the vessel. 3. A house for locomotive engines, built circularly around a turntable. Source: webster
  8. 8. n:100 n. workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives n. a hook delivered with an exaggerated swing Source: ecdict

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