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lay off [′lā ¦ȯf] (engineering) The process of fairing a ship's lines or an airplane's in a mold loft in order to make molds and templates for structural units. (navigation) The act of steering a ship away from the shore, a pier, or another ship. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Can I take her into the spare room to lay off her hat when she comes? They couldn't hit no project that suited exactly; so at last the duke said he reckoned he'd lay off and work his brains an hour or two and see if he couldn't put up something on the Arkansaw village; and the king he allowed he would drop over to t'other village without any plan, but just trust in Providence to lead him the profitable way -- meaning the devil, I reckon. There were already a couple of score of passengers aboard, some of whom had expended their last money in securing a passage, but the captain lay off the Blackwater until five in the afternoon, picking up passengers until the seated decks were even dangerously crowded. |
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