2. Verb. (third-person singular of hatch) ¹
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Definition of Hatches
1. hatch [v] - See also: hatch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hatches
Literary usage of Hatches
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Power and Duty of an Arbitrator, and the Law of by Francis Russell (1849)
"lower down in the said river, provided always that these directions shall refer
only to such interest as the defendant shall have in the said hatches (/). ..."
2. General Report of the Agricultural State, and Political Circumstances, of by Great Britain Board of Agriculture, John Sinclair (1814)
"I. On Wears and Dams, and Flood- hatches or Sluices. One or other of these are
commonly wanted in irrigation. If the stream be small, (of only 2 or 3 feet ..."
3. Sessional Papers by Canada Parliament (1893)
"Surveyed hatches of the British ship " Arist*>mene,'' (Captain Jone.s), on arrival
from Java with a cargo of sugar, and found them properly covered and in ..."
4. The Cyclopædia;: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature.by Abraham Rees by Abraham Rees (1819)
"... in which there are hatches fixed that may be opened by cords and pulleys, or
by levers, and which {hut by their own weight. ..."
5. Parodies of the Works of English & American Authors by Walter Hamilton (1887)
"The sea will pour beneath thei- hatches, Because—their ends are soft. Punch.
March 21, 1885. LORD Том NODDY. The last made of our Peers, Who joins our ..."
6. Joint Report with Comprehensive Plan and Recommendations by William Russell Willcox (1920)
"In fact, with a sufficient equipment of ship's tackle, and large enough hatches,
operations can be carried on simultaneously on both sides of the ship. ..."
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