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Telling tales; babbling. |
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One who officiously communicates information of the
private concerns of others; one who tells that which prudence should
suppress. |
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A movable piece of ivory, lead, or other material,
connected with the bellows of an organ, that gives notice, by its
position, when the wind is exhausted. |
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A mechanical attachment to the steering wheel, which, in
the absence of a tiller, shows the position of the helm. |
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A compass in the cabin of a vessel, usually placed where
the captain can see it at all hours, and thus inform himself of the
vessel's course. |
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A machine or contrivance for indicating or recording
something, particularly for keeping a check upon employees, as factory
hands, watchmen, drivers, check takers, and the like, by revealing to
their employers what they have done or omitted. |
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The tattler. See Tattler. |
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