Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Nautical, ready.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Cleared and ready for engagement, as a ship.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive (
nautical ) To makeready . - adjective nautical Ready for
action .
Etymologies
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Examples
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August 16, 2009 at 3:20 pm iz lukin liek predy spensive bowt.. probaby iz ritch spoild kitteh taht be edenz teh caviar fur noms aifinkso he dun boder wif teh strang pellykinz
RISK VS. REWARD - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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That the hold in every ship should be rummaged and made predy, [4] especially by the ship's sides, and a carpenter with some man of trust appointed to go fore and after in hold to seek for shot that may come in under water; and that there should be provided in readiness plugs, pieces of sheet lead, and pieces of elm board to stop all leaks that might be found within board or without.
Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX. 1888
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'And likewise to make the hold predy is to bestow everything handsomely there and to remove anything that may be troublesome.'
Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX. 1888
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'To make the ship predy,' he says, is to clear for action.
Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX. 1888
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*gigglolz* othx we finks hims in teh crawl spaec under teh kitchen an teh smells sumtymes coms tru teh heetin bents… hims usually predy gud liddle skunky but ebery so often….
HEHEHEHE - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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mait beh impulz bai butt! wif kittehz yur predy saef aifinkso.
ya put yur right foot in, - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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my giant mass of tortitude has torti-toe-pads, which is predy kyoot
i big scary monster - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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A few lines to my mother I was very glad to hear that you are enjoying good health and I saw in your letter that you would like to know how my boarding is It is good at present but during the fight we had predy hard times We got cofee enough and I make my own cofee, I make it how I like it and we get sugar enough so I must come to a close for this time your son Peter Boyer
Franklin County: Peter Boyer to his father, Peter Boyer, May [?], 1863 Peter Boyer 1863
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