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OAKHAM or OAKUM to OPEN with a place
OAKHAM or OAKUM
OAR
OBSERVATION
OFF
OFFING
OFFWARD
OKER
OLERON
OPEN to the wind or sea
OPEN with a place

OPENING to OUT-FIT

OUT OF TRIM to OWNER


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OBSERVATION

OBSERVATION, the art of measuring the altitude of the sun or a star, in order to determine the latitude, or the sun's azimuth, &c.


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