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11 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lubber \Lub"ber\, n. [Cf. dial. Sw lubber. See {Looby}, {Lob}.] A heavy, clumsy, or awkward fellow; a sturdy drone; a clown. Lingering lubbers lose many a penny. --Tusser. {Land lubber}, a name given in contempt by sailors to a person who lives on land. {Lubber grasshopper} (Zo["o]l.), a large stout, clumsy grasshopper; esp., {Brachystola magna}, from the Rocky Mountain plains, and {Romalea microptera}, which is injurious to orange trees in Florida. {Lubber's hole} (Naut.), a hole in the floor of the ``top,'' next the mast, through which sailors may go aloft without going over the rim by the futtock shrouds. It is considered by seamen as only fit to be used by lubbers. --Totten. {Lubber's line}, {point}, or {mark}, a line or point in the compass case indicating the head of the ship, and consequently the course which the ship is steering. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Marc \Marc\, n. [AS. marc; akin to G. mark, Icel. m["o]rk, perh. akin to E. mark a sign. [root]106, 273.] [Written also {mark}.] 1. A weight of various commodities, esp. of gold and silver, used in different European countries. In France and Holland it was equal to eight ounces. 2. A coin formerly current in England and Scotland, equal to thirteen shillings and four pence. 3. A German coin and money of account. See {Mark}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mark \Mark\, n. A license of reprisals. See {Marque}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mark \Mark\, n. [See 2d {Marc}.] 1. An old weight and coin. See {Marc}. ``Lend me a mark.'' --Chaucer. 2. The unit of monetary account of the German Empire, equal to 23.8 cents of United States money; the equivalent of one hundred pfennigs. Also a silver coin of this value. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mark \Mark\, n. [OE. marke, merke, AS mearc; akin to D. merk, MHG. marc, G. marke, Icel. mark, Dan. m[ae]rke; cf Lith. margas party-colored. [root]106, 273. Cf {Remark}.] 1. A visible sign or impression made or left upon anything esp., a line point, stamp, figure, or the like drawn or impressed, so as to attract the attention and convey some information or intimation; a token; a trace. The Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him --Gen. iv 15. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mark \Mark\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marked}; p. pr & vb n. {Marking}.] [OE. marken, merken, AS mearcian, from mearc. See {Mark} the sign.] 1. To put a mark upon to affix a significant mark to to make recognizable by a mark; as to mark a box or bale of merchandise; to mark clothing. 2. To be a mark upon to designate; to indicate; -- used literally and figuratively; as this monument marks the spot where Wolfe died; his courage and energy marked him for a leader. 3. To leave a trace, scratch, scar, or other mark, upon or any evidence of action as a pencil marks paper; his hobnails marked the floor. 4. To keep account of to enumerate and register; as to mark the points in a game of billiards or cards. 5. To notice or observe; to give attention to to take note of to remark; to heed; to regard. ``Mark the perfect man.'' --Ps. xxxvii 37. {To mark out}. a To designate, as by a mark; to select; as the ringleaders were marked out for punishment. b To obliterate or cancel with a mark; as to mark out an item in an account. {To mark time} (Mil.), to keep the time of a marching step by moving the legs alternately without advancing. Syn: To note; remark; notice; observe; regard; heed; show evince; indicate; point out betoken; denote; characterize; stamp; imprint; impress; brand. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mark \Mark\, v. i. To take particular notice; to observe critically; to note; to remark. Mark, I pray you and see how this man seeketh maschief. --1 Kings xx 7. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mark n 1: a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?" [syn: {grade}, {score}] 2: a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep" [syn: {marker}, {marking}] 3: a reference point to shoot at "his arrow hit the mark" [syn: {target}] 4: a visible indication made on a surface; "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks" 5: the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember; "it was in London that he made his mark"; "he left an indelible mark on the American theater" 6: a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis [syn: {stigma}, {brand}, {stain}] 7: the basic unit of money in Germany [syn: {Deutsche Mark}, {Deutschmark}] 8: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of [syn: {chump}, {fish}, {fool}, {gull}, {patsy}, {fall guy}, {sucker}, {schlemiel}, {shlemiel}, {soft touch}, {mug}] 9: a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation); "his answer was just a punctuation mark" 10: a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened); "he showed signs of strain"; "they welcomed the signs of spring" [syn: {sign}] 11: the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament [syn: {Mark}, {Gospel According to Mark}] 12: an indication of damage [syn: {scratch}, {scrape}, {scar}] 13: marking consisting of crossing lines [syn: {crisscross}, {cross}] 14: something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal; "the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer"; "scored a bull's eye"; "hit the mark" [syn: {bell ringer}, {bull's eye}] v 1: attach a tag or label to "label these bottles" [syn: {tag}, {label}] 2: designate as if by a mark; "This sign marks the border"; "He indicated where the border ended" 3: be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense [syn: {distinguish}, {differentiate}] 4: mark by some ceremony or observation [syn: {commemorate}] 5: make or leave a mark on "mark the trail so that we can find our way back" 6: to accuse or condemn openly or formally: "He denounced the government action." [syn: {stigmatize}, {brand}, {denounce}] 7: notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her" [syn: {notice}, {note}] [ant: {ignore}] 8: mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently" [syn: {scar}, {pock}, {pit}] 9: make small marks into the surface of "score the clay before firing it" [syn: {score}, {nock}] 10: establish as the highest level or best performance: "set a record" [syn: {set}] 11: make underscoring marks [syn: {score}] 12: remove from a list; "Cross the name of the dead person off the list" [syn: {cross off}, {cross out}, {strike out}, {strike off}] 13: put a check mark on or next to "Please check each name on the list" [syn: {check}, {check off}, {mark off}, {tick off}] 14: assign a grade or rank to according to one's evaluation; as of scholastic work [syn: {grade}] 15: insert punctuation marks into [syn: {punctuate}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Mark, IL (village, FIPS 46981) Location: 41.26416 N, 89.24839 W Population (1990): 391 (171 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Mark the evangelist; "John whose surname was Mark" (Acts 12:12, 25). Mark (Marcus, Col. 4:10, etc.) was his Roman name which gradually came to supersede his Jewish name John. He is called John in Acts 13:5, 13, and Mark in 15:39, 2 Tim. 4:11, etc He was the son of Mary, a woman apparently of some means and influence, and was probably born in Jerusalem, where his mother resided (Acts 12:12). Of his father we know nothing. He was cousin of Barnabas (Col. 4:10). It was in his mother's house that Peter found "many gathered together praying" when he was released from prison; and it is probable that it was here that he was converted by Peter, who calls him his son" (1 Pet. 5:13). It is probable that the "young man" spoken of in Mark 14:51, 52 was Mark himself. He is first mentioned in Acts 12:25. He went with Paul and Barnabas on their first journey (about A.D. 47) as their "minister," but from some cause turned back when they reached Perga in Pamphylia (Acts 12:25; 13:13). Three years afterwards a "sharp contention" arose between Paul and Barnabas (15:36-40), because Paul would not take Mark with him He however, was evidently at length reconciled to the apostle, for he was with him in his first imprisonment at Rome (Col. 4:10; Philemon 1:24). At a later period he was with Peter in Babylon (1 Pet. 5:13), then, and for some centuries afterwards, one of the chief seats of Jewish learning; and he was with Timothy in Ephesus when Paul wrote him during his second imprisonment (2 Tim. 4:11). He then disappears from view. From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: Mark, same as Marcus
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