† captainlyadj.
Obsolete.
Befitting a captain.
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captainly1597
1597 J. Payne Royall Exchange 34 Endowed wth courrage and Captaynely knowlege.
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adj.1597- to fling anything in one's teeth
- to fling aside
- to fling away
- to fling caution to the wind
- to fling caution to the winds
- to fling down
- to fling down the gauntlet
- to fling in
- to fling in one's teeth
- to fling mud
- to fling off
- to fling one's cap over the windmill
- to fling oneself upon
- to fling oneself, one's energies, etc into or upon
- to fling open
- to fling out
- to fling out the gauntlet
- to fling overboard
- to fling the handkerchief
- to fling the handkerchief at
- to fling the handkerchief to
- to fling the hatchet
- to fling the house out at the window
- to fling the house out at the windows
- to fling the house out of the window