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- Dolphin - n. - A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. D. delphis); the true dolphin.
- Dolphin - n. - The Coryphaena hippuris, a fish of about five feet in length, celebrated for its surprising changes of color when dying. It is the fish commonly known as the dolphin. See Coryphaenoid.
- Dolphin - n. - A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped on the deck of an enemy's vessel.
- Dolphin - n. - A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage.
- Dolphin - n. - A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables.
- Dolphin - n. - A mooring post on a wharf or beach.
- Dolphin - n. - A permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the gunwale.
- Dolphin - n. - In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which the gun was lifted.
- Dolphin - n. - A small constellation between Aquila and Pegasus. See Delphinus, n., 2.
- Dolphinet - n. - A female dolphin.
- Delphin - n. - A fatty substance contained in the oil of the dolphin and the porpoise; -- called also phocenin.
- Torqued - a. - Twisted; bent; -- said of a dolphin haurient, which forms a figure like the letter S.
- Bottle-nose - n. - A cetacean of the Dolphin family, of several species, as Delphinus Tursio and Lagenorhyncus leucopleurus, of Europe.
- Gobline - n. - One of the ropes or chains serving as stays for the dolphin striker or the bowsprit; -- called also gobrope and gaubline.
- Porpoise - n. - A true dolphin (Delphinus); -- often so called by sailors.
- Inia - n. - A South American freshwater dolphin (Inia Boliviensis). It is ten or twelve feet long, and has a hairy snout.
- Soosoo - n. - A kind of dolphin (Platanista Gangeticus) native of the river Ganges; the Gangetic dolphin. It has a long, slender, somewhat spatulate beak.
- Valerin - n. - A salt of valeric acid with glycerin, occurring in butter, dolphin oil., and forming an forming an oily liquid with a slightly unpleasant odor.
- Hippocampus - n. - A fabulous monster, with the head and fore quarters of a horse joined to the tail of a dolphin or other fish (Hippocampus brevirostris), -- seen in Pompeian paintings, attached to the chariot of Neptune.
- Cowfish - n. - A California dolphin (Tursiops Gillii).
- Martingal - n. - A lower stay of rope or chain for the jib boom or flying jib boom, fastened to, or reeved through, the dolphin striker. Also, the dolphin striker itself.
- Phocenic - a. - Of or pertaining to dolphin oil or porpoise oil; -- said of an acid (called also delphinic acid) subsequently found to be identical with valeric acid.