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Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1891)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

To plot; to contrive.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

THE MARINER’S. An instrument used by mariners to point out the course of ashipatsea. It consists of a magnetized steel bar called the “ needle,” attached to the under side of a card, upon which are drawn the points of the compass, and supported by a fine pin, upon which it turns freely in a horizontal plane.