noun. A kind of harrow.

noun. A break or opening in anything; a breach; a rent.

noun. A flaw; a defect; an imperfection.

noun. A broken part; a piece.

To break.

noun. A long-established system of official inspection and assorting of produce and other goods at the Baltic seaports.

noun. Brackish water; salt water.

To inspect and assort (produce, etc.) at the Baltic ports by sworn selectors.

noun. An opening caused by the parting of any solid body; a crack or breach; a flaw.

noun. Salt or brackish water.

noun. Salt or brackish water.

"Excerpts or arti­cles behind sub­scrip­tion walls are in brack­ets (I’m not sure if all the Atlantic arti­cles I brack­eted are actu­ally behind sub­scrip­tion walls; but I fig­ured it was safer to assume, so try them even if you’re not a subscriber.)"

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flaw