A first-rate ship of the line.
Of a Royal Navy ship of the line in the Napoleonic Era: having at least 100 guns across three gun decks, a complement of 850–875, and weighing approximately 2,500 tons burthen.
Superb, exceptional; of the best sort; very high quality.
A smaller boat used for transportation between a large ship and the shore.
Any offer or proposal made for acceptance.
A formal offer to buy or sell something.
A railroad car towed behind a steam engine to carry fuel and water.
A naval ship that functions as a mobile base for other ships.
A means of payment such as a check or cheque, cash or credit card.
Anything which is offered, proffered, put forth or bid with the expectation of a response, answer, or reply.
The inner flight muscle (pectoralis minor) of poultry.
to offer a payment, as at sales or auctions.
To offer, to give.
To work on a tender.
tenderly
Easily bruised or injured; not firm or hard; delicate.
Heeling over too easily when under sail; said of a vessel.
Sensible to impression and pain; easily pained.
Soft and easily chewed.
Apt to give pain; causing grief or pain; delicate.
Physically weak; not able to endure hardship.
Sensitive or painful to the touch.
Fond, loving, gentle, or sweet.
Adapted to excite feeling or sympathy; expressive of the softer passions; pathetic.
Young and inexperienced.