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 Berth \Berth\ (b[~e]rth), n. [From the root of bear to produce,
   like birth nativity. See {Birth}.] [Also written {birth}.]
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   1. (Naut.)
      (a) Convenient sea room.
      (b) A room in which a number of the officers or ship's
          company mess and reside.
      (c) The place where a ship lies when she is at anchor, or
          at a wharf.
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   2. An allotted place; an appointment; situation or
      employment. "He has a good berth." --Totten.
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   3. A place in a ship to sleep in; a long box or shelf on the
      side of a cabin or stateroom, or of a railway car, for
      sleeping in.
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   {Berth deck}, the deck next below the lower gun deck. --Ham.
      Nav. Encyc.

   {To give} (the land or any object) {a wide berth}, to keep at
      a distance from it.
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