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By and large

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Adverb
  1. 1
    Mostly; generally; all things considered. focus, idiomatic, not-comparable

    "It was, by and large, an unexceptional presentation."

  2. 2
    In one way or another. idiomatic, not-comparable, obsolete

    "Miss Betsey, a charming frigate, that will do honour to our country, if you take her by and large."

  3. 3
    Sailing alternately into the wind and in the same direction as the wind. not-comparable

    "[…] For to make a Ship to drawe or goe but little into the water, and to hold a good winde, and to ſaile well both by and large, were very neceſſarie, and eſpecially in theſe our ſhallowe Seas, […]"

Adverb
  1. 1
    usually; as a rule wordnet

Etymology

From sailing: a ship may (or may not) sail well both close by the wind, and large, downwind, with sheets extended.

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