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(historical) Of a {{w|Royal Navy}} ship of the line in the {{w|Napoleonic Era}}: having at least 100 guns across three gun decks, a complement of 850{{ndash}}875, and weighing approximately 2,500 tons burthen.

(idiomatic) Superb, exceptional; of the best sort; very high quality.

(historical) A first-rate ship of the line.