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Great Dean's Court, St. Martin's Le Grand
See Dean's Court.
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Little Dean's Court, St. Martin's le Grand
See Dean's Court.
...
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(St.) Martin's le Grand Court
A weekly Court of record for the Liberty, for the trial of all personal actions (Dodsley, 1761).
A ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bell Alley, St. Martin's le Grand
See Bell Square.
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Cock Alley, St. Martin's le Grand
See Cock Court.
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Cok Alley, St. Martin's le Grand
See Cock Court.
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Bell Court, St. Martin's le Grand
See Bell Square.
...
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The Ball, St. Martin's le Grand
A house so called in the parish of St. Martyns le grande, 1573 (Loud. Deeds, 1500-1600, No.13, part ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Dean's Alley
In Coleman Street (W. Stow, 1722).
Not named in the maps.
...
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Dean's Court
1) East out of St. Martin le Grand, at No. 50, to George Street, in Alders-gate Ward (Lockie, 1816)....
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Angel Alley, St. Martin le Grand
See Angel Street.
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Martin's Court
1) North out of Chick Lane to St. Sepulchre's Churchyard, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677...
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(St.) Martin le Grand
A Collegiate Church of secular Canons in the Ward of Aldersgate founded by Ingelricus and his brothe...
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Back Alley
See Little Bell Alley, Copthall Buildings.
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Back Court
North out of Cloth Fair at No.21 and east, parallel to and between Long Lane and Cloth Fair (P.O. Di...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Grand
·superl Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence, relatively great; greatest; chief; princip...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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grand
Very good; excellent; pleasant. This is one of the words so much abused among us by its too frequent...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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grand
very ; grand-crass, very much out of temper ; grand rich, very rich. Kent.
...
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(St.) Martin le Grand, Street
North out of the west end of Cheapside to Aldersgate Street, in Aldersgate Ward (P.O. Directory).
E...
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Back Alley, Bear Alley
South out of Bear Alley and west to Fleet Market (Rocque, 1746-Dodsley, 1761). See Back Bear Alley.
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Back
·noun A ferryboat. ·see <<Bac>>, 1.
II. Back ·adv (Of time) In times past; ago.
III. Back ·noun Th...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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back
is often used for ago; as in the phrase, "a little while back," i. e. "a short time ago."
Behind th...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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back
♦ To back an anchor. To carry a small anchor ahead of the one by which the ship rides, to partake of...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Back Bear Alley
On the south side of Bear Alley, Fleet Market, in Farringdon (Lockie, 1810 and 1816).
Former names ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ebgate Back Alley
Mentioned in the registers of St. Laurence Pountney, 1628 (Wilson, p. 132).
Not further identified....
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Northumberland Back Alley
West out of Northumberland Alley. In Aldgate Ward (O.S. 1880).
...
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st
st, interj., hist! whist! hush! st, tale verbum cave faxis, Naev. ap. Charis. p. 214 P.: st, st, ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
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st
st interj, hist! whist! hush!. st, mane, T.: st, litteras tuas exspecto.
...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
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Back Alley, Three Foxes Court
Out of Three Foxes Court, Long Lane, West Smithfield (Strype, 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the m...
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Back Alley, Great Gardens, St. Katherine's
North out of the Great Gardens, St. Katherine's Lane, East Smithfield (Rocque, 1746-Lockie, 1816).
...
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Dean's Passage
Out of Huggen Lane (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
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(St.) Martin's Gate
At the upper end of Cheapside, 1580 (L. and P. Ed. VI. D. S. XII. p. 8).
No later mention.
...
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Martin's Lane
1) South out of Cannon Street, at No. 114, to Arthur Street West (P.O. Directory). In Candlewick War...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Martin's Seld
A chest in St. Martin's seld near Soperlane given by Will of Robert de Meldeburn, 14 Ed. I. (Ct. H.W...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Martin's Chambers
At No. 28 Martin's Lane, on the east side. In Candlewick Ward.
Occupies the site of St. Martin Orga...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Grand mercy
·- ·see <<Gramercy>>.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Grand-ducal
·adj Of or pertaining to a grand duke.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Grand, Sarah (Clarke)
Novelist. Singularly Deluded, Ideala, The Heavenly Twins (1893), Our Manifold Nature (1894), The Mod...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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grand division
A division of a battalion composed of two companies, or ordinary divisions, in line.
...
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The Back Alley, Cloth Fair
See Back Court.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Back Alley, Shoe Lane
East out of Shoe Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799).
Site now occupied by ...
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Acorn Alley, Court
See Acorn Street.
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Gingerbread Alley, Court
East out of Old Change, in Bread Street Ward, small and ordinary (Strype, ed. 1720-Boyle, 1799).
Si...
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Harp Court, Alley
South out of Knightrider Street west of Lambeth Hill, in Castle Baynard Ward (Boyle, 1799).
"Harp A...
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Helmet Alley, Court
South out of Fore Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799).
Called "Helmet Co...
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(St.) Matthew's Alley, Court
See Fountain Court.
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Paved Alley, Court
South from Newgate Market to Paternoster Row at No.30. In Farringdon Ward Within (P.C. 1732-Elmes, 1...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Potters' Alley, Court
See Porter's Court.
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Pump Court, Alley
Near Whitecross Street (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
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Sun Alley, Court
North-west out of Chick Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-L. Guide, 1758).
Site now ...
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Sutton's Alley, Court
East out of Bishopsgate Street, in Bishopsgate Ward Without, between Sweedland Court and Catherine W...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Swan Alley, Court
West out of Old Change to St. Paul's Churchyard (Strype, ed. 1720 and 1755).
Named after the Public...
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Well Court, Alley
East out of the Minories, at No.22 (O. and M. 1677-L,C.C. List, 1901).
Called "Well Alley" (O. and ...
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Ball Alley, St. Katherine's
Out of St. Katherine's Lane, East Smithfield (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Feathers Alley, St. Katherine's
See Horner's Alley.
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Harrow Alley, St. Katherine's
See Hazard's Rents.
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Horne's Alley, St. Katherine's
See Horner's Alley.
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Maidenhead Alley, St. Katherine's
See Maidenhead Court.
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Shovel Alley, St. Katherlne's
North out of Great Garden Street (P.C. 1732-Lockie, 1810).
Removed for the formation of the St. Kat...
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le-ach
hard work, which causes le-ache in the workmen's joints, frequently used by the northern miners. N.
...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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Ball Court, St. Katherine's
East out of St. Katherine's Lane, a few doors from No.50 Upper East Smithfield (Strype, ed. 1755-Loc...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Feathers Court, St. Katherine's
See Horner's Alley.
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Great St. Hellen's Court
Out of Bishopsgate Street Within, in Bishopsgate Ward Within (Strype, ed. 1755-L. Guide, 1758).
Not...
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Lays Court, St. Katherine's
See Lees Court.
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Leze Court, St. Katherine's
See Lees Court.
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Olive Court, St. Katherine's
See Oliver's Court.
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Old Dean's Lane
Identified with Warwick Lane (q.v.).
First mention: " Eldesdenes lane," 41 H. III. (MS. D. and C. S...
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Alley
·noun A choice taw or marble.
II. Alley ·noun A passageway between rows of pews in a church.
III. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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alley
(Lat. albus, white.) An ornamented marble, used by boys for shooting in the ring, &c.; also called i...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Back door
·- A door in the back part of a building; hence, an indirect way.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Back fire
·add. ·- A fire started ahead of a forest or prairie fire to burn only against the wind, so that whe...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Back stairs
·- Stairs in the back part of a house, as distinguished from the front stairs; hence, a private or i...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Back-fire
·add. ·vi To have or experience a back fire or back fires;
— said of an internal-combustion engine....
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Diamond-back
·noun The salt-marsh terrapin of the Atlantic coast (Malacoclemmys palustris).
...
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Hog's-back
·noun A <<Hogback>>.
...
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Warty-back
·add. ·noun An American fresh-water mussel (Quadrula pustulosa). Its shell is used in making buttons...
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Water back
·- ·see under 1st Back.
...
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Watteau back
·add. ·- The back of a woman's gown in which one or more very broad folds are carried from the neck ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Back Yard
1) Out of Pelican Court, Little Britain (Strype, 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
2) Out ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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back biter
One who slanders another behind his back, i.e. in his absence. His bosom friends are become his back...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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back up
His back is up, i.e. he is offended or angry; an expression or idea taken from a cat; that animal, w...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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back door
(usher, or gentleman of the)
A sodomite.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bloody back
A jeering appellation for a soldier, alluding to his scarlet coat.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bully back
A bully to a bawdy-house; one who is kept in pay, to oblige the frequenters of the house to submit t...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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crook back
Sixpence; for the reason of this name, see CRIPPLE.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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back-blocks
n.
1) The far interior ofAustralia, and away from settled country. Land in Australia isdivided on t...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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back-block
adj.
from the interior.
1891. Rolf Boldrewood, `Sydneyside Saxon,' vol. xii. p. 215:
«`What a nic...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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back-blocker
n.
a resident in the back-blocks.
1870. `The Argus,' March 22, p. 7, col. 2
«I am a bushman, a ba...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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back-slanging
verbal n.
In the back-blocks (q.v.) of Australia, where hotels are naturally scarce andinferior, th...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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fiddle-back
n.
name given inAustralia to the beetle, Schizorrhina australasiae.
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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mealy-back
n.
a local name for the locust (q.v.).
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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saddle-back
n.
a bird of the North Island ofNew Zealand, Creadion carunculatus, Cab. See also Jack-bird and Cre...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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to back out
To retreat from a difficulty, to refuse to fulfil a promise or engagement. A metaphor borrowed from ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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pick-back
On the back.--Johnson. We often use the word with children. To ride pick-back, is for a child to rid...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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u-back
U-BLOCK, &c. ; a christmas-block. See yu-batch. N.
...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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back-board
A board across the stern sheets of a boat to support the back of passengers; and also to form the bo...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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back-cutting
When the water-level is such that the excavation of a canal, or other channel, does not furnish eart...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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back-frame
A vertical wheel for turning the three whirlers of a small rope-machine.
...
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back-her
The order, in steam-navigation, directing the engineer to reverse the movement of the cranks and urg...
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back-rope
The rope-pendant, or small chain for staying the dolphin-striker. Also a piece long enough to reach ...
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back-staff
A name formerly given to a peculiar sea-quadrant, because the back of the observer was turned toward...
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back-strapped
As a ship carried round to the back of Gibraltar by a counter-current and eddies of wind, the strong...
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back-sweep
That which forms the hollow of the top-timber of a frame.
...
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back-water
The swell of the sea thrown back, or rebounded by its contact with any solid body. Also the loss of ...
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beaten back
Returning into port from stress of foul weather.
...
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heckle-back
A name of the fifteen-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus spinachia.
...
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razor-back
The fin-whale (Balænoptera), so called from its prominent dorsal fin. It usually attains the length ...
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strong-back
The same with Samson's post (which see). Also, an adaptation of a strong piece of wood over the wind...
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swart-back
The Larus marinus, or great black and white gull.
...
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thorn-back
A well-known fish of the ray kind, Raia clavata.
...
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walk back!
A method in cases where a purchase must not be lowered by a round turn, as "Walk back the capstan;" ...
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Adamnan, St.
(625?-704)
Historian, b. in Donegal, became Abbot of Iona in 679. Like other Irish churchmen he was...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Back Alley, Three Crane Lane
A passage to the Thames out of Three Crane Lane (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799). In Vintry Ward.
The all...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Back Alley, Yard, Little Moorfields
West out of Back Street, Little Moorfields, with passage south to Moor Lane (Strype, ed. 1720), and ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Back, Backside, of St. Thomas Apostles
See Little St. Thomas Apostles.
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Ball Alley, St. Paul's Churchyard
Out of St. Paul's Churchyard.
Named after the " Ball," a house with such a sign standing there 1594...
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Bell Alley, St. Katherine's Lane
See Bell Court.
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Church Alley, St. Mary Hill
See Church Passage.
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White Bear Alley, St. Katherine's
West out of Red Cross Street (Rocque, 1746).
Name probably derived from "White Bear Brewhouse" (Sur...
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Court
·noun The session of a judicial assembly.
II. Court ·noun Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecc...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Court
The enclosure of the tabernacle (Ex. 27:9-19; 40:8), of the temple (1 Kings 6:36), of a prison (Neh....
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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court
In New England this word is applied to a legislative body composed of a House of Representatives and...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Court
(Heb. chatser), an open enclosure surrounded by buildings, applied in the Authorized Version most co...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Grand Junction Street
South out of Temple Street to Grand Junction Wharf, within the precinct of Whitefriars, in Farringdo...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Grand Junction Wharf
At the southern end of Grand Junction Street and Water Lane, within the precinct of Whitefriars (Hor...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Chequer Alley, Chequer Court
On the west side of Bishopsgate Street. In Bishops-gate Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 108-B...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Compter Alley, Compter Court
See Chapel Place.
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Greenwood Court, Harrow Alley
See Wood Green Court.
...
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Harp Court, Alley, Yard
In Black Horse Alley, Fleet Street, at its northern end, in Farringdon Ward Without (P.C. 1732-Elmes...
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Maypole Alley or Court
North out of Upper East Smithfield at No. 22 (Lockie, 1810, to O.S. 25 in. 1894-6).
The name appear...
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Naked Boy Alley, Court
West out of Little Elbow Lane. In Vintry Ward (Rocque 1746-Boyle, 1799).
The site is now occupied b...
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Red Lyon Court, Alley
East out of Bishopsgate Street in Bishopsgate Ward Without, leading to Red Lyon Inn (O. and M. 1677)...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sugar Loaf Alley, Court
East out of Moor Lane, leading into Sugarloaf Court, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Str...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Tuns Alley, Court
South out of Newgate Street, with a passage to Newgate Market and east to Ivy Lane. In Farringdon Wa...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Tuns Court, Alley
In Threadneedle Street (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
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Wall's Alley, Wall's Court
See Wall Alley.
...
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Cock's Court, St. Mary Axe
East out of St. Mary Axe. In Aldgate Ward (Strype, ed 1720).
Near Fletchers' Hall.
Site now occupi...
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(St.) Dunstan's Court, St. Dunstan's Hill
See Coppin's Court.
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Hockin's Court, St. Michael's Lane
See Hawkin's Court.
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Hucker's Court, St. Nicholas Lane
See Hooker's Court.
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Kiffits' Court, St Michael's Lane
See Three Tun Court.
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New Court, St, Katherine's Square
See St. Katherine's New Court.
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St. John's Court, Somerset Street
See John's Court.
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Beth-le-Aphrah
(R.V. Micah 1:10), house of dust. The Authorized Version reads "in the house of Aphrah." This is pro...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Le Gallienne, Richard
(b. 1866)
Novelist and poet. Volumes in Folio (1888), The Religion of a Literary Man (1893), Quest ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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(St.) Christopher le Stocks
On the north side of Threadneedle Street, west of the Bank of England. In Bread Street Ward.
Shown ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Le Neve Inn
In parish of St. Benets, belonging formerly to John do Mountague, Earl of Salisbury, and later to Si...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary le Bow
On the north side of Cheapside at No. 56 at the north-west corner of Bow Lane (P.O. Directory). In C...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary le Quern
Bequest to the church of St. Mary le Quern, 28 Ed. III. (Ct. H.W. I. 685).
Would seem to be an erro...
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(St.) Michael le Querne
At the extreme western end of Cheapside, between Blow Bladder Street north and Paternoster Row south...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Peter le Poor
On the West side of Old Broad Street. In Broad Street Ward (O.S.).
Earliest mention found in record...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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beech-le-mar
(Fr. biche de mer.) A kind of slug taken on the coast of some of the South sea islands, where it is ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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ouster le mer
The legal term for excuse, when a man did not appear in court on summons, for that he was then beyon...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Church Hill Alley, St. Andrew's Hill
See Church Hill.
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Eagle and Child Alley, St. Katherine's
See Bleek's [Black's Rents?] Rents.
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Three Tun Alley, Bishopsgate St. Without
See Farrar's Rents.
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Brodegate, St. Margaret, Fish St. Hill
Shops in "Breggesteete," parish of St. Magnus and near "le Brodegate," 1340 (Ct. H.W. I. 439).
In 1...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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back gammon player
A sodomite.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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back and forth
Backwards and forwards, applied to a person in walking, as, "He was walking back and forth." A commo...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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back-o'-beyond
Said of an unknown distance.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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back off all
The order when the harpooner has thrown his harpoon into the whale. Also, to back off a sudden dange...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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canvas-back duck
An American wild duck (Fuligula valisneria), which takes this name from the colour of the back feath...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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fall back, to
To recede from any position previously occupied.
...
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put back, to
To return to port generally the last left.
...
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Black Swan Court, St. Paul's Churchyard
See Black Swan Alley.
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Canterbury Court, St. Andrew's Hill, Blackfriars
See Green Dragon Court.
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Red Lion Court, St. Katherine 's
West out of St. Katherine's Lane, north of Flemings Church Yard (P.C. 1732-Lockie, 1810).
Removed f...
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Baker's Court, Half Moon Alley
North out of Half Moon Alley, Little Moorfields (Dodsley, 1761-Lockie, 1816). In Cripplegate Ward Wi...
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Bird and Hand Alley, Court
In Cheapside (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
"Bird in Hand Alley" in Boyle.
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Bird in Hand Alley, Court
South out of Cheapside at No.76 (P.O. Directory). West of Bucklersbury, in Cheap Ward.
First mentio...
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Blackhorse Alley, Court, Fleet Street
North out of Fleet Street with a passage east to Fleet Market and Ditch (O.S. 1848-51).
First menti...
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Brown Bear Alley or Court
North out of Upper East Smithfield, at No. 1, in the parish of St. Botolph, Aldgate (L.C.C. List, 19...
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Clock and Wheatsheaf Alley, Court
South-west out of Houndsditch. In Portsoken Ward (Boyle, 1799).
Former names : "Clockers Alley" (O....
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Flower de Luce Alley, Court
West out of Grub Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
In Strype, "Flow...
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Flower de Luce Court, Alley
Out of St. Michael's Lane (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Half Moon Alley, Court, Bishopsgate
See Flying Horse Yard.
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(St.) Paul's Alley, Court, Fenchurch Street
See Paulshead Court.
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Ram Alley, Court, Fleet Street
See Hare Place.
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Sugar Loaf (Sugarloaf) Court, Angel Alley
South out of Angel Alley, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Elmes, 1831).
First mention: "S...
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Sugar Loaf Court, Lamb Alley
West out of Lamb Mley, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Strype, ed 1720, I. ii. 108-Lond. Guide, 1758).
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St. John, H.
see Bolingbroke, Henry.
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Great St. Helens
East out of Bishopsgate, at No. 38, to Crosby Square and St. Mary Axe (P.O. Directory). In Bishopsga...
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Jewry, St. Katherine's
Within the Tower Liberty, near the Flemings' Churchyard and Hangman's Gains was a place called "Juda...
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Little St. Bartholomew
House there mentioned 1613. The site is not indicated. Probably near St. Bartholomew's Hospital (H. ...
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Little St. Helen's
A large court on the east side of Bishopsgate Street leading to Leathersellers' Hall, etc. (S. ed. 1...
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st. giles's breed
Fat, ragged, and saucy; Newton and Dyot streets, the grand head-quarters-of most of the thieves and ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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riding st. george
The woman uppermost in the amorous congress, that is, the dragon upon St. George. This is said to be...
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St. Jam's-mas
St. James's-day.
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St. Jeffery's-day
never. York.
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elmo's fire, st.
See compasant.
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Anchor Alley
South out of Upper Thames Street at No. 68 to Three Cranes, on the west side of Vintners' Hall (P.O....
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Angel Alley
1) West out of Bishopsgate in Bishopsgate Ward Without between Nos. 137 and 138 (O. and M. 1677-to O...
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(St.) Ann's Alley
North out of St. Ann's Lane and east to Noble Street, in Aldersgate Ward Within, between St. Ann's C...
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Archer's Alley
East out of Peter Street. In Bishopsgate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799). The site is now oc...
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Badgers Alley
Houses in Badgers Alley mentioned in list of charities belonging to St. Antholin's parish (Strype, e...
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Baker's Alley
1) Out of Monkwell Street (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
2) South out of H...
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