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Black Boy Alley, Black Boy Court, Minories
See Golden Fleece Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Boy
·noun A male child, from birth to the age of puberty; a lad; hence, a son.
II. Boy ·vt To act as a ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Black Boy Alley, Seething Lane
See Black Dog Alley.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Naked Boy Alley
South out of Upper Thames Street, behind No.53, opposite Bread Street Hill (Lockie, 1810 and 1816).
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Black Boy, Watling Street
See Bear and Ragged Staff.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Boy and Camel
On the south side of Leadenhall Street, at No.8 (Lockie, 1810 and 1816).
Coach office for Essex.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Dog Alley
1) In East Smithfield (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
2) East out of Seething Lane...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Horse Alley
1) East out of Golden Lane. In Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677).
Site now occupied by offi...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Raven Alley
1) West out of Coleman Street, near London Wall. In Coleman Street Ward (Hatton, 1708-Strype, 1755)....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Swan Alley
1) South out of London Wall at No. 43, in Coleman Street Ward, near the eastern boundary of the ward...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black
·noun A black pigment or dye.
II. Black ·noun A stain; a spot; a smooch.
III. Black ·noun A black ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Black
Properly the absence of all colour. In Prov. 7:9 the Hebrew word means, as in the margin of the Revi...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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black
To look black at one, to look at one with anger or deep resentment depicted on the countenance.
...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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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...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Boy scout
·add. ·- Orig., a member of the "Boy Scouts," an organization of boys founded in 1908, by Sir R. S. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sea boy
·- A boy employed on shipboard.
...
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Boy Court
North out of Ludgate Hill at No. 60 (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Without.
First mention: Elmes, ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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bingo boy
A dram drinker. Cant.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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damme boy
A roaring, mad, blustering fellow, a scourer of the streets, or kicker up of a breeze.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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ding boy
A rogue, a hector, a bully, or sharper. CANT.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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loblolley boy
A nick name for the surgeon's servant on board a man of war, sometimes for the surgeon himself: from...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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nocky boy
A dull simple fellow.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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roaring boy
A noisy, riotous fellow.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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tall boy
A bottle, or two-quart pot.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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gal-boy
In New England, a romping girl; called also a tom-boy.
...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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billy boy or boat
A Humber or east-coast boat, of river-barge build, and a trysail; a bluff-bowed north-country trader...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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cabin-boy
A boy whose duty is to attend and serve the officers and passengers in the cabin.
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loblolly-boy
A man who attended the surgeon and his assistants, to summon the sick, and attend on them. A man is ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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oakum-boy
The caulker's apprentice, who attends to bring oakum, pitch, &c.
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ship-boy
Boys apprenticed to learn their sea-duties, but generally appointed as servants.
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Black and White Alley
East out of Tower Hill, near Woodruff Lane (Hatton, 1708-Boyle, 1799). Within the Tower precincts.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Horse Alley, Barbican
South out of Barbican, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799).
The site seems now t...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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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Black art
·- The art practiced by conjurers and witches; necromancy; conjuration; magic.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Black bass
·- The sea bass. ·see <<Blackfish>>, 3.
II. Black bass ·- An edible, fresh-water fish of the United...
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Black book
·- Any book which treats of necromancy.
II. Black book ·- A book of admiralty law, of the highest a...
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Black death
·- A pestilence which ravaged Europe and Asia in the fourteenth century.
...
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Black Flags
·add. ·- An organization composed originally of Chinese rebels that had been driven into Tonkin by t...
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Black friar
·- A friar of the Dominican order;
— called also predicant and preaching friar; in France, Jacobin....
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Black Friday
·add. ·- Any Friday on which a public disaster has occurred, as: In England, December 6, 1745, when ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Black Hamburg
·add. ·- A sweet and juicy variety of European grape, of a dark purplish black color, much grown und...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Black Hand
·add. ·- A lawless or blackmailing secret society, ·esp. among Italians.
II. Black Hand ·add. ·- A ...
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Black hole
·- A dungeon or dark cell in a prison; a military lock-up or guardroom;
— now commonly with allusio...
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Black lead
·- Plumbago; graphite. It leaves a blackish mark somewhat like lead. ·see <<Graphite>>.
...
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Black letter
·- The old English or Gothic letter, in which the Early English manuscripts were written, and the fi...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Black Monday
·- The first Monday after the holidays;
— so called by English schoolboys.
II. Black Monday ·- Eas...
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Black monk
·- A Benedictine monk.
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Black pudding
·- A kind of sausage made of blood, suet, ·etc., thickened with meal.
...
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Black Rod
·- An usher in the legislature of British colonies.
II. Black Rod ·- the usher to the Chapter of th...
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Black salts
·- Crude potash.
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Black snake
·noun ·Alt. of <<Blacksnake>>.
...
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Black Spanish
·add. ·- One of an old and well-known Mediterranean breed of domestic fowls with glossy black plumag...
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Black vomit
·- A copious vomiting of dark-colored matter; or the substance so discharged;
— one of the most fat...
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Black wash
·noun ·Alt. of <<Blackwash>>.
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Black-browed
·adj Having black eyebrows. Hence: Gloomy; dismal; threatening; forbidding.
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Black-eyed
·adj Having black eyes.
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Black-faced
·adj Having a black, dark, or gloomy face or aspect.
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Black-hearted
·adj Having a wicked, malignant disposition; morally bad.
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Black-jack
·noun The ensign of a pirate.
II. Black-jack ·noun The Quercus nigra, or barren oak.
III. Black-ja...
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Black-letter
·adj Written or printed in black letter; as, a black-letter manuscript or book.
II. Black-letter ·a...
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Black-mouthed
·adj Using foul or scurrilous language; slanderous.
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Brunswick black
·- ·see Japan black.
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Coal-black
·adj As black as coal; jet black; very black.
...
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Frankfort black
·- A black pigment used in copperplate printing, prepared by burning vine twigs, the lees of wine, ·...
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Jet-black
·adj Black as jet; deep black.
...
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Magnase black
·- A black pigment which dries rapidly when mixed with oil, and is of intense body.
...
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Pitch-black
·adj Black as pitch or tar.
...
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Black, William
(1841-1898)
Novelist. After studying as a landscape painter, he took to journalism in Glasgow. In 1...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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The Black Bull
On the north side of Holborn, in Farringdon Ward Without, west of Hatton Garden.
See Bull Inn.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Friars
A house of Dominican Friars near Ludgate on the site known later as the precinct of Blackfriars.
Fo...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Black Lyon
A messuage in the street called Candelwicke Streete, in the parish of Blessed Mary Abchurch, 25 Eliz...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Posts
On the east side of Bell Alley or Back Alley, London Wall Street over against Swan Alley. In Broad S...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Raven
On the west side of Bishopsgate, No. 136. In Bishopsgate Ward Without. Contains an old-fashioned sta...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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black art
The art of picking a lock. Cant.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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black book
He is down in the black book, i.e. has a stain in his character. A black book is keep in most regime...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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black box
A lawyer. Cant.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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black eye
We gave the bottle a black eye, i.e. drank it almost up. He cannot say black is the white of my eye;...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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black fly
The greatest drawback on the farmer is the black fly, i.e. the parson who takes tithe of the harvest...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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black guard
A shabby, mean fellow; a term said to be derived from a number of dirty, tattered roguish boys, who ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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black jack
1) A nick name given to the Recorder by the Thieves.
2) A jug to drink out of, made of jacked leath...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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black joke
A popular tune to a song, having for the burden, "Her black joke and belly so white:" figuratively t...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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black indies
Newcastle upon Tyne, whose rich coal mines prove an Indies to the proprietors.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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black monday
The first Monday after the school-boys holidays, or breaking up, when they are to go to school, and ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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black psalm
To sing the black psalm; to cry: a saying used to children.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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black strap
Bene Carlo wine; also port. A task of labour imposed on soldiers at Gibraltar, as a punishment for s...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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black-birding
I.
n.
kidnapping natives of South Sea islands for service in Queensland plantations.
1871. `Narra...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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black-bream
n.
an Australian fish, Chrysophrys australis, Gunth., family Sparidae,or Sea-Breams; called in Tasm...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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black-cod
n.
a New Zealand fish, Nototheniaangustata.
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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black-fern
n.
The Tasmanian species so calledis Athyrium australe, Presl., N.O. Polypodeae.
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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black-fish
n.
The name is given, especially inSydney, to the sea-fishes Girella simplex, Richards (see Ludrick...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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black-line
See Black-War.
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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black-perch
n.
a river fish of New South Wales. Therapon niger, Castln., family Percidae.A different fish from ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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black-snake
See under snake.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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black-swan
See swan, black.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Black Thursday
the day of a Victorian conflagration,which occurred on Feb. 6, 1851. The thermometer was 112degrees ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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black-tracker
n.
an aboriginal employed intracking criminals.
1867. `Australia as it is,' pp. 88-9:
«The native...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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black-trevally
See trevally.
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Black-War
or Black-Line
a military operation planned in 1830 by Governor Arthur for the captureof the Tasmani...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Black Wednesday
n.
a political phrase for aday in Victoria (Jan. 9, 1878), when the Government withoutnotice dismis...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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hat, black
n.
slang for a new immigrant.
1887. R. M. Praed, `Longleat of Kooralbyn,' c. xxviii. p. 277:
«Lor...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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palm, black
n.
a Queensland timber-tree, Ptychosperma normanbyi, F. v. M., N.O. Palmeae.
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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plum, black
n. the fruit of the tree Cargillia australis, R. Br., N.O. Ebenaceae.
1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful N...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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swan, black
n.
an Australian bird – – Cycnusniger, Juvenal; Cygnus atratus, Gould; Chenopsisatrata, Wagl., some...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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black-book
A book was kept in the English monasteries, during the reign of Henry VIII., in which details of the...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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black-leg
The common term here and in England for a gambler.
...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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black-mail
Formerly, money paid to men allied with robbers to be protected by them from being robbed.--Cowell. ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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black wood
Hemlock, pine, spruce, and fir.
Maine.
...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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black-worm
the black-beetle. Cornish.
...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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black-birds
A slang term on the coast of Africa for a cargo of slaves.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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black-fish
A common name applied by sailors to many different species of cetaceans. The animal so called in the...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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black-fisher
A water-poacher: one who kills salmon in close-time.
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black-fishing
The illegally taking of salmon, under night, by means of torches and spears with barbed prongs.
...
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black-head
The pewitt-gull (Larus ridibundus).
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black-hole
A place of solitary confinement for soldiers, and tried in some large ships.
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black-indies
Newcastle, Sunderland, and Shields.
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black-jack
The ensign of a pirate. Also, a capacious tin can for beer, which was formerly made of waxed leather...
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black-list
A record of misdemeanours impolitically kept by some officers for their private use the very essence...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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black-lock
A trout thought to be peculiar to Lough Melvin, on the west of Ireland.
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black ships
The name by which the English builders designate those constructed of teak in India.
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black squall
This squall, although generally ascribed to the West Indies, as well as the white squall, may be pri...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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black-strake
The range of plank immediately above the wales in a ship's side; they are always covered with a mixt...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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black-strap
The dark country wines of the Mediterranean. Also, bad port, such as was served for the sick in form...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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black-tang
The sea-weed Fucus vesicolosus, or tangle.
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black whale
The name by which the right whale of the south seas (Balæna australis) is often known to whalemen.
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Black Bear Alley, Fleet Market
See Back Bear Alley
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Horse Alley, Aldersgate Street
See Black Horse Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Horse Yard, Harrow Alley
West out of Harrow Alley, Middlesex Street (O. and M. 1677-Rocque, 1746). In Portsoken Ward.
See Ro...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Raven Alley, Leadenhall Street
See Black Raven Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Swan Alley, Cannon Street
See Black Swan Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Swan Alley, Garlick Hill
See Kennet Wharf.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Naked Boy Court
North out of Ludgate Hill, in Farringdon Ward Without (Hatton, 1708-Horwood, 1799). Next the Seven S...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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broth of a boy
An excellent, though roystering fellow.
...
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Aldersgate Alley
In Bishopsgate Street. Mentioned in Middlesex Sessions Roll, 33 Chas. II. (Midd. Co. Rec. IV. 154). ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Alley Gate
See Shaft Alley.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Alms Alley
In Harrow Alley, Petticoat Lane. In Portsoken Ward (Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Back Alley
See Little Bell Alley, Copthall Buildings.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Badgers Alley
Houses in Badgers Alley mentioned in list of charities belonging to St. Antholin's parish (Strype, e...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Baptist's Alley
West out of St. Martin's le Grand, in Aldersgate Ward Within (O. and M. 1677).
See John's Court.
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Barking Alley
East out of Byward Street to Trinity Square, north of All Hallows Barking Church (Bacon's map, 1912)...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Barrow's Alley
Out of Silver Street, Mugwell Street (W. Stow, 1722). In Cripplegate Ward Within.
Not named in the ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bassisshaw Alley
See Church Alley.
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Bear Alley
Out of Addle Hill (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Beehive Alley
South out of Snow Hill to Turnagain Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799), n...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bell Alley
1) West out of Grub Street (Milton Street) in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677, and Hatton, ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bell's Alley
In St. Katherine's Lane, East Smithfield (P.C. 1732-Strype, 1755).
See Bell Court.
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Benson's Alley
In the parish of St. Martin within Ludgate, in the Ward of Farringdon Within, 1626 (L.C.C. Deeds, Ha...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bere Alley
See Furnival Street.
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Berwick Alley
In East Smithfield (W. Stow, 1722). Not further identified.
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Bill Alley
See Billet Court.
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Billiter Alley
See Lime Street Alley.
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Birdes Alley
The gate of the alley was against St. Stephen's Church, 1528 (L. and P. H. VIII. IV. Pt. 2, p. 1788)...
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Black's Alley
In East Smithfield (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Blanck's Alley
See Pinner's Alley.
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Bland's Alley
Within the liberty of St. Martin's le Grand, in Aldersgate Ward, 1525 and 1542 (L. and P. H. VIII. I...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bull Alley
1) In Nicholas Lane, Lombard Street (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in maps.
2) East out of Bro...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bunting Alley
In Wood Street, in the parish of St. Alphage, in the Ward of Creplegate, 1617 (Ct. H.W. II. 741).
F...
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Butcher's Alley
In Little Moorfields (W. Stow, 1722).
Not named in the maps.
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Butler's Alley
1) South out of Ropemakers Street, with a passage west to Grub Street and east to Moor Lane, in Crip...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cannon Alley
North out of St. Paul's Churchyard, at No. 64, to Paternoster Row (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Wa...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Canon Alley
See Cannon Alley.
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Castle Alley
1) See Castle Court, Birchin Lane.
2) South out of Threadneedle Street to Cornhill, on the western ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cat Alley
North out of Long Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799). "Catt Alley" (Stryp...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Catherine Alley
Out of Bishopsgate Street (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Catt Alley
See Cat Alley.
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Change Alley
South out of Cornhill at Nos. 23 and 28 to Lombard Street, with a passage east to Birchin Lane (P.O....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Chapel Alley
On the boundary of Tower Ward, 1720 (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 37).
First mention: Candle to be ligh...
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Checker Alley
See Chequer Alley, Chequer Court, Bishopsgate.
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Chequer Alley
1) See Chequer Yard.
2) On the west side of Old Bailey at the upper end of Black and White Court. I...
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Chimney Alley
East out of Coleman Street in Coleman Street Ward, (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
Mentioned in Ct. H...
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Christopher Alley
1) West out of St. Martin le Grand to Bagnio Court, in Aldersgate Ward and Farringdon Ward Within (E...
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(St.) Christopher's Alley
On the north and east sides of the church of St. Christopher le Stocks in Broad Street Ward (Hatton,...
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Church Alley
1) See St. Dunstan's Alley.
2) West out of Basinghall Street at No. 70, leading to Three Nun Court ...
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Churchyard Alley
1) In Jewin Street.
Mentioned 1678 (H. MSS. Com. 11th Rep. II. 57).
No later mention.
2) East out...
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Fryingpan Alley
West out of Wood Street to St. Mary Staining Churchyard and Oat Lane, in Cripplegate Ward Within (Ha...
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Furriers' Alley
In Shoe Lane (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Garden Alley
See Two Swan Yard.
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George Alley
1) South out of Lombard Street. In Langbourn Ward (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 163).
Not further ident...
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Glasshouse Alley
North out of Tudor Street at No. 28, in Farringdon Ward Without (P.O. Directory).
First mention: O....
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Glean Alley
See Basinghall Avenue.
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Goat Alley
1) South out of Ludgate Hill, in Farringdon Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720-Boyle, 1799).
Former nam...
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Goldsmith's Alley
North out of Jewen Street to Nixon's Square, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799...
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Goose Alley
South out of Bow Churchyard to Twelve Bell Court. In Cordwainer Ward (Boyle, 1799).
First mention: ...
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Grasshopper Alley
North out of Fore Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
See Little Cock...
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Greenwich Alley
In Brickhill Lane, Thames Street (Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
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Greyhound Alley
1) East out of St. Mary Axe to Bury Street (O. and M. 1677-Elmes, 1831).
The name seems to have bee...
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Guildhall Alley
Out of Basinghall Street (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps
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Horsey Alley
In Coleman Street in parish of St. Stephen.
It seems to have been on the east side of Coleman Stree...
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Horshoe Alley
1) South out of Camomile Street. In Lime Street Ward (O. and M. 1677).
No later mention.
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Huggin Alley
See Huggin Court and Huggin Lane, Wood Street.
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Hussey's Alley
In Wood Street (Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
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Jelly Alley
In parish of St. Bartholomew near the Exchange (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 148).
Near Drapers' Hall i...
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