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Black Lion Inn
West out of Water Lane, Whitefriars, in Farringdon Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 279-Locki...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Lion Yard
See Black Lyon Yard, Stoney Lane, Houndsditch.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Lion
·noun A sign and a constellation; Leo.
II. Lion ·noun An object of interest and curiosity, especial...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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lion
To tip the lion; to squeeze the nose of the party tipped, flat to his face with the thumb. To shew t...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Lion
"The most powerful, daring and impressive of all carnivorous animals, the most magnificent in aspect...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Blue Lion Court
East out of Aldersgate Street at No. 24, in Aldersgate Ward Without (P.O. Directory).
First mention...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Golden Lion Court
East out of Aldersgate Street, north of Falcon Street, in Aldersgate Ward Within (O.S. 1880).
First...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lion Court
1) On the west of Pye Comer (Hatton, 1708).
Not named in the maps.
2) East out of Shoe Lane at No....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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White Lion Court
1) South out of Great Tower Street, east of Beer Lane (P.O. Directory). In Tower Ward.
Earliest men...
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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Black Horse Court
1) West out of Aldersgate Street in Aldersgate Ward Without, south of Long Lane (Rocque, 1746-Boyle,...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Raven Court
1) East out of Golden Lane. In Cripplegate Ward Without.
See Britannia Court.
2) East out of Seeth...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Swan Court
1) South out of Cannon Street, west of Lawrence Poultney Lane. In Candlewick Ward (P.C. 1732-Boyle, ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cock and Lion Court
On the south side of Cornhill at No. 41, east of Birchin Lane (Lockie, 1816).
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lion Court, Minories
East out of Minories, west of Morley's Court (P.C. 1732-O.S. 25 in. 1880). In Portsoken Ward.
On th...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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White Lion Court, Cornhill
North out of Coruhill at No.64 (P.O. Directory). In Cornhill Ward.
First mention: W. Stow, 1722.
F...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ant-lion
·noun A neuropterous insect, the larva of which makes in the sand a pitfall to capture ants, ·etc. T...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Aphis lion
·- The larva of the lacewinged flies (Chrysopa), which feeds voraciously upon aphids. The name is al...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Lion-heart
·noun A very brave person.
...
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Lion-hearted
·adj Very brave; brave and magnanimous.
...
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Sea lion
·- Any one of several large species of seals of the family Otariidae native of the Pacific Ocean, es...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Golden Lion
The signe of the Golding Lyon, which is some twelve houses short of Ave Mary lane (S. 314). In Pater...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Lion Key
See Lyon Key.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Red Lion
A tenement and 2 acres of land in Holburne formerly called "le Kage," afterwayds " le Kynges Hede," ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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essex lion
A calf; Essex being famous for calves, and chiefly supplying the London markets.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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marsupial lion
See pouched-lion
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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pouched-lion
or Marsupial Lion
n.
a large extinct Phalanger (q.v.), Thylacoleocarnifex, Owen. The popular name ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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sea-lion
A large seal of the genus Otaria, distinguished from the sea-bear, to which it otherwise has a great...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Black and White Court
South out of Fleet Lane to Belle Savage Inn and the Old Bailey (Leake, 1666-Elmes, 1831).
Strype de...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Horse Court, Minories
West out of the Minories about the middle. In Portsoken Ward (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
In Stryp...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Spread Eagle Court
1) In Finch Lane, Cornhill (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
2) East out of Bread St...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Black Horse Court
West out of Aldersgate Street, in Aldersgate Ward (P.C 1732-Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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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White Lion Court, Birchin Lane
See Bengal Court.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Lion Yard, St. Thomas Apostle
Near St. Thomas Apostle in 1634 (L. and P. Chas. I. 1634-5, p. 283).
Named after the Black Lyon Inn...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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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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...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Black book
·- Any book which treats of necromancy.
II. Black book ·- A book of admiralty law, of the highest a...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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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...
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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.
...
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.
...
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.
...
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.
...
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.
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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black-swan
See swan, black.
...
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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.
...
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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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Red Lion Alley
See Red Lion Court, Minories.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lion Buildings
On the south side of Cock Lane at No.6 (P.O. Directory), extending to the back of St. Sepulchre's Ch...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lion Passage
1) South out of Cloth Fair at No.22 (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without.
First mention: Bo...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lion Street
See Red Lion Passage1, Cloth Fair.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lion Wharf
Between Bell Wharf east and Three Cranes Wharf west. In Vintry Ward (P.O. Directory).
First mention...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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White Lion Square
North out of Old Bethlem at No.16 (Lockie, 1816-Elmes, 1831).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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White Lion Wharf
South out of Upper Thames Street at No.17, west of Paul's Wharf. In Castle Baynard Ward (P.O. Direct...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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king's wood lion
An Ass. Kingswood is famous for the great number of asses kept by the colliers who inhabit that plac...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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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...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Swan Court, St. Paul's Churchyard
See Black Swan Alley.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black-a-vised
·adj Dark-visaged; swart.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Black-eyed Susan
·add. ·- The bladder ketmie.
II. Black-eyed Susan ·add. ·- The coneflower, or yellow daisy (Rudbeck...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Black Boy Alley
1) North out of Chick Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (P.C. 1732-Elmes, 1831).
Not named in the ma...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Bull, Leadenhall
Messuage called "le Blacke Bull," lying near Leadenhall in parish of St. Peter Cornehill, 31 Eliz. (...
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 Horse Inn
1) On the west side of Water Lane, Whitefriars, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Horse Stables
West out of Minories, at its southern end (Rocque, 1746). In Portsoken Ward.
Site has been rebuilt....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Horse Yard
1) East out of Little Britain at No.30, four doors north of Cox's Court (Strype, ed. 1755-Lockie, 18...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Lyon Inn
On the south side of Great St. Thomas Apostle, in Vintry Ward (O, and M. 1677-Strype, 1755).
The si...
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 Raven Passage
West out of Fetter Lane with a passage west to Cursitors Alley (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799). "Raven Co...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Black Spread Eagle
Or Stationers House against St. Dunstan's Church, in Fleet Street, 1653 (H. MSS. Com. 7th Rep. 459)....
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 Swan Inn
1) On the south side of Holborn, west of Fetter Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Str...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Swan Yard
See Capel Court.
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black and white
In writing. I have it in black and white; I have written evidence.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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black a-se
A copper or kettle. The pot calls the kettle black a-se. Cant.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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black spice racket
To rob chimney sweepers of their soot, bag and soot.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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black rock-cod
n.
an Australian fish, chieflyof New South Wales, Serranus daemeli, Gunth.; adifferent fish from th...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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black and blue
The color of a bruise; a familiar expression for a bruise, here and in England.
Mistress Ford, good...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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black and white
To put a thing into black and white, is, to commit it to writing. In use in Scotland.--Jamieson.
I ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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admiralty black-book
See black-book of the admiralty.
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black-bird catching
The slave-trade.
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black south-easter
The well-known violent wind at the Cape of Good Hope, in which the vapoury clouds called the Devil's...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Cullum Court, Cullums Court
West out of Rood Lane. In Langbourn Ward (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1755).
The site is now occupied by...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Gold Lion, Lombard Street
House of F. Barnham called the "Gould Lion" in Lumbart Street, mentioned in his Will, 1624. Behind t...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Red Lion, Watling Street
See Red Lion Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Lion, East Smithfield
Brewhouse so called, which belonged to St. Mary Graces, near the brewhouse called " Le three Kyngs,"...
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Base-court
·noun An inferior court of law, not of record.
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Court tennis
·- ·see under <<Tennis>>.
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Court-baron
·noun An inferior court of civil jurisdiction, attached to a manor, and held by the steward; a baron...
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Court-craft
·noun The artifices, intrigues, and plottings, at courts.
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Court-cupboard
·noun A movable sideboard or buffet, on which plate and other articles of luxury were displayed on s...
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Court-leet
·noun A court of record held once a year, in a particular hundred, lordship, or manor, before the st...
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Court-martial
·vt To subject to trial by a court-martial.
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Court-martialed
·Impf & ·p.p. of Court-martial.
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Court-martialing
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Court-martial.
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Court-plaster
·noun Sticking plaster made by coating taffeta or silk on one side with some adhesive substance, com...
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Amen Court
West and north from Amen Corner and west out of Warwick Lane at No.12. In Farringdon Ward Within (P....
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Angel Court
1) East out of Milton Street in Cripplegate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746 to O.S. 1880).
At No.68 in L...
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Annabaptist Court
See Baptist's Head Court, Whitecross Street.
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Apollo Court
North out of Fleet Street, west of Chancery Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without, part of Bell Yard (Roc...
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Arnold's Court
South out of Barbican, in Aldersgate Ward Without (Strype, 172O-Boyle, 1799).
Site now occupied by ...
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Artichoak Court
West out of White Cross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Elmes, 1831).
See Articho...
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Artichoke Court
South out of Cannon Street at No. 32, east of Green Lettuce Lane. In Candlewick Ward (O. and M. 1677...
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Ashantree Court
See Ashentree Court [Ashentbee?] Court, Temple Street.
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Ashentbee [Ashentree?] Court
North out of Temple Street, Whitefriars, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. M. 1677-Elmes, 1831).
Now c...
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Ashentree Court
North out of George Yard and Magpie Alley, within the precinct of Whitefriars (O.S. 1880).
See Ashe...
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Ashman's Court
West out of Temple Street to the Temple. In Farringdon Ward Without (Elmes, 1831).
Not further iden...
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Ashurst's Court
North out of Distaff Lane, west of Cordwainers' Hall, in Bread Street Ward (O. and M. 1677).
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Austin's Court
East out of St. Mary Hill, north of Cross Lane (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 173). In Billingsgate Ward....
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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...
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Bakehouse Court
See Paul's Bakehouse Court.
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Balam's Court
Out of Angel Alley in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Strype 1720).
The site is now occupied by the lines...
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