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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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Raven Court, Passage
West out of Fetter Lane at No.101, in Farringdon Ward Without (Boyle, 1799-Elmes, 1831).
Greystoke ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Raven Passage, Seething Lane
See Black Raven Court.
...
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 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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Raven
·noun Rapine; rapacity.
II. Raven ·vt To obtain or seize by violence.
III. Raven ·vt To devour wit...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Raven
Heb. orebh, from a root meaning "to be black" (comp. Cant. 5:11); first mentioned as "sent forth" by...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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raven
n.
English bird-name. The Australianspecies is Corvus coronoides, Vig. and Hors.
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Raven
(black). The Hebrew oreb is applied to the several species of the crow family, a number of which are...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Passage
·vi Reception; currency.
II. Passage ·vi A movement or an evacuation of the bowels.
III. Passage ·...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Passage
Denotes in Josh. 22:11, as is generally understood, the place where the children of Israel passed ov...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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passage
A camp game with three dice: doublets, making up ten or more, to pass or win; any other chances lose...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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passage
Enactment; the act of carrying through oll the regular forms necessary to give validity; as the pass...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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passage
A voyage is generally supposed to comprise the outward and homeward passages. Also, a west-country t...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Passage
Used in the plural, (Jeremiah 22:20) probably to denote the mountain region of Abarim on the east si...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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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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Sea raven
·- The <<Cormorant>>.
II. Sea raven ·- An American cottoid fish (Hemitripterus Americanus) allied t...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Raven Alley
On the east side of Cow Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (End. Ch. Rep. St. Sepulchre's, 1902, p.8)....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Raven Alley, Leadenhall Street
See Black Raven Court.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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By-passage
·noun A passage different from the usual one; a byway.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Angel Passage
,-South out of Upper Thames Street at No.95, adjoining Dyers' Hall and leading to Dyers' Hall Wharf ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Barleymow Passage
South out of Long Lane to Cloth Fair at No.45 (P.O. Directory).
First mention: Horwood, 1799.
Form...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bartlett's Passage
West out of Bartlett's Buildings at No.9 to Fetter Lane (P.O. Directory).
First mention: Rocque, 17...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Beehive Passage
At 13 Lime Street, opposite Cullum Street, at Leadenhall Market (Lockie, 1816).
Not named in the ma...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Borer's Passage
A passage at the north-west end of Cutler Street, north of the Clothes Market (P.O. Directory). In P...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bride's Passage
West out of Bride Lane to St. Bride1s Avenue (P.O. Directory) and west from St. Bride1s Church to Sa...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bridgewater Passage
Out of Bridgewater Square (Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Church Passage
1) North out of Gresham Street at No. 79, at the west end of St. Lawrence Church, and extending to t...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Coxe's Passage
West out of Aldersgate Street, a little south of Long Lane (Strype, 1720 and 1755).
The site is now...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Dean's Passage
Out of Huggen Lane (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Dermer's Passage
Seems to have been another name for Bartlett's Passage, Fetter Lane (Lockie, 1810).
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Dryden Passage
Out of Fetter Lane (L.C.C. List, 1912).
Named in 1881.
The site seems to have been rebuilt.
Dryde...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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East Passage
West out of Cloth Street to Cloth Fair and New Court, with a passage north into Long Lane. In Farrin...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Fishmongers' Passage
See Fishmonger Alley.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Hercules' Passage
North-west out of Threadneedle Street at No. 54, and Old Broad Street (P.O. Directory). In Broad Str...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Heydon Passage
Out of Haydon Square (Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Horsshoe Passage
North-east out of Blow Bladder Street (Newgate Street), in Farringdon Ward Within ; leading to Round...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Hospital Passage
Leading from Christ's Hospital into Butcherhall Lane (Dodsley, 1761).
Not identified in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) John's passage
South out of Cloak Lane, near Dowgate Hill (Lockie, 1816).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Mansell Passage
West out of Mansell Street to Haydon Square. In parishes of St. Mary Whitechapel and St. Botolph Ald...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Market Passage
1) In Paternoster Row, Cheapside, leading into Newgate Market (Strype, ed. 1755-Poyle, 1799).
Not n...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Middlesex Passage
From No. 61 to No. 49 Bartholomew Close (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without.
First mention...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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New Passage
1) At the north-east corner of Newgate Market, running north and east to Ivy Lane (Rocque, 1746).
S...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Nicholas Passage
West out of Nicholas Lane, at No.5, to 31 Abchurch Lane (P.O. Directory). In Langhourn and Candlewic...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Paved Passage
See Paternoster Avenue.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Postboy Passage
South out of Black Fryers to Shoemakers Row (Rocque, 1746- Boyle, 1799).
Seems to be called " Poste...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Postern Passage
In Shoemaker Row (Dodsley, 1761).
See Postboy Passage.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Prudent Passage
West out of Ironmonger Lane, between Nos. 27 and 28, to King Street. In Cheap Ward (P.O. Directory)....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sun Passage
In Milk Street.
Or Mitre Court Passage (P.C. 1732).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sweating's Passage
At the northern end of Moor Lane, running east and west, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-B...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Turpin's Passage
On the north side of Cloth Fair to Long Lane (L.C.C. List, 1901).
Called "Passage leading to Long L...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Whalebone Passage
North out of Tokenhouse Yard, a narrow footway (L.C.C. List, 1912).
Leading into Whalebone Court, M...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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passage bank
The top tilter of that gang throughout the whole army, who demands and receives contribution from al...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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windward passage
One who uses or navigates the windward passage; a sodomite.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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limber-passage
The line of limber-holes throughout the whole length of the floor, on each side of the keelson, for ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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passage-boat
A small vessel employed in carrying persons or luggage from one port to another. Also, a ferry-boat....
The Sailor's Word-Book
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passage-broker
One who is licensed to act in the procuring of passages by ships from one port to another.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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passage-money
The allowance made for carrying official personages in a royal ship. Also, the charge made for the c...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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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.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Black Flags
·add. ·- An organization composed originally of Chinese rebels that had been driven into Tonkin by t...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Black friar
·- A friar of the Dominican order;
— called also predicant and preaching friar; in France, Jacobin....
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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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...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Black lead
·- Plumbago; graphite. It leaves a blackish mark somewhat like lead. ·see <<Graphite>>.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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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...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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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...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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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...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Black vomit
·- A copious vomiting of dark-colored matter; or the substance so discharged;
— one of the most fat...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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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, ·...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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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 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.
...
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.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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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...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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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.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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black whale
The name by which the right whale of the south seas (Balæna australis) is often known to whalemen.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Aggate, Aggat's passage
See Borer's Passage.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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All Hallows Passage
West out of Gracechurch Street at No. 18 on the north side of All Hallows Church, Lombard Street. In...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Austin Friars Passage
North out of Austin Friars at No.12 (P.O. Directory) to Great Winchester Street. In Broad Street War...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bull's Head Passage
1) East out of Gracechurch Street at No. 81 (P.O. Directory). In Bishopsgate Ward Within. Leading in...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Christ Church Passage
North out of Newgate Street, on the west side of the Church (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Wit...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Church Passage, Minories
See Church Street, Minories.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Clifford's Inn Passage
North out of Fleet Street at No. 187 on the west side of St. Dunstan's Church (P.O. Directory). In F...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Crosby Square Passage
Leading into Crosby Square (q.v.) (Hatton, 1708-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Duke's Head Passage
East out of Paternoster Square, at No. 23, to Ivy Lane (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Within.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Half Moon Passage
1) West out of Aldersgate Street, at No. 157, to Bartholomew close, eastern end in Aldersgate Ward, ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Horse-shoe Passage
In Foster Lane (Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Jacob's Well Passage
South out of Barbican, at No. 20, to Paul's Alley, crossing the Metropolitan Railway lines (P.O. Dir...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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King Street Passage
Out of Little Tower Hill (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Lime Street Passage
North-west out of Lime Street at No. 21A. (P.O. Directory). In Langbourn Ward.
First mention: Locki...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Mitre Court Passage
In Honey Lane. Also called Sun Passage (P.C. 1732).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Oxford Arms Passage
West out of Warwick Lane, in Farringdon Ward Within (O. and M. 1677-O.S. 1880).
So called as being ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Queen's Head Passage
South out of Newgate Street, at No. 41, to Paternoster Row. In Farringdon Ward Within (P.O. Director...
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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School House Passage
North out of Upper Thames Street at No. 184, west of Queen Street (Lockie, 1810 and 1816).
Not name...
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Ship Tavern Passage
North~west out of Lime Street, at No.21, to 76 Gracechurch Street (P.O. Directory). In Bishopsgate W...
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Six Bell Passage
In Foster Lane (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Skinner Street Passage
Leading to Skinner Street, Bishopsgate (Dodsley, 1761). Not named in the maps.
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South Sea Passage
South out of Broad Street, on the west side of the Old South Sea House. In Broad Street Ward (Rocque...
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Sun Street Passage
South out of Pindar Street to Broad Street Buildings, in Bishops-gate Ward Without (P.O. Directory)....
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Thavie's Inn Passage
In Thavie's Inn (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Three Tuns Passage
West out of Ivy Lane, at No.15, to Paternoster Square (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Within.
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Tower Hill Passage
On Little Tower Hill (Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
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Trinity Church Passage
East out of Fetter Lane, at No.15, to Great New Street and Holy Trinity Church (P.O. Directory).
Fi...
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north-east passage
To the Pacific, or round the north of Europe, has been divided into three parts, thus:
1. From Arc...
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north-west passage
By Hudson's Bay into the Pacific Ocean has been more than once attempted of late years, but hitherto...
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Black-a-vised
·adj Dark-visaged; swart.
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Black-eyed Susan
·add. ·- The bladder ketmie.
II. Black-eyed Susan ·add. ·- The coneflower, or yellow daisy (Rudbeck...
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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...
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Black Bull, Leadenhall
Messuage called "le Blacke Bull," lying near Leadenhall in parish of St. Peter Cornehill, 31 Eliz. (...
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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...
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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...
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Black Horse Court
1) West out of Aldersgate Street in Aldersgate Ward Without, south of Long Lane (Rocque, 1746-Boyle,...
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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...
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Black Horse Stables
West out of Minories, at its southern end (Rocque, 1746). In Portsoken Ward.
Site has been rebuilt....
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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...
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Black Lion Court
1) In Old Change (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799). In Farringdon Ward Without.
Not named in the maps.
2) In...
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Black Lion Inn
West out of Water Lane, Whitefriars, in Farringdon Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 279-Locki...
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Black Lion Yard
See Black Lyon Yard, Stoney Lane, Houndsditch.
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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...
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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)....
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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...
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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, ...
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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...
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