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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
See swan, black.
...
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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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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Cannon Street
East from St. Paul's Churchyard to King William Street, London Bridge (P.O. Directory). In Candlewic...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Swan Alley
1) In Birchin Lane (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
2) On the west side of B...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ball Alley, Cannon Street
Out of Cannon Street (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
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Bell Alley, Cannon Street
In Cannon Street, by Budge Row, at Walbrook End (W. Stow, 1722-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps....
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Swan Alley, Coleman Street
See Great Swan Alley.
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Cannon
·pl of Cannon.
II. Cannon ·add. ·vi To discharge cannon.
III. Cannon ·noun A kind of type. ·see <<...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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cannon
The well-known piece of artillery, mounted in battery on board or on shore, and made either of brass...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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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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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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Cannon Street House
On the south side of Cannon Street at No. 110 (P.O. Directory), between Martin's Lane and Lawrence P...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cannon Street Station
On the south side of Cannon Street at Dowgate Hill, extending south to the Thames (P.O. Directory), ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cannon Street West
See Cannon Street.
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Black Swan Alley, Garlick Hill
See Kennet Wharf.
...
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Swan
·noun The constellation Cygnus.
II. Swan ·noun Fig.: An appellation for a sweet singer, or a poet n...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Swan
Mentioned in the list of unclean birds (Lev. 11:18; Deut. 14:16), is sometimes met with in the Jorda...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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The Swan
1) Devised with two other messuages in Lower Thames Street and Botolph Lane by Sir John Leman in 163...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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swan!
A euphemistic pronunciation of the word swear; as, I swan! Used chiefly in New England.
"Well I swa...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Swan
(Heb. tinshemeth), thus rendered by the Authorized Version in (Leviticus 11:18; 14:16) where it occu...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Great Swan Alley
East out of Coleman Street, at No. 66, across Moorgate Street, at No. 39, to Little Swan Alley (P.O....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Swan Alley
1) West out of Little Bell Alley, then north to the Ward Schools and Cross Key Court (O.S. 1880). In...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Swan Alley
On the south side of Thames Street, west of Ebgate Lane (P.C. 1732). Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Swan Alley, Court
West out of Old Change to St. Paul's Churchyard (Strype, ed. 1720 and 1755).
Named after the Public...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Swan Alley, Lothbury
Messuage within the precinct or close of the Augustine Friars abutting on the west end of the church...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Swan Street, Minories
East out of Minories to Mansell Street (P.O. Directory). Partly in Portsoken Ward.
Former name: "Sw...
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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Black Raven Alley, Leadenhall Street
See Black Raven Court.
...
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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 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
·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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Cannon bone
·- ·see Canon Bone.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Cannon Court
At the south end of White Lyon Court, north of Barbican, at the western boundary of Cripplegate Ward...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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cannon-perer
An ancient piece of ordnance used in ships of war for throwing stone shot.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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cannon-petronel
A piece of ordnance with a 6-inch bore which carried a 24-lb. ball.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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cannon, rifled
Introduced by Captain Blakely, Sir W. Armstrong, and others.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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cannon royal
A 60-pounder of eight and a half inches bore. (See carthoun.)
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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cannon-serpentine
An old name for a gun of 7-inches bore.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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demi-cannon
An ancient name for a gun carrying a ball of 33 pounds weight, with a length of from 12 to 14 feet, ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Bread Street Alley
In Bread Street Hill (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Lime Street Alley
East out of Lime Street, with a winding passage leading by Lime Street Square and Billiter Square in...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Peacock Alley, Street
In Giltspur Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (P.C. 1732-L. Guide, 1758).
In parish of St. Sepulch...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Swan, Old Fish Street
In Olde Fish Street, 18 and 27 Eliz. (Lond. I. p.m. III. 82).
Seems to have been near Distaff Lane,...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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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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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Swan-hopping
·noun A corruption of Swan-upping.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Swan-upping
·noun A yearly expedition on the Thames to take up young swans and mark them, as by Companies of Dye...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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The Old Swan
In Thames Street in 1645 near St. Martin's lane (L. and P. Chas. I. xx. p. 59').
The lady of Glouce...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Swan Chambers
In Great Swan Alley, Moorgate Street, adjoining Swan House (P.O. Directory).
First mention: L.C.C. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Swan Court
1) In Foster Lane (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
2) West out of Mansell St...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Swan Inn
1) See Swan and Two Necks Inn.
2) On the east side of Aldersgate Street, in Aldersgate Ward Without...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Swan Lane
South out of Upper Thames Street, at No.103, to the Thames (P.O. Directory). On the boundary of Dowg...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Swan Stairs
See Old Swan Stairs.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Swan Tavern
At the upper end of New Rents is the Swan Tavern, on the east side of St. Martin le Grand (Strype, e...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Swan Yard
1) In Aldersgate Street.
Mentioned in Middlesex Sessions' Roll, 33 Chas. II. (Midd. Co. Records, IV...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The White Swan
A messuage called the White Swan. In Great Eastcheap in parish of St. Leonard upon Fish street hill,...
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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Street
·adj Originally, a paved way or road; a public highway; now commonly, a thoroughfare in a city or vi...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Street
The street called "Straight" at Damascus (Acts 9:11) is "a long broad street, running from east to w...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Street
The streets of a modern Oriental town present a great contrast to those with which we are familiar, ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Black Boy Alley, Black Boy Court, Minories
See Golden Fleece Court.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Swan Court, Great Tower Street
See Black Swan Court.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Swan Street, Upper East Smithfield
North-east from Butcher Row to East Smithfield at No.102, with a branch to Nightingale Lane (Lockie,...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Angel Alley, Aldersgate Street
See Edmund Place.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Angell Alley, Leadenhall Street
See Hartshorn Alley.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Axe Alley, Leadenhall Street
See Sussex Place.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ball Alley, Aldersgate Street
East out of Aldersgate Street, in Aldersgate Ward Without, near the Gate (Hatton, 1708-Boyle, 1799)....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ball Alley, Lime Street
East out of Lime Street, near the middle (Hatton, 1708-Elmes, 1831).
The site is now occupied by Fe...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ball Alley, Lombard Street
North out of Lombard Street at No. 54 on the west side of All Hallows Church (P.O. Directory). In La...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ball Alley, Thames Street
South out of Thames Street to the Thames, east of Black-boy Alley in Castle Baynard Ward (Leake, 166...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bear Alley, Farringdon Street
East out of Farringdon Street at No.28 (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without.
First mention:...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bell Alley, Coleman Street
See Great Bell Alley.
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Bell Alley, Fenchurch Street
See Bell Court.
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Chitterling Alley, Tower Street
See Rose Court.
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Church Alley, Fenchurch Street
See Tabernacle Alley.
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Cock Alley, Jewry Street
See Cock Court.
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Crown Alley, Tudor Street
See Crown Court.
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Dyer's Alley, Noble Street
See Dyer's Court.
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Fryar Alley, Milk Street
See Clement's Court.
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Gough Alley, Coleman Street
See Great Bell Alley.
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Harp Alley, Knightrider Street
See Harp Court.
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Harrow Alley, Middlesex Street
West out of Middlesex Street, at No. 99, to 19 Gravel lane. In Portsoken Ward (P.O. Directory).
Ear...
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Horshoe Alley, Threadneedle Street
See Spread Eagle Court.
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Magpye Alley, Fenchurch Street
See Church Row.
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Maidenhead Alley, Grub Street
See Maidenhead Court.
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Mayden Alley, Aldersgate Street
See Lambe Alley.
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Maydenhead Alley, Thames Street
Thirteen tenements in Maydenhed Alley in Thamystrete in parish of St. Martin in Thorgans, and a shop...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Pav'd Alley, Duke Street
See Great Synagogue, Duke Street and Vine Court.
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Robinhood Alley, Milk Street
See Robinhood Court.
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Rose Alley, Widegate Street
See White Rose Court.
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Sharp's Alley, Leadenhall Street
See Shaft's Court.
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Sun Alley, King Street
See Prudent Passage.
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Sweedland Alley, Bishopsgate Street
See Sweedland Court.
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White Alley, Coleman Street
See White's Alley.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Swan Court, St. Paul's Churchyard
See Black Swan Alley.
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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...
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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...
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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.
...
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.
...
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black-fern
n.
The Tasmanian species so calledis Athyrium australe, Presl., N.O. Polypodeae.
...
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black-fish
n.
The name is given, especially inSydney, to the sea-fishes Girella simplex, Richards (see Ludrick...
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black-line
See Black-War.
...
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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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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...
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black-trevally
See trevally.
...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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black-worm
the black-beetle. Cornish.
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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.
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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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The Sailor's Word-Book
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black-head
The pewitt-gull (Larus ridibundus).
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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black-hole
A place of solitary confinement for soldiers, and tried in some large ships.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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black-indies
Newcastle, Sunderland, and Shields.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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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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The Sailor's Word-Book
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black ships
The name by which the English builders designate those constructed of teak in India.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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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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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.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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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 Boy Alley, Seething Lane
See Black Dog Alley.
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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.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Black Bull Inn, Bishopsgate Street
See Bull Inn.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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"Swan, Annie S."
see Smith, Mrs. Burnett.
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Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin