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(St.) Mary Chapel
In Churchyard of St. Benet Gracechurch.
The chapel of St. Mary situate in the churchyard of St. Ben...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Charnel
·adj Containing the bodies of the dead.
II. Charnel ·noun A charnel house; a grave; a cemetery.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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(St.) Mary at Hill
On the west side of St. Mary at Hill (Street) (P.O. Directory). In Billingsgate Ward.
Earliest ment...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(Holy) Trinity Chapel, St. Dunstan's in the East
See St. Dunstan in the East.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Chapel
·noun a small building attached to a church.
II. Chapel ·noun An association of workmen in a printi...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Chapel
A holy place or sanctuary, occurs only in Amos 7:13, where one of the idol priests calls Bethel "the...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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(St.) John's Chapel in the Tower
In the White Tower, Tower of London. A fine specimen of Norman architecture. Records kept there (De ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Church Rents, St. Mary at Hill
In the records of the parish of St. Mary at Hill (E.E.T. Soc.) there are numerous references to the ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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at
at or ast, conj. [Curtius connects the Sanscr. ati, ultra, nimis, the Gr. ἔτι, the Lat. et, and at...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
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at
at or I (rarely) ast, conj, but (introducing a contrast to what precedes).
I I. In a transition, b...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
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At
·prep The relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock; at twenty-one; at once; at first.
I...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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at
for by. Used in this expression, "Sales at auction."
The English say--"Sales by auction," and this ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Chapel in (St.) Dunstan in the East Churchyard
There was a chapel "upon the charnell in the chirch haue of Seint Dunstan in the Est," mentioned in ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Chapel upon the Charnell in St. Paul's Churchyard
Newly built chapel in St. Paul's Churchyard beyond the charnel house mentioned in will of Roger Beyv...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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st
st, interj., hist! whist! hush! st, tale verbum cave faxis, Naev. ap. Charis. p. 214 P.: st, st, ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
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st
st interj, hist! whist! hush!. st, mane, T.: st, litteras tuas exspecto.
...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
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Mary
·noun <<Marrow>>.
II. Mary ·interj ·see <<Marry>>.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
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Mary
Hebrew Miriam.
1) The wife of Joseph, the mother of Jesus, called the "Virgin Mary," though never s...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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mary
n.
used in Queensland of the aborigines,as equivalent to girl or woman. «A black Mary.» Compare « B...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Mary
a Roman Christian who is greeted by St. Paul in his Epistle to the Romans, ch. (Romans 16:6) as havi...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Mary The Virgin
the mother of our Lord. There is no person perhaps in sacred or profane history around whom so many ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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(St.) Mary de Berkyngcherch, Chapel
Chapel of St. Mary de Barking founded on the north side of the church of All Hallows, Barking, by Ki...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary de Cricherche, Chapel
John de Cantebrigge to be buried Chapel of Crichiche (sic.) Holy Trinity, 49 Ed. III. (Anc. Deeds, A...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary, King's Chapel of
The king had caused it to be made out of a synagogue of the Jews, and granted to the chaplain Simon ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary at Hill, Street
South out of Eastcheap, at No. 28, to Lower Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In Billingsgate Ward.
E...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Harrison, Mary St. Leger ("Lucas Malet")
Novelist. Mrs. Lorimer (1882), Colonel Enderby's Wife (1885), A Counsel of Perfection (1888), The Wa...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Corpus Christi Chapel in the Poultry
See St. Mary de Coneyhope, Chapel of.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Chapel in Bartholomew Hospital
See St. Bartholomew the Less.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Chapel In Pardon Churchyard
The chapell of Seint Thomas in Pardon chirchawe, 1500-1521 (Arnold's Chronicle, p. 254).
A Chapell ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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in the wind
The state of a vessel when thrown with her head into the wind, but not quite all in the wind (see al...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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(St.) Mary in Fleet Street
See Whitefriars.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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in
in (old forms endŏ and indŭ, freq. in ante-class. poets; cf. Enn. ap. Gell. 12, 4; id. ap. Macr. S...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
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in
in I old indu, prep.with acc.or abl.
I I. With acc., in space, with verbs implying ent...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
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in-
in- an inseparable particle cf. Gr. ἀ-, ἀν-; Germ. and Eng. un-, which, prefixed to an adj., negati...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
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-in
·- A suffix. ·see the Note under -ine.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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In
·noun A reentrant angle; a nook or corner.
II. In ·noun One who is in office;
— the opposite of ou...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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In-
·- An inseparable prefix, or particle, meaning not, non-, un- as, inactive, incapable, inapt. In- re...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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in
for into. Mr. Colman, in remarking upon the prevalence of this inaccuracy in New York, says: "We get...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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in
The state of any sails in a ship when they are furled or stowed, in opposition to out, which implies...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Chapel of the Bishop of St. Paul's
"Capella Episcopi juxta Sanctum Paulum," 31 Ed. I. (Lib. Cust. I. 229).
Dugdale mentions a Chapel i...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Anne at the Tourhill
" Anne on the Towr Hill and Abbey of Whit Monkys " (Arnold's Chronicle, p. 247 and p. 75).
" Seynt ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Paul's Charnel House
On the north side of St. Paul's Churchyard, a large charnel house for the bones of the dead and over...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary de Coneyhope, Chapel of
-At the eastern end of Cheapside, in the Poultry, in Coneyhope Lane, now Grocer's Hall Court. In Che...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary of the Piu
See St. Mary Magdalen of the Guildhall.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary towards the Tower
Walter le Stockere left rents to the churches of St Mary towards the Tower and St. Leonard in Estche...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Preist Alley, St. Dunstan in the East
North out of Church Alley, opposite St. Dunstans Church (Strype, 1720 and 1755).
Former form: " Pri...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Church Alley, St. Mary Hill
See Church Passage.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cock's Court, St. Mary Axe
East out of St. Mary Axe. In Aldgate Ward (Strype, ed 1720).
Near Fletchers' Hall.
Site now occupi...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Soaper's Yard, St, Mary Axe
See Soper's Yard.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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In-and-in
·noun An old game played with four dice. In signified a doublet, or two dice alike; in-and-in, eithe...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Barking Chapel
See St. Mary de Berkyngcherch, Chapel.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Chapel Alley
On the boundary of Tower Ward, 1720 (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 37).
First mention: Candle to be ligh...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Chapel Court
1) West out of Jewry Street, Aldgate (Lockie, 1816-Elmes, 1831).
Not named in the maps.
2) Forms t...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Chapel Place
North out of the Poultry at No. 30 (P.O. Directory). In Cheap Ward.
First mention: Elmes, 1831.
Fo...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Chapel Street
East out of Whitecross Street, at No. 38, to Milton Street (P.O. Direc-tory).
First mention: Horwoo...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cornwall Chapel
Cornwall Chapell belonged to the Friars Preachers, divine service performed there 1437 (Cal. P.R. H....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Finsbury Chapel
A Congregational Chapel on the south side of East Street, Finsbury Circus (O.S.). In Coleman Street ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Greek Chapel
At the north-east corner of Little Winchester Street, in Broad Street Ward (O.S. 1880).
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Guildhall Chapel
See St. Mary Magdalen of the Guildhall.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Jesus' Chapel
See Jesus' Steeple, Chapel.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Lamb's Chapel
,-At the north-west corner of Monkwell Street, in Cripplegate Ward and Farringdon Ward Within (det.)...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Leadenhall Chapel
Mentioned in 1444 (Cal. L. Bk. K. p.294). A fraternity of 60 priests besides other brethren and sist...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Mercers' Chapel
On the north side of Cheapside, at the south-east end of Mercers' Hall (O.S.). Between Ironmonger La...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Moravian Chapel
East out of Fetter Lane at No.32 in Farringdon Ward Without (P.O. Directory).
Shown in O.S.1875.
O...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Nicholas' Chapel
Situate by the Hospital of St. Bartholomew (S. 37).
No later mention.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Poultry Chapel
North out of the Poultry, at the north end of Chapel Place (O.S.). In Cheap Ward.
Erected as a chap...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Rolls' Chapel
In Chancery Lane, attached to the Rolls' Office (q.v.).
Originally the Chapel of the house for conv...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Shiryngton Chapel
A new chapel so called near the north door of St. Paul's, 1459 (Ct. H.W. II. 539).
See St. Paul's C...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Trinite chapel
See St. Michael Crooked Lane.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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At one
·- <<Together>>.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Here-at
·adv At, or by reason of, this; as, he was offended hereat.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Strain at
Simply a misprint for "strain out" (Matt. 23:24).
...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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to jump at
To embrace with eagerness; as, 'I made him an offer, and he jumped at it.'
...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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at-after
afterwards. North.
...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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at anchor
The situation of a vessel riding in a road or port by her anchor.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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touching at
Stopping or anchoring at some intermediate port in the course of a voyage.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Strain At
(So translated in the Authorized Version, but in the Revised Version "strain out," (Matthew 23:24) w...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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(St.) Mary Magdalen at the Fishmarket, de la Fishstrete
See St. Mary Magdalen, Old Fish Street.
There was an altar in the Priory Church to St. Mary Magdale...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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All Hallows in St. Helen's
"Alhaloyns in seynt Heleyns" in Byshoppis Gate Ward, mentioned in Fabyan's list of churches, 1516. Q...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Chapels in Old St. Paul's
See St. Paul's Chapels in Old.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Hole in the air
·add. ·- = Air hole, above.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ephraim in the wilderness
(John 11: 54), a town to which our Lord retired with his disciples after he had raised Lazarus, and ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Thorn in the flesh
(2 Cor. 12:7-10). Many interpretations have been given of this passage.
1) Roman Catholic writers t...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Burnt in the Fire 1666.
Not further identified.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Le Cok in the Houpe
A tenement so called in parish of St. Alphege at London Wall 1349 (Ct. H.W. I. 566).
No further ref...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Dunstan in the East
On the west side of St. Dunstan's Hill at No. 2 (P.O. Directory). In Tower Ward.
Earliest mention f...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Dunstan in the West
On the north side of Fleet Street at No. 187 (P.O. Directory), between Fetter Lane and Chancery Lane...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) James' in the Temple
See Temple Church.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Martin in the Jewry
Thomas the priest of St. Martin's in the Jewry is mentioned in a Deed about 1197, as witness to a gr...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Olave in the Shamb1es
Parish mentioned in Will of Milo de Wynton, 1273-4 (Ct. H.W. I. 16).
Perhaps the church of St. Nich...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Pye in the Royall
A Messuage so called in the parish of St. Michael Paternoster Church, 1565 (Lond. I. p.m. II. 35).
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Stephen in the Jewry
See St. Stephen Coleman Street.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Ursula in the Poultry
Seint Vrsula, chapel in the Pultry, mentioned in the list of Parish Churches of London in Arnold's C...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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babes in the wood
Criminals in the stocks, or pillory.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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dicked in the nob
Silly. Crazed.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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drop in the eye
Almost drunk.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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flush in the pocket
Full of money. The cull is flush in the fob. The fellow is full of money.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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shove in the mouth
A dram.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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ten in the hundred
An usurer; more than five in the hundred being deemed usurious interest.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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wheelband in the nick
Regular drinking over the left thumb.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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windmills in the head
Foolish projects.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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wolf in the breast
An extraordinary mode of imposition, sometimes practised in the country by strolling women, who have...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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wolf in the stomach
A monstrous or canine appetite.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to flash in the pan
To fail of success. A metaphor borrowed from a gun, which, after being primed and ready to be discha...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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down in the mouth
Dispirited, dejected, disheartened.--Brockett's Glossary.
...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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dyed in the wool
Ingrained; thorough.
The Democrats, on the authority of Mr. Cameron's letter, are beginning to clai...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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shot in the neck
Drunk. A Southern phrase.
...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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cloth in the wind
Too near to the wind, and sails shivering. Also, groggy.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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cross in the hawse
Is when a ship moored with two anchors from the bows has swung the wrong way once, whereby the two c...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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down in the mouth
Low-spirited or disheartened.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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elbow in the hawse
Two crosses in a hawse. When a ship, being moored in a tide-way, swings twice the wrong way, thereby...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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flash in the pan
An expressive metaphor, borrowed from the false fire of a musket, meaning to fail of success after p...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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jack in the basket
A sort of wooden cap or basket on the top of a pole, to mark a sand-bank or hidden danger.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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jack in the box
A very handy engine, consisting of a large wooden male screw turning in a female one, which forms th...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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jack in the dust
See jack in the bread-room
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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lay in the oars
Unship them from the rowlocks, and place them fore and aft in the boat.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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sheet in the wind
Half intoxicated; as the sail trembles and is unsteady, so is a drunken man.
...
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square in the head
Very bluff and broad in the fore-body.
...
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turn in the hawse
Two crosses in a cable.
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wind in the teeth
Dead against a ship.
...
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Bezer In The Wilderness
a city of refuge in the downs on the east of the Jordan. (4:43; Joshua 20:8; 21:36; 1 Chronicles 6:7...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Wandering In The Wilderness
[Wilderness Of The Wandering OF THE WANDERING]
...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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(St.) Mary's Chapel in the New Churchyard near Smethefeld
Bequest to work of new Chapel of St. Mary near Westsmythfeld, 1372 (Ct. H.W. II. 148).
See Charterh...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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crossing the cables in the hatchway
A method by which the operation of coiling is facilitated; it alludes to hempen cables, which are no...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Adamnan, St.
(625?-704)
Historian, b. in Donegal, became Abbot of Iona in 679. Like other Irish churchmen he was...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Corpus Christi Chapel, St. Lawrence Pountney
A chapel in the College of St. Laurence Pountney (S. 224).
Earliest mention: Master, Warden, and Ch...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The
·vi ·see <<Thee>>.
II. The (·art·def) A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their me...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ave Mary
·- A salutation and prayer to the Virgin Mary, as mother of God;
— used in the Roman Catholic churc...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Mary-bud
·noun The marigold; a blossom of the marigold.
...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Brunton, Mary (Balfour)
(1778-1818)
Novelist, dau. of Col. Balfour of Elwick, and m. to the Rev. Dr. Brunton, Prof. of Orie...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Howitt, Mary
See Howitt, William
...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Tighe, Mary (Blackford)
(1772-1810)
Poet, dau. of a clergyman, made an unhappy marriage, though she had beauty and amiable ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Cholmondeley, Mary
Novelist. Diana Tempest, Red Pottage, Moth and Rust (1902), Prisoners (1906), etc.
...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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(St.) Mary Abchurch
On the north-west side of Abchurch Lane at No. 17, north of Cannon Street (P.O. Directory). In Candl...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Aldermanbury
On the west side of Aldermanbury at No. 64 (P.O. Directory). In Cripplegate Ward Within.
Earliest m...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Aldermannechurche
Mentioned in Will of Wm. de Kingeston poulterer, 1273 (Ct. H.W. I. 15), and in will of Sir John le B...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Aldermary
On the east side of Bow Lane at No. 38a. (P.O. Directory). In Cordwainer Ward.
Earliest mention fou...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Axe
On the west side of the street of St. Mary Axe. In Lime Street Ward.
First mention found in records...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Bethlehem
See Old Bethlehem Hospital.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Bothaw
On the east side of Turnwheel Lane, in Dowgate and Walbrook Wards (O. and M. 1677).
Earliest mentio...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Botolfe
See St. Mary Bothaw.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Buttolphe
See St. Mary Bothaw.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Colechurch
On the north side of Cheapside, at the south-west corner of Old Jury (Leake, 1666). In Cheap Ward.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Fenchurch
Earliest mention: "S. Mary de Fancherche," 1315 (Ct. H.W. I. 255).
Other forms : "St. Mary de Farnc...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Hill
See St. Mary at Hill, Street.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Lothbury
A parish and chapel so named 1255 in Cal. Close Rolls, H. III. I. p. 449, and 1321, 15 Ed. II. (Cal....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Matfellon
See St. Mary Whitechapel.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Mounthaw
On the west side of Old Fish Street Hill, in Queenhithe Ward (Leake, 1666).
Earliest mention found ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Olaf
See St. Olave Silver Street.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Oldechurche
Tenement in parish of St. Mary Oldechurche in Cornehill, formerly belonging to the Charterhouse, 31 ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Pattens
Occurs in one or two records.
An error for Margaret (St.) Pattens.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Pellipar
= St. Mary Axe.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Salutacion
See The Charterhouse.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Somerset
On the north side of Upper Thames Street, opposite Broken Wharf. Remains and tower shown (O.S. 1880)...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Spital
In the parish of St. Botolph without Bishopsgate in the Ward of Bishopsgate Without, extending from ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Staining
At the north end of Staining Lane, in Aldersgate Ward Within (O. and M. 1677).
The parish extends i...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Street
See St. Mary Axe, Street.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Upehulle
See St. Mary at Hill.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Wenlock
See St. Mary Woolnoth.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Whitechapel
On the south side of Whitechapel Road at No. 1 (P.O Directory). Not within the City boundary.
Menti...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Wolmaricherch
See St. Mary Woolchurch.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Woolchurch
On the south side of the Stocks Market, at the junction of the Poultry and Cornhill (S. 227). In Wal...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Woolnoth
On the south side of Lombard Street at its junction with King William Street (P.O. Directory). In La...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Mary Magdalene
Different explanations have been given of this name; but the most natural is that she came from the ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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(St.) Bartholomew Chapel, within the Hospital
See St. Bartholomew the Less.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Nicholas' Chapel, by the Tower
See SS. Mary and Nicholas Chapel by the Tower of London.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Marie at the Holle, Hupehulle
See St. Mary at Hill.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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capstan, to heave at the
To urge it round, by pushing against the bars, as already described.
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ducking at the yard-arm
A marine punishment unknown, except by name, in the British navy; but formerly inflicted by the Fren...
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fresh hand at the bellows
Said when a gale freshens suddenly.
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(Sts.) Mary and Nicholas Chapel by the Tower of London
Chapel of St. Mary and St. Nicholas in the Torella of the city wall by the Tower of London, H. III. ...
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(St.) Mary Magdalen of the Guildhall
The chapel within the precincts of the Guildhall, in Guildhall Yard (Fabyan, p. 297). In Cheap Ward....
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(St.) Mary of the Carmelite Friars
Church of St. Mary of the Carmelite Friars, 1349 (Ct H.W. I. 620).
See Whitefriars.
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becket, the tacks and sheets in the
The order to hang up the weather-main and fore-sheet, and the lee-main and fore-tack, to the small k...
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(St.) Mary Magdalen in Piscar', by Westpiscar
See St. Mary Magdalen, Old Fish Street.
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All Hallows in the Ropery
See All Hallows the Great.
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Dog's Head in the Pot
A shop called the Dogges Hedde in the potte in parish of St. Peter in Cheap, 4 Ed. VI. 1550 (Lond. I...
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(St.) Dunstan Fraternity, in the Go1dsmithery
Various bequests were made to the Wardens of this Fraternity in the 13th and 14th centuries.
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(St.) Dunstan in the East, Churchyard
On the north and south sides of the Church (O.S.). Churchyard of the Church of St. Dunstan in East c...
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Hole in the Wall Court
At No. 6o Fleet Street (Lockie, 1810).
Named after the public house so called.
The name is said to...
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(St.) James' in the Wall Hermitage
A chapel or hermitage adjoining the north-west corner of the Wall of London near Cripplegate in Farr...
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(St.) James' in, near the Vintry
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(St.) John in the White Tower
See St. John's Chapel in the Tower.
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Standard in the Old Bailey
Mentioned by Stow (391) and the waste of the water served the prisoners in Ludgate.
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(St.) Stephen's Lane in the Jewry
Rents in the lane of St. Stephen in the Jewry near the Brethren of the Penance of Jesus Christ, 1291...
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board him in the smoke
To take a person by surprise, as by firing a broadside, and boarding in the smoke.
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jack in the bread-room
, or jack in the dust.
The purser's steward's assistant in the bread and steward's room.
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lieutenant, in the royal navy
The officer next in rank and power below the commander. There are several lieutenants in a large shi...
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pay-serjeant, in the army
A steady non-commissioned officer, selected by the captain of each company, to pay the subsistence d...
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round-turn in the hawse
A term implying the situation of the two cables of a ship, which, when moored, has swung the wrong w...
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shake in the wind, to
To bring a vessel's head so near the wind, when close-hauled, as to shiver the sails.
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span in the rigging, to
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three sheets in the wind
Unsteady from drink.
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in eopte
in eopte eo ipso, Paul. ex Fest. p. 110 Müll.
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Biting in
·- The process of corroding or eating into metallic plates, by means of an acid. ·see <<Etch>>.
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In antis
·- Between antae;
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In commendam
·- ·see <<Commendam>>, and Partnership in Commendam, under <<Partnership>>.
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In esse
·- In being; actually existing;
— distinguished from in posse, or in potentia, which denote that a ...
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