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Conduit at Aldermanbury
See Aldermanbury Conduit.
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Conduit at Bishopsgate
Near the gate inside the walls (S. 175), a little to the west (ib. 176).
Erected by Thomas Kneswort...
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Conduit at Dowgate
A conduit of Thames water made 1568 at the cost of the citizens, and called the Conduit upon Downgat...
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Barking
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Bark>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Conduit
·noun A structure forming a reservoir for water.
II. Conduit ·noun A narrow passage for private com...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Conduit
A water-course or channel (Job 38:25). The "conduit of the upper pool" (Isa. 7:3) was formed by Heze...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Conduit
meaning an aqueduct or trench through which water was carried. Tradition, both oral and as represent...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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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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Conduit at Aldgate Without
"A fair water conduit, hard without the Gate" (Aldgate), erected 1535 (Stow, ed. 1603, p. 129).
One...
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Conduit at Fleet Bridge
A cistern or conduit for receipt of spring water made by the inhabitants of Fleet Street in 1478, bu...
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Conduit at Holborn Cross
See Holborn Conduit.
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Conduit at London Wall
In London Wall by Moorgate opposite the northern end of Coleman Street, erected 1517 at the charges ...
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Barking irons
·- A pair of pistols.
II. Barking irons ·- Instruments used in taking off the bark of trees.
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Barking Alley
East out of Byward Street to Trinity Square, north of All Hallows Barking Church (Bacon's map, 1912)...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Barking Chapel
See St. Mary de Berkyngcherch, Chapel.
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Barking Church
See All Hallows Barking.
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Barking Court
On the south side of Great Tower Street at No.40 (L.C.C. list, 1912). In Tower Ward.
So called in 1...
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Barking Yard
See Barking Church Yard.
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barking irons
Pistols, from their explosion resembling the bow-wow or barking of a dog. IRISH.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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barking owl
n.
a bird not identified, and notin Gould (who accompanied Leichhardt).
1847. L. Leichhardt, `Over...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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barking-irons
Large duelling pistols.
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Conduit system
·add. ·- A system of electric traction, ·esp. for light railways, in which the actuating current pas...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Aldermanbury Conduit
In the middle of Aldermanbury near St. Mary Aldermanbury Church. Commenced by Sir William Eastfield,...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Conduit Lane
At Dowgate. A tradesman's token issued to a house in the lane 1649-72 (Burn, p. 54).
No other refer...
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Conduit Tavern
Solar of Salomom de Lauvare, cutler, extending from the entrance to the Conduit Tavern up to the wal...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Conduit Yard
South of Aldgate, adjoining the Wall of London. In Portsoken Ward (O. and M. 1677).
Adjacent to the...
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Fleet Conduit
See Conduit in Fleet Street.
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The Great Conduit in Westcheap
At the eastern end of Cheapside in the parish of St. Mary Colechurch, opposite the Hospital of St. T...
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Holborn Conduit
At the junction of Cow Lane, Cock Lane and Snow Hill, in Farringdon Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720)....
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Lamb's Conduit
See Holborn Conduit.
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At one
·- <<Together>>.
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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.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Strain at
Simply a misprint for "strain out" (Matt. 23:24).
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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.'
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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at-after
afterwards. North.
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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.
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touching at
Stopping or anchoring at some intermediate port in the course of a voyage.
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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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All Hallows Barking
On the north side of Great Tower Street at the south-east corner of Seething Lane. In Tower Ward.
E...
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Barking Church Yard
North out of Great Tower Street, east of All Hallows Barking Church. In Tower Ward (P.O. Directory)....
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Conduit (Great) in Westeheap
See The Great Conduit.
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Conduit in Colemanstreet
In Coleman Street by the west end of the parish church of St. Margaret Lothbury. Erected at the char...
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Conduit in Lothbury
Erected at the charges of the City in 1546, Sir Martin Bowes being Mayor. Water was brought from spr...
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Conduit upon Cornhill
In Cornhill opposite the north end of Change Alley and the eastern side of the Royal Exchange.
Show...
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Conduit without Cripplegate
In Fore Street, not far from the east end of St. Giles' Church (S. 18, 303, 432).
Made in 1478 by t...
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Sleep-at-noon
·noun A plant (Tragopogon pratensis) which closes its flowers at midday; a kind of goat's beard.
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(St.) Botolph at Retheresgate
See St. Botolph Billingsgate.
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Council at London
Held in 833, at which were present the Bishops and "proceribus majoribus" of all England, to take co...
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The Dolphin at Aldersgate
Described in a deed 1291, as a tenement in the parish of "St. Agnes infra Aldresgate," between the h...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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...
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(St.) Peter at Baynardescastel
See St. Peter Paul's Wharf.
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Serjeants-at-Law
A body of barristers of the highest degree, sworn to serve the King's people in their causes.
The J...
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bill at sight
To pay a bill at sight; to be ready at all times for the venereal act.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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tenant at will
One whose wife usually fetches him from the alehouse.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to be driving at
'What are you driving at?' that is, what are you about? what object have you in view? A colloquial e...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to suit to at
To suit or fit exactly. This old English phrase is often used by ourselves in colloquial language.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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lieutenant-at-arms
Formerly the junior lieutenant, who, with the master-at-arms, was charged with the drilling of the s...
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master-at-arms
In former times was an officer appointed to command the police-duty of a ship, to teach the crew the...
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prisoner at large
Free to take exercise within bounds.
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surveyors at lloyd's
See lloyd's surveyors.
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All Hallows Barking Churchyard
On the north and east sides of the Church of All Hallows Barking (O.S.). Churchyard mentioned in Wil...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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All Hallows Barking Vicarage
Adjoined the church (Maskell, p.26). Burnt in the Fire and rebuilt (ib.).
Removed 1862 to widen the...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Staple Hall, Barking Church
Tenement in parish of Berkyngecherch called "Ia.
Stapeledehalle," 1330-I (Ct. H. Wills, I. 363). No...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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out at heels, or out at elbows
In declining circumstances.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Conduit in Colchurch Parish
See The Great Conduit.
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Conduit in Fleet Street
At the south end of Shoe Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (Leake, 1666), near the hostel of the Bish...
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Conduit in Gracechurch Street
In Gracechurch Street at the west end of Jerusalem Alley (Leake, 1666).
Erected in 1491 by Thomas H...
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Little Conduit in Westcheap
By St. Paul's Gate at the east end of the church of St. Michael le Quern. In Farringdon Ward Within ...
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(St.) Thomas near the Conduit
See St. Thomas of Acon.
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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 ...
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(St.) Benedict at Castle Baynard
See St. Benet Paul's Wharf.
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Cistern at Fleet Bridge
Made in 1478 by the inhabitants of Fleet Street at their own charges for the receipt of the waste wa...
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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...
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(St.) Olave at Crutched Friars
See St. Olave Hart Street.
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blocked at both ends
Finished. The game is blocked at both ends; the game is ended.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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jack at a pinch
A poor hackney parson.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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old dog at it
Expert, accustomed.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to look blue at one
is to look at one with a countenance expressive of displeasure or dissatisfaction.
The Bishop would...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to shake a stick at
A ridiculous phrase very often heard in low language. When a man is puzzled to give one an idea of a...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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ease, to stand at
To remain at rest.
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entering at custom-house
The forms required of the master of a merchant ship before her cargo can be discharged.
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good-at-all-points
Practical in every particular.
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off at a tangent
Going in a hurry, or in a testy humour.
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Berewards Lane, All Hallows Barking
In Tower Ward in parish of All Hallows Barking, 13 Ed. I. (Ct. H.W. I. 71 and Stow, ed. 1598, p. 95)...
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Hospital for Lunatics, Barking Church
Hospital founded in parish of Barking church, 44 Ed. III., for poor priests and others sick of the p...
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Priest Alley, All Hallows Barking
South out of Great Tower Street, opposite All Hallows Churchyard, and west of the Inland Revenue Off...
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(St.) Benet at, or del Wodewharf
See Benet Paul's Wharf.
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Boss of Water at Billingsgate
Against Boss Alley (q.v.).
Made about 1423 by the Executors of Richard Whittington (S. 17 and 210)....
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(St.) Marie at the Holle, Hupehulle
See St. Mary at Hill.
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hard at his a-se
Close after him.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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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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The Sailor's Word-Book
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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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Conduit by St. Nicholas Cole Abbey
On the north side of the church, in the wall thereof (S. 18). Made about 1583. £700 given by Barnard...
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Conduit, St. Margaret, Fish Street Hill
Beneath the wall of the Church of St. Margaret in Briggestret, 1379 (Riley's Mem. 436).
No later me...
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Little Conduit by the Stocks Market
Erected about 1500 (S. 18). In Walbrook Ward. Removed after the Fire 1666 (Strype, ed. 1720, I. i. 2...
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Boss of Water at Paul's Wharf
Made about 1423 by the executors of Richard Whittington. In Bosse Lane (S. 17, 364). In Queenhithe W...
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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 ...
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(St.) Peter at the Cross of Cheap
See St. Peter Westcheap.
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Conduit by St. Mary Magdalen, Old Fish Street
Erected 1583 and castellated with stone for the receipt of Thames water, conveyed to it at the charg...
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Chapel in the Charnel at St. Mary Spitall
See St. Edmond the Bishop and Marie Magdalen.
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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...
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earing-cringle, at the head of a sail
In sail-making it is an eye spliced in the bolt-rope, to which the much smaller head-rope is attache...
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At the junction of Aldgate High Street with Leadenhall Street and Fenchurch Street (S. 140-O.S. 1875).
Taken down 1876 and a drinking fountain erected on the site.
There was a well called " Alegate well...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.