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Parish
·noun In Louisiana, a civil division corresponding to a county in other States.
II. Parish ·noun Th...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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parish
His stockings are of two parishes; i.e. they are not fellows.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Conduit (Great) in Westeheap
See The Great Conduit.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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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Conduit in Fleet Street
At the south end of Shoe Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (Leake, 1666), near the hostel of the Bish...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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 ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Parish Chaplains
Sir William (le Marshall) parson of the church of St. Mary Wolnoth was "pitanciarius" of the communi...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Parish Clerks
Licensed as a guild in 1233 by the name of the Fraternity of St Nicholas. Dissolved and reincorporat...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Parish Priests
The community of parish priests of London mentioned 1291-2 (Ct H.W. I. 103, and in Cal. L. Bk. E. p....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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parish bull
A parson.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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parish soldier
A jeering name for a militiaman: from substitutes being frequently hired by the parish from which on...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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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...
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-in
·- A suffix. ·see the Note under -ine.
...
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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...
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In-
·- An inseparable prefix, or particle, meaning not, non-, un- as, inactive, incapable, inapt. In- re...
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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...
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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...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Holborn Conduit
At the junction of Cow Lane, Cock Lane and Snow Hill, in Farringdon Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720)....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Lamb's Conduit
See Holborn Conduit.
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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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Parish Clerks' Hall
On the south side of Silver Street at No.24, in Cripplegate Ward Within, and west of Wood Street (P....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Conduit at Aldermanbury
See Aldermanbury Conduit.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Conduit at Barking
Bequest of 2/- quit rent to the conduit of Berkynke by Rob. de Conyngham, 1286 (Ct. H. Wills, I. 78)...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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;
— said of a portico in classical style, where columns are set between two 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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In loco
·- In the place; in the proper or natural place.
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In posse
·- In possibility; possible, although not yet in existence or come to pass;
— contradistinguished f...
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In rem
·add. ·- Lit., in or against a (or the) thing;.
...
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In situ
·- In its natural position or place;
— said of a rock or fossil, when found in the situation in whi...
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In transitu
·- In transit; during passage; as, goods in transitu.
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In vacuo
·- In a vacuum; in empty space; as, experiments in vacuo.
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In-going
·noun The act of going in; entrance.
II. In-going ·adj Going; entering, as upon an office or a poss...
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Lying-in
·noun The act of bearing a child.
II. Lying-in ·noun The state attending, and consequent to, childb...
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Printing in
·add. ·- A process by which cloud effects or other features not in the original negative are introdu...
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Roughing-in
·noun The first coat of plaster laid on brick; also, the process of applying it.
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Shoo-in
·add. ·- a candidate who is certain to win easily.
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Take-in
·noun Imposition; fraud.
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foysted in
Words or passages surreptitiously interpolated or inserted into a book or writing.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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taken in
Imposed on, cheated.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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in twig
Handsome; stilish. The cove is togged in twig; the fellow is dressed in the fashion.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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well-in
adj.
answering to `well off,' `well todo,' `wealthy'; and ordinarily used, in Australia, instead of...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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to cave in
Said of the earth which falls down when digging into a bank. Figuratively, to break down; to give up...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to happen in
To happen to call in; to come in accidentally.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to rope in
To take or sweep in collectively; an expression much used in colloquial language at the West. It ori...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to stand in
To cost. 'This horse stands me in two hundred dollars.'
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to suck in
To take in; to cheat; to deceive. A figurative expression, probably drawn from a sponge, which sucks...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to turn in
To go to bed. Originally a seaman's phrase, but now common on land.
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to put the licks in
is to run very fast. A Northern phrase. Also in speaking of a ship sailing, we bear the phrase, 'She...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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forted in
Intrenched in a fort.
A few inhabitants forted in on the Potomac.--Marshall's Washington.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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roping in
Cheating. A very common expression in the South-western States.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bringing in
The detention of a vessel on the high seas, and bringing her into port for adjudication.
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chancery, in
When a ship gets into irons. (See irons.)
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cutting in
Making the special directions for taking the blubber off a whale, which is flinched by taking off ci...
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filling in
The replacing a ship's vacant planks opened for ventilation, when preparing her, from ordinary, for ...
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heaving in
Shortening in the cable. Also, the binding a block and hook by a seizing.
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housing-in
After a ship in building is past the breadth of her bearing, and that she is brought in too narrow t...
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in-board
Within the ship; the opposite of out-board.
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in-boats!
The order to hoist the boats in-board.
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in-bow!
The order to the bowman to throw in his oar, and prepare his boat-hook, previous to getting alongsid...
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in-hauler
The rope used for hauling in the clue of a boom-sail, or jib-traveller: it is the reverse of out-hau...
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lay in
The opposite of lay out. The order for men to come in from the yards after reefing or furling. It al...
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lie in!
The order to come in from the yards when reefing, furling, or other duty is performed.
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locking-in
the alternate clues and bodies of the hammocks when hung up.
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set in
Said when the sea-breeze or weather appears to be steady.
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taking in
The act of brailing up and furling sails at sea; generally used in opposition to setting. (See furl,...
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tumble in
See tumbling home.
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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...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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 ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Thomas near the Conduit
See St. Thomas of Acon.
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Parish church in the Tower for the inhabitants there, in Tower ward (S. 492).
First mention: Founded probably Temp. H. I. Mentioned in reign of K. John, 1210 (Bell, p. 1 ; Clark,...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Le Cage, St. Michael Bassishaw, Parish
A tenement so called in the parish of St. Michael Bassishaw.
First mention: 1371 (Ct. H.W. II. 140)...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Brother-in-law
·noun The brother of one's husband or wife; also, the husband of one's sister; sometimes, the husban...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Brothers-in-law
·pl of Brother-in-law.
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Cone-in-cone
·adj Consisting of a series of parallel cones, each made up of many concentric cones closely packed ...
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Daughter-in-law
·noun The wife of one's son.
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Daughters-in-law
·pl of Daughter-in-law.
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Father-in-law
·noun The father of one's husband or wife;
— correlative to son-in-law and daughter-in-law.
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Fathers-in-law
·pl of Father-in-law.
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Four-in-hand
·noun A team of four horses driven by one person; also, a vehicle drawn by such a team.
II. Four-in...
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In and an
·adj & ·adv Applied to breeding from a male and female of the same parentage. ·see under <<Breeding>...
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Mother-in-law
·noun The mother of one's husband or wife.
...
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Sister-in-law
·noun The sister of one's husband or wife; also, the wife of one's brother; sometimes, the wife of o...
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Sisters-in-law
·pl of Sister-in-law.
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Son-in-law
·noun The husband of one's daughter; a man in his relationship to his wife's parents.
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Sons-in-law
·pl of Son-in-law.
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Status in quo
·- ·Alt. of Status quo.
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Cross in Cheapside
See Great Cross in Cheapside.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ely in London
Six messuages and forty acres of land in Ely (in) London, the suburb of London and the parish of St....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) James' in Walbrook
St. James parish in Wallebroke, 29 H. VIII. (L. and P H. VIII. XII. (1) p. 589).
Probably an error ...
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(St.) Margaret in Breggestrate
See Margaret Fish Street Hill.
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La Maudelyne in Eldefihsstrete
See St. Mary Magdalen, Old Fish Street.
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(St.) Michael in Fridaistrete
Tenement of John de Derby in parish of St. Michis apli in Fridaistrete, 26 Ed. I. (West. Abbey MSS. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Nicholas in Distaflane
See St. Nicholas Cole Abbey.
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The Spicery In Westcheap
The "Spiceria" or quarter occupied by the Spicers. Mentioned 1278-9 in will of Robert de Mounpeiller...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Standard in Cornhill
At the east end of Cornhill, where the four streets met, in the middle of the street (S. 189).
It s...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Standard in Westcheap
In the middle of Cheapside, nearly opposite the south end of Honey Lane, east of Bread Street (Leake...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sterre in Bredestrete
See Star Court.
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cat in pan
To turn cat in pan, to change sides or parties; supposed originally to have been to turn CATE or CAK...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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finger in eye
To put finger in eye; to weep: commonly applied to women. The more you cry the less you'll p-ss; a c...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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hang in chains
A vile, desperate fellow. Persons guilty of murder, or other atrocious crimes, are frequently, after...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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hans in kelder
Jack in the cellar, i.e. the child in the womb: a health frequently drank to breeding women or their...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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knave in grain
A knave of the first rate: a phrase borrowed from the dyehouse, where certain colours are said to be...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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least in sight
To play least in sight; to hide, keep out of the way, or make one's self scarce.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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one in ten
A parson: an allusion to his tithes.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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coo-in-new
n.
aboriginal name for «a usefulverbenaceous timber-tree of Australia, Gmelinaleichhardtii, F. v. M...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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lease in perpetuity
a statutory expression in themost recent land legislation of New Zealand, indicating aspecific mode ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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to heave in sight
To come in sight; to appear. This nautical phrase appears to have originated in the fact that an app...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to stand in hand
To concern; to behoove.--Holloway, Prov. Dict. This phrase is a colloquial one in New England. Ex. '...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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in for it
Engaged in a thing from which there is no retreating.
You may twitch at your collar and wrinkle you...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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beset in ice
Surrounded with ice, and no opening for advance or retreat, so as to be obliged to remain immovable....
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chime in, to
To join a mess meal or treat. To chime in to a chorus or song.
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commander-in-chief
The senior officer in any port or station appointed to hold command over all other vessels within th...
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fall in, to
The order to form, or take assigned places in ranks. (See assembly.)
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fell in with
Met by chance.
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flatten in, to
The action of hauling in the aftmost clue of a sail to give it greater power of turning the vessel; ...
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foot it in
An order to stow the bunt of a sail snugly in furling, executed by the bunt-men dancing it in, holdi...
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haul in, to
To sail close to the wind, in order to approach nearer to an object.
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heaving in stays
The act of tacking, when, the wind being ahead, great pressure is thrown upon the stays.
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hog-in-armour
Soubriquet for an iron-clad ship.
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hove-in-sight
The anchor in view. Also, a sail just discovered.
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hove-in-stays
The position of a ship in the act of going about.
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in and out
A term sometimes used for the scantling of timbers, the moulding way, and particularly for those bol...
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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...
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jack in office
An insolent fellow in authority.
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laden in bulk
A cargo neither in casks, bales, nor cases, but lying loose in the hold, only defended from wet by m...
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let in, to
To fix or fit a diminished part of one plank or piece of timber into a score formed in another to re...
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moon in distance
When the angle between her and the sun, or a star, admits of measurement for lunar observation.
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orders in council
Decrees given by the privy council, signed by the sovereign, for important state necessities, indepe...
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pitch in, to
To set to work earnestly; to beat a person violently. (A colloquialism.)
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round-in, to
To haul in on a fall; the act of pulling upon any slack rope which passes through one or more blocks...
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shut in, to
Said of landmarks or points of land, when one is brought to transit and overlap the other, or interc...
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slack in stays
Slow in going about. Also applied to a lazy man.
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stoppage in transitu
A valuable privilege under which an unpaid consigner or broker may stop or countermand his goods upo...
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stowed in bulk
See bulk.
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turn in, to
To go to bed.
♦ To turn out. To get up.
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turning in rigging
The end of a vessel's shrouds carried round the dead-eyes, laid back and secured by seizings.
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zones, in geography
, are longitudinal belts into which the surface of the earth is divided, according to their various ...
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Siloam, Tower, In
(Luke 13:4) Of this we know nothing definitely beyond these words of the Lord. In connection with Op...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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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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Hole in the air
·add. ·- = Air hole, above.
...
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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...
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(St.) Augustine in le Eldechaunge
See St. Augustine Watling Street.
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Burnt in the Fire 1666.
Not further identified.
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(St.) Botolph in Thames Street
See St. Botolph Billingsgate.
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Chapel in Bartholomew Hospital
See St. Bartholomew the Less.
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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(St.) George in Pudding Lane
See St. George Botolph Lane.
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Great Cross in Cheapside
In West Cheap in the parish of St. Peter West Cheap, in the ward of Farringdon Within, opposite the ...
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(St.) James' in the Temple
See Temple Church.
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Labour in Vain Court
1) West out of Old Fish Street Hill, in Queenhithe Ward (O. and M. 1677-O.S. 1848-50).
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Labour in Vain Hill
The southern portion of Old Fish Street Hill was so called (W. Stow, 1722-Boyle, 1799).
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Labour in Vain Yard
See Labour in Vain Court1, Old Fish Street Hill.
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London Lying-in Hospital
In Shaftesbury House, Aldersgate Street.
Instituted 1750. Removed 1771 to City Road.
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Long Shop in Cheap
A long shop or shed encroaching on the high street before the wall of St. Peter's church in Cheap wa...
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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...
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(St.) Mary in Fleet Street
See Whitefriars.
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Oakey's Yard in Boyle
Not named in the maps.
Named after the owner or builder.
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(St.) Olave in Colchirch Lane
See St. Olave Old Jewry.
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(St.) Olave in the Shamb1es
Parish mentioned in Will of Milo de Wynton, 1273-4 (Ct. H.W. I. 16).
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(St.) Paul's Chapels in Old
These were very numerous and consisted of the followmg: Chapels of Our Lady, of St. Dunstan and St. ...
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Pump in Lime Street
Set up in 1576 partly at the charges of the parish of St. Andrew) partly at the charges of the Chamb...
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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).
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The Standard in Fleet Street
Opposite the south end of Shoe Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (S. 110, 394).
First mention: " The...
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(St.) Stephen in the Jewry
See St. Stephen Coleman Street.
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Stone Cross in Cheap
Hugh of the Stone Cross in the Ward of Chepe is mentioned in 10 Ed. I. 1282 in Cal. L. Bk. B. p.13.
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(Holy) Trinity in Knyghtrider Street
See Holy Trinity the Less.
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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...
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dicked in the nob
Silly. Crazed.
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dog in a doublet
A daring, resolute fellow. In Germany and Flanders the boldest dogs used to hunt the boar, having a ...
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drop in the eye
Almost drunk.
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flush in the pocket
Full of money. The cull is flush in the fob. The fellow is full of money.
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jack in a box
A sharper, or cheat. A child in the mother's womb.
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