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London Corn Exchange
See Corn Exchange.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Exchange
·noun The thing given or received in return; ·esp., a publication exchanged for another.
II. Exchan...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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exchange
A term in the mercantile world, to denote the bills by which remittances are made from one country t...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Corn
·noun A small, hard particle; a grain.
II. Corn ·vt To render intoxicated; as, ale strong enough to...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Corn
The word so rendered (dagan) in Gen. 27:28, 37, Num. 18:27, Deut. 28:51, Lam. 2:12, is a general ter...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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corn
Maize, throughout the United States, is called Indian corn, or simply corn. What is called corn in E...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Corn
The most common kinds were wheat, barley, spelt, Authorized Version, (Exodus 9:32) and Isai 28:25 "R...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Exchange editor
·add. ·- An editor who inspects, and culls from, periodicals, or exchanges, for his own publication....
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Telephone exchange
·add. ·- A central office in which the wires of telephones may be connected to permit conversation.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Baltic Exchange
On the east side of St. Mary Axe at Nos. 24-28 (P.O. Directory).
Former name : " Jeffrey's Square "...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Clothes' Exchange
On the east side of Houndsditch, north and south of Cutler Street. In Portsoken Ward (L.C.C. List of...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Coal Exchange
On the north side of Lower Thames Street at No. 96, and at the south-east corner of St. Mary Hill (P...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Exchange Alley
See Change Alley.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Exchange Buildings
1) See Royal Exchange Buildings.
2) South out of Cutler Street. In Portsoken Ward (L.C.C. List of S...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Exchange Chambers
On the east side of St. Mary Axe at Nos. 24-28 (P.O. Directory). In Aldgate Ward.
Formerly Jeffrey'...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Old Exchange
See Old Change.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Royal Exchange
Between Cornhill South and Threadneedle Street north, in Broad Street and Cornhill Wards (P.O. Direc...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Stock Exchange
Between Throgmorton Street north and Threadneedle Street south, at No.23 Throgmorton Street (P.O. Di...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Wool Exchange
On the east side of Basinghall Street at Nos. 24 and 26 (P.O.. Directory). In Bassishaw Ward.
Erect...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Broom corn
·- A variety of Sorghum vulgare, having a joined stem, like maize, rising to the height of eight or ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sea corn
·- A yellow cylindrical mass of egg capsule of certain species of whelks (Buccinum), which resembles...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ward-corn
·noun The duty of keeping watch and ward (see the Note under Watch, ·noun, 1) with a horn to be blow...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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broom-corn
(Sorghum saccharatum.) A species of corn which grows from six to eight feet high, from the tufts of ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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corn-blade
The leaf of the maize. Corn-blades are collected and used as fodder in some of the Southern States.-...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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corn-broom
Brooms made from the tops of a species of corn, called broom-corn.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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corn-cracker
The nickname for a native of Kentucky.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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corn-dodger
A kind of cake made of Indian corn, and baked very hard.
The Sucker State, the country of vast proj...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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corn-juice
Whisky. A western term.
I informed the old fellow that Tom wanted a fight; and as he was too full o...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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corn-shucking
An occasion on which a farmer invites the young people of the neighborhood to his house or barn, to ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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corn-stalk
A stalk of corn, particularly the stalk of the maize.--Webster. Mr. Pickering says, "the farmers of ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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corn cockle
The popular name of a purple-flowering plant (genus agrostemma).--Bigelow 's Flora Bostoniensis.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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guinea corn
(Holcus sorghum.) Egyptian millet, durrah of the Arabs, a plant with a stalk of the size and appeara...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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popped corn
Parched Indian corn, so called from the noise it makes on bursting open. The variety usually prepare...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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blen-corn
wheat mixed with rye, i.e. blended corn. York.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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fantome-corn
lank, or light corn. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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corn, to
A remainder of the Anglo-Saxon ge-cyrned, salted. To preserve meat for a time by salting it slightly...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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corn-salad
A species of Valerianella. The top-leaves are used for salad, a good anti-scorbutic with vinegar.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Royal Exchange Avenue
West out of Finch Lane, at No.21, to Royal Exchange Buildings. In Broad Street Ward (P.O. Directory)...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Royal Exchange Buildings
South out of Threadneedle Street, at No. 1, to 82 Corn-hill (P.O. Directory), on the east side of th...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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bill of exchange
A means of remitting money from one country to another. The receiver must present it for acceptance ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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acknowledge the corn
An expression of recent origin, which has now become very common. It means to confess, or acknowledg...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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seame of corn
eight bushels, or a quarter. S.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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(St.) Bartholomew by the Exchange
At the south-east corner of Bartholomew Lane. In Broad Street Ward. The parish is in Broad Street an...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Lombard Exchange and Reading Room
On the south side of Lombard Street, about No. 40 (O.S. 1880).
White Hart Yard and Quaker's Meeting...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.