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Bear Inn
1) On the east side of Basinghall Street, near the middle, at.No. 31, in Bassishaw Ward (O. and M. 1...
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Bear
·vt To gain or win.
II. Bear ·noun A portable punching machine.
III. Bear ·noun A <<Bier>>.
IV. B...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bear
A native of the mountain regions of Western Asia, frequently mentioned in Scripture. David defended ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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The Bear
1) Tenement so called in Botolph Lane in 1544 (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 172).
This tenement was dev...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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bear
One who contracts to deliver a certain quantity of sum of stock in the public funds, on a future day...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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bear, native
n.
the colonists' name for ananimal called by the aborigines Koala, Koolah, Kool-la, andCarbora ( P...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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bear
1) for bar. Connecticut and Virginia.
2) A word to denote a certain description of stock-jobbers.--...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bear
A large block of stone, matted, loaded with shot, and fitted with ropes, by which it is roused or pu...
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Bear
(1 Samuel 17:34; 2 Samuel 17:8)
The Syrian bear, Ursus syriacus, which is without doubt the animal ...
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Dog
·noun A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch.
II. Dog ·noun A quadruped of the genus Canis, ·esp. the d...
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Dog
Frequently mentioned both in the Old and New Testaments. Dogs were used by the Hebrews as a watch fo...
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dog
An old dog at it; expert or accustomed to any thing. Dog in a manger; one who would prevent another ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to dog
To hunt as a dog, insidiously and indefatigably.--Johnson.
I have been pursued, dogged, and way-lai...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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dog
The hammer of a fire-lock or pistol; that which holds the flint, called also dog-head. Also, a sort ...
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Dog
an animal frequently mentioned in Scripture. It was used by the hebrews as a watch for their houses,...
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Inn
·vt To get in; to in. ·see <<In>>, ·vt.
II. Inn ·vi To take lodging; to <<Lodge>>.
III. Inn ·vt To...
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Inn
In the modern sense, unknown in the East. The khans or caravanserais, which correspond to the Europe...
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Inn
The Hebrew word (malon) thus rendered literally signified "a lodging-place for the night." Inns, in ...
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Shepheard and Dog Alley, Shepherd and Dog Alley
See Red Lyon Yard, Houndsditch.
...
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The Bear and Ragged Staff
A tenement in the parish of St. John the Evangelist in Watling Street near St. Paul's Church now kno...
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grin and bear it
The stoical resignation to unavoidable hardship, which, being heard on board ship by Lord Byron, pro...
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Bear and Ragged Staff Inn, West Smithfield
See Bear Inn.
...
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Bolt and Tun Inn
At the southern end of Bolt and Tun Court at No.64, Fleet Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and...
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Bull and Mouth Inn
On the south side of Bull and Mouth Street, in Aldersgate Ward (O. and M. 1677-Elmes, 1831).
Burnt ...
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Coach and Horses Inn
South out of Camomile Street. In Lime Street Ward (O. and M. 1677).
No later mention.
...
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Fox and Knot Inn
See Fox and Knot Court.
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And
·conj If; though. ·see <<An>>, ·conj.
II. And ·conj It is sometimes, in old songs, a mere expletive...
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and
• The people who inhabited generally the whole of that country.
• In (Genesis 10:18-20) the seats o...
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White Bear Inn, Basinghall Street
See Bear Inn.
...
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Ant-bear
·noun An edentate animal of tropical America (the Tamanoir), living on ants. It belongs to the genus...
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Bear State
·add. ·- Arkansas;
— a nickname, from the many bears once inhabiting its forests.
...
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Sea bear
·- The white bear.
II. Sea bear ·- Any fur seal. ·see under <<Fur>>.
...
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Water bear
·- Any species of Tardigrada, 2. ·see ·Illust. of Tardigrada.
...
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Bear Alley
Out of Addle Hill (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
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Bear Court
1) East out of Giltspur Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (Strype, 1720 and 1755).
Site now occupi...
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Bear Quay
Between Porter's Quay east and New Bear Quay west (Act Parlt. 1559-Lockie, 1810).
Other names : "Gr...
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Bear Yard
North out of Bride Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677).
The site is now occupied by s...
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White Bear
In Abchurch Lane.
Destroyed in the Fire 1666.
Rebuilt as " Pontack's," for many years a famous tav...
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bear leader
A travelling tutor.
...
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monkey-bear
or Monkey
n.
i.q. Native Bear. See Bear.
1853. C. St. Julian and E. K. Silvester, `TheProductions...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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native bear
n.
See bear.
...
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bear state
A name by which the State of Arkansas is known at the West. I once asked a Western man if Arkansas a...
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bear, to
The direction of an object from the viewer; it is used in the following different phrases: The land'...
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over-bear
One ship overbears another if she can carry more sail in a fresh wind.
...
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sea-bear
A name applied to several species of large seals of the genus Otaria, found both in the northern and...
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Curtail dog
·- A dog with a docked tail; formerly, the dog of a person not qualified to course, which, by the fo...
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Dog bee
·- A male or drone bee.
...
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Dog day
·- ·Alt. of <<Dogday>>.
...
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Dog days
·- A period of from four to six weeks, in the summer, variously placed by almanac makers between the...
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Dog fancier
·- One who has an unusual fancy for, or interest in, dogs; also, one who deals in dogs.
...
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Dog Star
·- Sirius, a star of the constellation Canis Major, or the Greater Dog, and the brightest star in th...
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Dog-brier
·noun The dog-rose.
...
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Dog-eared
·adj Having the corners of the leaves turned down and soiled by careless or long-continued usage;
—...
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Dog-faced
·adj Having a face resembling that of a dog.
...
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Dog-fox
·noun A male fox. ·see the Note under Dog, ·noun, 6.
II. Dog-fox ·noun The Arctic or blue fox;
— a...
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Dog-headed
·adj Having a head shaped like that of a dog;
— said of certain baboons.
...
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Dog-hearted
·adj Inhuman; cruel.
...
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Dog-legged
·adj Noting a flight of stairs, consisting of two or more straight portions connected by a platform ...
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Dog-rose
·noun A common European wild rose, with single pink or white flowers.
...
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Dog-weary
·adj Extremely weary.
...
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Red dog
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Red-dog flour.
...
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Sea dog
·- The common seal.
II. Sea dog ·- An old sailor; a salt.
III. Sea dog ·- The <<Dogfish>>.
...
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Skittle-dog
·noun The piked dogfish.
...
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Spitz dog
·- A breed of dogs having erect ears and long silky hair, usually white;
— called also Pomeranian d...
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Water dog
·- The <<Menobranchus>>.
II. Water dog ·- A sailor, ·esp. an old sailor; an old salt.
III. Water d...
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Old Dog
See Queen's Arms.
...
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dog booby
An awkward lout, clodhopper, or country fellow.
See clod hopper and lout. A bitch booby; a country ...
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butcher's dog
To be like a butcher's dog, i.e. lie by the beef without touching it; a simile often applicable to m...
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dog buffers
Dog stealers, who kill those dogs not advertised for, sell their skins, and feed the remaining dogs ...
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dog latin
Barbarous Latin, such as was formerly used by the lawyers in their pleadings.
...
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dog vane
A cockade.
SEA TERM.
...
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hunt's dog
He is like Hunt's dog, will neither go to church nor stay at home. One Hunt, a labouring man at a sm...
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jolly dog
A merry facetious fellow; a BON VIVANT, who never flinches from his glass, nor cries to go home to b...
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sad dog
A wicked debauched fellow; one of the ancient family of the sad dogs. Swift translates it into Latin...
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salesman's dog
A barker. Vide BARKER.
...
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dog-fish
n.
The name belongs to variousfishes of distinct families, chiefly sharks. In Australia,it is used ...
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kangaroo-dog
n.
a large dog, lurcher,deerhound, or greyhound, used for hunting the Kangaroo.
1806. `History of ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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native dog
n.
Another name for the dingo (q.v.).
...
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pig-dog
n.
a dog used in hunting wild pigs.
1845. E. J. Wakefield, `Adventures in New Zealand,' c. ii.p. 6...
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wild dog
n.
i.q. dingo (q.v.).
...
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dog cheap
Anything exceedingly cheap; or, as Dr. Johnson says, as cheap as dog's meat.
Good store of harlots,...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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dog sick
A common expression, meaning very sick at the stomach.
He that saieth he is dog sick, or sick as a ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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prairie-dog
(Aretomys ludovicianus.) Called by the Indians Wistonwish. A variety of the marmot. It has received ...
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dog-whipper
a church beadle. North,
...
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long dog
a greyhound. Derb.
...
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angle-dog
, or angle-twitch
A large earth-worm, sought for bait.
...
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bull-dog
, or muzzled bull-dog
The great gun which stands "housed" in the officer's ward-room cabin. Genera...
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dog-bolt
A cap square bolt.
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dog-drave
A kind of sea-fish mentioned in early charters.
...
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dog-fish
A name commonly applied to several small species of the shark family.
...
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dog-shores
Two long square blocks of timber, resting diagonally with their heads to the cleats. They are placed...
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dog-sleep
The uncomfortable fitful naps taken when all hands are kept up by stress.
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dog-stopper
Put on before all to enable the men to bit the cable, sometimes to fleet the messenger.
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dog-tongue
A name assigned to a kind of sole.
...
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dog-vane
A small vane made of thread, cork, and feathers, or buntin, fastened on the end of a half-pike, and ...
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dog-watch
The half-watches of two hours each, from 4 to 6, and from 6 to 8, in the evening. By this arrangemen...
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raft-dog
A broad flat piece of iron, having a sharp point at each end, with the extremities bent at right ang...
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sea-dog
A name of the common seal.
...
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water-dog
See water-gall.
...
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Bear and Ragged Staff Alley
East out of Red Cross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Strype, ed. 1720).
The si...
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dirty dog and no sailor
or soldier.
A mean, spiritless, and utterly useless rascal.
...
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Black Horse and Hare Inn
South out of Hart Street, with a passage into Fell Street (Strype, ed. 1720 and 1755). In O. and M. ...
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Castle and Faulcon Inn, Cripplegate
See Falcon Square.
...
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Fox and Goose Inn, Yard
On the south side of London Wall, in Cripplegate Ward Within (Hatton, 1708-Boyle, 1799), between Col...
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Spread Eagle Inn and Yard
On the east side of Gracechurch Street, with a passage into Leadenhall Market. In Bishopsgate Ward W...
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Swan and (with) Two Necks Inn
On the north side of Lad Lane at No.10 (Lockie 1816).
First mention: O. and M. 1677.
Called" Swan ...
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Abbot's Inn
The town house of the Abbots of Waltham. On the west side of St. Mary At Hill (Street), south of the...
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Anchor Inn
On the west side of Duck Lane, in Aldersgate Ward (Rocque, 1746-L. Guide, 1758).
The site is now oc...
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Angel Inn
1) On the west side of Fleet Market at No.53. In Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Elmes, 1831)....
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Antelope Inn
On the west side of West Smithfield, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1755).
Ment...
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Axe Inn
On the east side of Aldermanbury, at No.20, in Cripplegate Ward Within (O. and M. 1677-Elmes, 1831)....
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Bacon's Inn
Gardens, lands and messuages on the east side of Chancery Lane adjoining the wall belonging to the l...
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Bancor Inn
See Bangor House.
...
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Barklies Inn
By the south end of Addle Hill, west from St. Benet's Church, almost against Puddle Wharf, an ancien...
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Barnard's Inn
On the south side of Holborn at No.22 in Farringdon Ward Without (P.O. Directory).
An Inn of Chance...
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Bassett's Inn
Tenement or hostel of Ralph Holand called "Bassettisyn," formerly belonging to Sir Ralph de Basset, ...
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Beachamp's Inn
A house in the parish of St. Martin Orgar in St. Martin Orgar lane, in Candlewick Ward, so called as...
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Beauchamp's Inn
See Beachamp's Inn.
...
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Beaumondes Inn
In the parish of St. Benet, in the ward of Baynardescastell, I Ed. IV. 1462 (Cal. P.R. Ed. IV. 1461-...
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Beaumont Inn
In the parish of St. Benet, in the ward of Baynardescastell, I Ed. IV. 1462 (Cal. P.R. Ed. IV. 1461-...
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Bell Inn
1) On the east side of Warwick Lane, in Castle Baynard Ward (O. and M. 1677-Lockie, 1816).
Strype s...
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Benbridges Inn
Hostel of Ralph Holand called "Penbrigges Inne," at the corner of Lymestrete in parish of St. Andrew...
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Blossoms Inn
On the west side of Lawrence Lane, Old Jewry, at No.25. In Cheap Ward (Lockie, 1816). At the north-e...
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Bull Inn
1) On the north side of Leadenhall Street at No. 152 (O. and M. 1677-Lockie, 1816).
Earliest mentio...
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Checker Inn
In London Wall Street, west of Coleman Street. In Cripplegate Ward. Within (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii...
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Chequer Inn
1) On the north side of Holborn, east of Furnival's Inn, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-...
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Chichester's (Bishop of) Inn
In the parish of St. Dunstan's Fleet Street, on the west side of Chancery Lane, 1310 (Cott. Faust. B...
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Clifford's Inn, Fleet Street
On the west side of Fetter Lane, north of St. Dunstan's, Fleet Street (P.O. Directory). In Farringdo...
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Cobbam's Inn
Messuage or great house in Tower Ward, 6 H. V., called "Cobbam's Inne" (S. 139).
The new house of H...
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Cock Inn
On the south side of Leadenhall Street at No. 51, opposite Creechurch Lane (Lockie, 1810-16).
Not n...
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Crown Inn
1) At the northern end of Faulcon Court, Fleet Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720 ...
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Dolphin Inn
A tenement called "le Dolphin" in parish of St. Dunstan in the west in Fletestrete, between "le Bell...
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Falcon Inn
See Castle and Falcon Hotel.
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Farringdon Inn
See Serjeants' Inn, Chancery Lane.
...
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Foxton Inn
Inn so called in parish of St. Peter Cornhill, 21 Richard II. 1398 (Cal. P.R. Rich. II. 1396-9, p. 2...
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Furnival's Inn
On the north side of Holborn, between Leather Lane and Brook Street (O.S. 1880).
Southern portion i...
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George Inn
1) West out of Grub Street to Three Leg Court, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720-Lond. G...
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Gray's Inn
On the north side of Holborn, outside the City boundary, west of Gray's Inn Road. Gateway at No. 22 ...
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Greyhound Inn
1) On the north side of Holborn, between Furnival's Inn east and Brooke Street west, in Farringdon W...
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Legates Inn
Another tower by Baynard's Castle built by Ed. II. In the 2 Ed. III. it was given by the King to Wil...
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Lincoln's Inn
One of the Inns of Court on the west side of Chancery Lane, outside the City boundary.
The name see...
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Lovell's Inn
In Ivy Lane and Paternoster Row, in Farringdon Ward Within, in parish of St. Faith.
A great house a...
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Macworth Inn
See Barnard's Inn.
...
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Magpy Inn
On the north side of Magpy Yard, with a passage into Castle Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. a...
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(Abbot of) Malmesbury Inn
On the south side of Holborn, where Furnival Street now stands.
Grant by Thos. Coubrigge and Wm. Ca...
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Meermaid Inn
See Mermaid Court1, Great Carter Lane.
...
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Nevill's Inn
At the southern end of Monkwell Street in Silver Street was a great house with a garden plot belongi...
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New Inn
1) A messuage called "le Newin" in Chauncellerelane, 42 Ed. III. (Hust. Roll 96, No.218).
Granted t...
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Norhampton Inn
Inn in the Ropery called "Norhampton's In" with the "brode yates" with the shops annexed late of Joh...
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Peacock Inn
On the west side of Aldersgate Street, in Aldersgate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677).
The site is sho...
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Pembrook's Inn
At the north end of Ave Maria Lane, in parish of St. Martin Ludgate, 18 Rich. II. (S. 341).
Formerl...
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Penbrigge's Inn
See Benbridges Inn.
...
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Pulteney's Inn
A hostel in the city of London formerly belonging to John de Pulteney called "Pulteneysyn." The mast...
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Ram Inn
1) On the south side of Fenchurch Street, at the western end. In Langbourne Ward (Strype, 1720 and 1...
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Rose Inn
1) In Fleet Street, belonging to the Monastery of Rochester (Dugdale, I.).
No later mention.
2) Ne...
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Scroop's Inn
On the north side of Holborn Hill, an inn of Serjeants, opposite St. Andrew's Church (S. 78 and 388)...
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Scrupes Inn
Next to Paul's Wharf is a great Messuage called" Scrupes Inn," some-time belonging to the Scrupes in...
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Skales Inn
See Maiden Lane2, College Hill.
...
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Somerset Inn
A tenement so called next Baynard Castle, worth £9 6s. 8d., belonging Eleanor, late Duchess of Somer...
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Sporier's Inn
Tenements in Sholane near "Sporiers In" in parish of St. Brigid in Fletestrete, 1414 (Ct. H.W. II. 4...
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Stamford Inn
An inn so called in Ivy Lane, temp. H. VI. and Ed. IV. (H. MSS. Com. 9th Rep. 10).
Not further iden...
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Staple Inn
On the south side of Holborn Bars at No.2, outside the City boundary.
"Staple Inn in Holborne," 159...
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Star Inn
On the east side of Fish Street Hill. In Bridge Ward Within, north of tlie Monument (O.and M. 1677-L...
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Swan Inn
1) See Swan and Two Necks Inn.
2) On the east side of Aldersgate Street, in Aldersgate Ward Without...
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Symond's Inn
On the east side of Chancery Lane at No.22, outside the City boundary (O.S. 1875).
Mentioned in 162...
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Talbot Inn
South out of Aldgate High Street beyond the Bars (Rocque, 1746).
Probably on or near the site of " ...
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Thavie's Inn
South out of Holborn Circus (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without.
First mention: A tablet a...
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(Prior of) Tortington's Inn
See Oxford Place.
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Vine Inn, Vine Yard
West out of Bishopsgate Street, in Bishopsgate Ward Within (O. and M. 1677-O.S.1848-51).
Called " P...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Warwick Inn
A tenement so called belonging to Eleanor, late Duchess of Somerset, daughter of Richard Beauchamp, ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Windmill Inn
On the east side of Shoe Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677).
See Windmill Alley.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Woolpack Inn
On the east side of West Smithfield, towards the north. In Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677)....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ypres Inn
See Ipres Inne.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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chequer inn, in newgate street
The prison of Newgate.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Bell and Bear Alley, Great Eastcheap
See White Bell Alley.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bear-trap dam
·add. ·- A kind of movable dam, in one form consisting of two leaves resting against each other at t...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Back Bear Alley
On the south side of Bear Alley, Fleet Market, in Farringdon (Lockie, 1810 and 1816).
Former names ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Bear, West Smithfield
Messuage or inn called the Beare in street of West Smithfield in parish of St. Sepulchre, 32 Eliz. (...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bear Key Stairs
On the river, opposite Harp Lane and Young's Key, west of Bear Key (Rocque, 1746).
Site occupied by...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Bear Alley
West out of Seacoal Lane to the Fleet Ditch or New Canal, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Bear Quay
See Bear Quay.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Bear Alley
East from the New Canal with a passage north to Great Bear Alley, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Bear Quay
See New Bear Quay.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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New Bear Quay
West of Bear Quay (Horwood, 1799).
Former name: "Little Bear Key" (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1755).
S...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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White Bear Alley
West out of Addle Hill, with a passage north to Church Hill, in Castle Baynard Ward (Rocque, 1746-L....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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White Bear Yard
South out of Bride Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (Lockie, 1816)
Not named in the maps.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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bear-garden jaw
Rude, vulgar language, such as was used at the bear-gardens.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to bear the bell
To excel or surpass all competitors, to be the principal in a body or society; an allusion to the fo...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to bear a hand
A seaman's phrase. To be ready ; to go to work; to assist.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bear a fist
See bear a bob
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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bear a bob
, or bear a fist
Jocular for "lend a hand."
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Coach and Horses' Inn, Wood Street
See White Horse Inn.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Jacob and his Twelve Sons Inn
East out of Red Cross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677).
The site is now occupie...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red-dog flour
·add. ·- The lowest grade of flour in milling. It is dark and of little expansive power, is secured ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Black Dog Alley
1) In East Smithfield (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
2) East out of Seething Lane...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Dog Tavern Court
See Dog Tavern Yard.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Dog Tavern Yard
North out of Thames Street. In Billingsgate Ward (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Former names : "Dog Taver...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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noisy dog racket
Stealing brass knockers from doors.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose